High Performance Computing Engineer
High Performance Computing Engineer
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$ 109300 - 164000
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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
The Computational Methods Development Department located in the Fluid Dynamics and Acoustics Office in the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State is seeking a High Performance Computing Engineer to assist in the development of physicsbased tools on stateoftheart and next generation High Performance Computing (HPC) hardware.
ARL is an authorized DoD SkillBridge partner and welcomes all transitioning military members to apply.
Responsibilities include:
- manage monitor and help maintain ARL HPC systems
- interact with engineers faculty and students on computational needs
- implement stateoftheart highperformance computing algorithms to ensure efficient solutions for inhousedeveloped codes
- assist in the development of physicsbased computational fluid and structural dynamic codes operating in a heterogeneous highperformance computing environment
- provide guidance for short and longterm strategies for expanding and acquiring ARLs next generation supercomputer hardware and software to maintain solver efficiency and fast turnaround of Navycritical modeling activities
- implement solver and applicationspecific input/output algorithms to optimize disk usage and solution times for highspeed highthroughput file systems
- attend conferences and workshops relevant to HPC and advanced skills
- stay current with emerging HPC technologies and trends
Minimum requirements include a Bachelors degree in an Engineering or Science discipline (Masters degree or PhD preferred) plus five years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
The successful candidate will have:
- demonstrated track record of setting and meeting goals
- excellent interpersonal communication and customer service skills
- effective problemsolving skills
- ability to work well under pressure of deadlines
Preferred experience includes:
- Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering Applied Mathematics Applied Mechanics or another related computational field
- scripting and coding: bash python perl FORTRAN C/C; large scale parallel filesystems (GPFS Lustre etc.
- configuring and managing batch schedulers specifically Slurm Torque PBS;
- common HPC software stacks and management tools;
- knowledge of standard networking security practices and user management
- configuration management tools such as Puppet Chef Ansible or Salt; version control systems: Git SVN etc
- working knowledge of Cray proprietary HPC hardware and administration
- an active Top Secret security clearance
You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply. Candidates selected will be subject to a government security investigation. Employment with the Applied Research Laboratory will require successful completion of a preemployment drug screen. This is a oneyear fixedterm renewable appointment.
The Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State is committed to diversity equity and inclusion; we believe this is central to our success as a Department of Defense designated University Affiliated Research Center (UARC). We are at our best when we draw on the talents of all parts of society and our greatest accomplishments are achieved when diverse perspectives are part of our workforce.
The pay range for this position including all possible grades is:
$109300.00 $164000.00Salary Structure additional information on Penn States job and salary structure.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
