HPC Applications Support Engineer

Job Description

Corvid Technologies is seeking an HPC Applications Support Engineer with a strong background and enthusiasm for Linux to support our Linux-based High Performance Computer consisting of 80,000+ processor cores. If you enjoy learning, playing with hardware, optimizing performance and efficiency, and spend most of your time on the command line, this is the job for you.

• Supporting end users and external customers on our HPC systems (both classified and unclassified) with job scheduler submission
• Developing and maintaining scripts
• Troubleshooting slow, hanging, or failing HPC jobs on internal or customer HPC clusters
• Automating repetitive tasks and implementing custom solutions using scripting/programming languages such as Bash or Python
• Providing guidance and support on HPC best practices for optimal throughput and performance of solutions for internal and external customers
• Developing, publishing, and maintaining knowledge base articles and documentation on system features
• Performing end-user support on site in a customer-facing service role
• Experience with Git to control source code for any tool scripting developed
• Obtaining a CompTIA Security+ certification within the first year of employment

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related STEM field (Master’s/Ph.D. preferred)
• 5+ years scripting experience
• 5+ years of professional/personal experience using command line Linux (RHEL derivatives preferred)
• Experience in one or more engineering computational code OR 2+ years of IT-related experience (e.g., user support, basic networking, Linux server administration, a home Linux environment)
• U.S. Citizenship
• Obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance

• Past experience as an HPC user on an HPC cluster
• Expertise with software used by the HPC community, including compilers (C++, C, Fortran), OpenMP, MPI & MPI-IO, Python, and other Linux-based scripting languages
• Experience configuring, installing, tuning, and maintaining scientific software on large-scale systems
• Experience configuring, installing, maintaining, and using performance monitoring and optimization tools
• Experience performing hardware benchmarks to model performance on future HPC systems to ensure cost-efficient computing for various CFD and FEA workloads
• Active U.S. Security Clearance
• Current CompTIA Security+ certification

Founded in 2004, we are a group of over 300 engineers and scientists, about 3/4 with master’s degrees or Ph.D.s, that provide end-to-end solutions including concept development, design and optimization, prototype build, test and manufacture. We leverage the predictive capability of our high-fidelity computational physics solvers, indigenous massively parallel supercomputer system, prototyping plant, and ballistics and mechanics lab to investigate a variety of high-rate physics phenomena.

The results are complex engineering solutions for a variety of applications; aircraft, ballistic missile defense, cybersecurity, motorsports, armor development, biological systems, and missile and warhead design and development. These results are achieved with optimal design and cost efficiency due to the predictive capability of Corvid’s tools and our in-house, end-to-end integrated approach, which differentiates Corvid from the market.

We value our people and offer employees a broad range of benefits. Benefits for full-time employees include:

• Paid gym membership
• Flexible schedules
• Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401k match up to 6%
• Three weeks starting PTO; increasing with tenure
• Continued education and training opportunities