What are the responsibilities and job description for the HPC Applications Support Engineer position at Corvid Technologies?
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, efficiency, and spend most of your time on the command line, this is the job for you.
This Candidate Will Be Responsible For The Following
Corvid Technologies is an engineering firm specializing in high-fidelity, computational modeling and simulation to analyze, design, and manufacture products for aerospace, DoD, and commercial customers. We offer a fast-paced and flexible work environment, where we tackle difficult, cutting-edge technical challenges using state-of-the-art technologies and resources.
Why Corvid
We value our employee-owners and in addition to offering challenging work opportunities and competitive pay, Corvid believes in providing a strong benefits package that delivers value to our team members at all stages of their career.
Our Benefits Include
This Candidate Will Be Responsible For The Following
- Supporting End-Users and External Customers on our HPC systems (both classified and unclassified) with job scheduler submission scripts
- Troubleshoot slow, hanging, or failing HPC jobs on internal or customer HPC clusters
- Automate repetitive tasks and implement custom solutions using scripting/programming languages such as Bash or Python
- Provide guidance and support on HPC best practices for optimal throughput and performance of solutions for internal and external customers
- Develop, publish, and maintain knowledge base articles and documentation on system features
- Perform 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 yrs scripting experience
- 5 yrs 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)
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance
- Past experience as an HPC user on an HPC cluster
- Expertise with software utilized by the HPC community that includes 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 optimal cost computing for various CFD and FEA workloads
- Active U.S. security clearance
- Current CompTIA Security certification
Corvid Technologies is an engineering firm specializing in high-fidelity, computational modeling and simulation to analyze, design, and manufacture products for aerospace, DoD, and commercial customers. We offer a fast-paced and flexible work environment, where we tackle difficult, cutting-edge technical challenges using state-of-the-art technologies and resources.
Why Corvid
We value our employee-owners and in addition to offering challenging work opportunities and competitive pay, Corvid believes in providing a strong benefits package that delivers value to our team members at all stages of their career.
Our Benefits Include
- Employee ownership through our generous 401(k) match in Corvid Stock
- Medical insurance via Blue Cross - PPO and High-Deductible plans (with company HSA contribution)
- Paid Time Off (PTO) starting at 3 weeks - based on years of industry experience not tenure
- Career development and continuing education opportunities
- Company provided life, long-term, and short-term disability insurance
- Incentive opportunities to reward strong performance and corporate growth
- Attractive campus facilities including Lake Norman access, kayaks, paddle boards, basketball and pickleball courts, grills, and more
- Paid gym membership
