HPC Computational Engineer

Dexter Technologies Inc., is a leading provider of Staffing and Recruiting Services. For over two decades, we have put countless professionals to work at exciting opportunities. We are proud of the fact that many of them have been promoted to more senior roles: management, senior management, and senior executive leadership positions.

We are actively seeking qualified candidates for the following position for our client, who is an industry leader:

HPC Computational Engineer

Location: Parsippany, NJ (Onsite)

Type: Long Term Contract

Job Summary:

Overview

As an HPC Computational Engineer, your primary goal is to ensure a seamless experience for users of our hybrid on-premise and cloud HPC system. You' l achieve this by providing expert support, creating clear documentation, and managing the day-to-day operations of the system. A key part of your role is acting as a subject matter expert in at least one scientific computational domain: e.g. computational chemistry, computational fluid dynamic, process simulation, etc.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the HPC cluster to support R&D, including installation, maintenance, and upgrades of hardware and software.
• Ensure system reliability and performance through configuration tuning, troubleshooting, and user support.
• Monitor systems for performance and security issues, resolving problems as they arise.
• Develop and implement system policies that align with company standards.
• Administer user accounts and manage system access.
• Provide expert technical support for HPC use cases in at least one of the following domains: computational chemistry, computational fluid dynamics, solid mechanics, process simulation or systems design

Required Education:

Master s degree (PhD preferred) in relevant discipline

Required Experience:

• Excellent problem identification and troubleshooting
• Excellent organizational and communication ski ls; ability to clearly communicate technical concepts to non-technical audience
• Hands-on experience with HPC use cases in computational chemistry, process simulation or systems design using one or more of the following methods: DFT, MD, CFD, or DEM.
• Experience with Linux systems, network and security administration
• Experience with cluster design, performance tuning, hardware maintenance of HPC systems
• Experience with programming with modern languages and experience with parallel application software, protocols, tools and utilities
• Understanding of parallel file systems (e.g., Lustre), HPC Schedulers and Workload Managers (e.g., Slurm)