SpaceX

Sr. High Performance Computing (HPC) Systems Engineer

SpaceX$165K — $230K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline or 7+ years of equivalent professional experience
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience with client/server hardware/software and related management tools
  • Experience with Kubernetes
  • 5+ years deploying and troubleshooting Linux systems

Responsibilities

  • Administer and manage HPC clusters, storage systems, and high-speed networks
  • Provide application support to SpaceX employees across engineering disciplines
  • Install and integrate Linux-based compute clusters
  • Write instructional documentation for diverse technical audiences

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Short and long-term disability insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid parental leave
  • 3 weeks of paid vacation plus 10 or more paid holidays per year
Full Job Description
SR. HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING (HPC) SYSTEMS ENGINEER

SpaceX is looking for an HPC Systems Engineer with strong knowledge and experience in a world class engineering organization. This employee will be a member of the HPC team and will support SpaceX personnel and proprietary systems. The ideal candidate will be flexible and flourish in a fast paced and challenging environment. They should be a self-starter, self-motivator and possess ingenuity to excel at this position.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Administer and manage HPC clusters, storage systems, and high-speed networks
  • Provide application support to SpaceX employees across engineering disciplines
  • Install and integrate Linux-based compute clusters
  • Write instructional documentation and convey highly technical ideas in non-technical terms

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline and 5+ years of systems engineering experience; OR 7+ years of professional experience building software in lieu of a degree
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience with client and server hardware/software, management tools, enterprise networking, virtualization, and security technologies
  • Experience with Kubernetes

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
  • 5+ years of professional experience building, deploying and troubleshooting Linux systems
  • Experience with a scripting language (Bash, Python) to automate and solve reoccurring tasks
  • Experience building, deploying and troubleshooting HPC clusters
  • Familiarity with cluster resource managers (Slurm, PBS, LSF)
  • Experience with monitoring and alerting technologies (Prometheus, Grafana, Nagios)
  • Familiarity with scientific and engineering computing (CFD, FEA)
  • Familiarity with large scale AI training
  • Familiarity with GPU usage in a compute cluster and Cuda
  • Experience with containers (Docker, Podman, Singularity)
  • Experience deploying and maintaining automated configuration management software (Puppet, Ansible)
  • Comfortable working with mission critical and sensitive systems, with a sense of urgency appropriate to the responsibilities
  • Eligibility for access to classified material up to TS/SCI with Polygraph

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
  • Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

Pay Range:
Sr. HPC Systems Engineer: $165,000.00-$230,000.00/per year

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Employees accrue paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy which satisfies or exceeds the accrual, carryover, and use requirements of the law.

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:
  • To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. a7 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. a7 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

About SpaceX

SpaceX is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transportation services company founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk. The company designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. SpaceX has developed the Falcon 1, Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Dragon spacecraft. The company was founded with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX has achieved several milestones in spaceflight, including the first privately-funded liquid-propellant rocket to reach orbit, the first privately-funded company to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station, and the first privately-funded company to send a human-rated spacecraft to orbit.
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