HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING (HPC) SYSTEMS ENGINEER (TOP SECRET CLEARANCE)

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; OR 2+ years of professional experience building software in lieu of a degree.
• Experience with Linux.
• Experience with client and server hardware/software, management tools, enterprise networking, virtualization, and security technologies.
• Active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• 1+ 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.
• Experience 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 ML frameworks (PyTorch, Tensorflow).
• Experience 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.
• Counterintelligence Scope (CI), Full Scope (FS), or Lifestyle polygraph.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:    

Pay Range:        
HPC Systems Engineer: $120,000.00-$160,000.00/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. Those with an active clearance will receive a 10% differential, up to an additional $15,000 annually, once officially briefed into a classified program. 

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. Exempt employees are eligible for 5 days of sick leave per year.