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CAE HPC Systems Administrator
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13 October 2026 (4 hours ago)
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10 January 2027
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1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled CAE HPC Systems Administrator to manage optimize and support enterprise-level High-Performance Computing (HPC) environments dedicated to Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) workloads.
This role is responsible for ensuring system stability scalability and performance of HPC clusters while supporting CAE applications job scheduling systems and underlying Linux infrastructure. The ideal candidate combines strong Linux systems expertise HPC workload management experience and a solid understanding of CAE engineering environments.
Key Responsibilities:
- HPC Job Queuing & Workload Management
- Administer configure and optimize HPC job scheduling environments including IBM Spectrum LSF Open PBS or equivalent schedulers.
- Design and tune job queues resource allocation policies and scheduling strategies to support diverse CAE workloads.
- Monitor system performance and utilization trends and implement improvements to maximize efficiency and throughput.
- CAE Application and Licensing Support
- Install upgrade test and support CAE applications and simulation tools in production environments.
- Provide integration support between CAE applications and HPC scheduling systems.
- Manage CAE software licensing systems (e.g. FlexLM RLM) and ensure availability.
- Troubleshoot application-related issues and ensure minimal disruption to engineering activities.
- Linux Systems Administration & Automation
- Administer and maintain Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) environment across HPC clusters.
- Perform OS provisioning deployment and patch management using automated tools (e.g. PXE or configuration management solutions).
- Develop and maintain scripts (Bash Korn shell C Shell Perl Awk or equivalent) to automate system monitoring health checks and routine administrative tasks.
- Maintain system logs monitoring processes and standard operating procedures.
- Hardware & Infrastructure Management
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to servers storage systems and high-performance networking (e.g. InfiniBand high-speed Ethernet).
- Support hardware lifecycle activities including installation maintenance and upgrades.
- Conduct capacity planning based on system utilization trends and future demand.
- Operations Monitoring & Continuous Improvement
- Perform system health checks monitoring and incident tracking for HPC and CAE environments.
- Document system configurations procedures incidents and best practices.
- Track outages analyze root causes and implement preventive measures.
- Follow change management processes for system updates and deployments.
- Provide accurate reporting (e.g. utilization incidents system performance) and support project initiatives.
Requirements
- 3 years of Linux system administration experience (preferably RHEL environments).
- Hands-on experience managing HPC clusters and job schedulers (LSF Slurm PBS or similar).
- Proven experience in CAE application support and integration.
- Strong scripting skills (Bash Shell Perl or equivalent).
- Experience with OS deployment patching and system automation.
- Solid understanding of enterprise server hardware storage and networking fundamentals.
- Experience with CAE tools such as Ansys LS-DYNA Nastran or similar.
- Familiarity with high-performance networking technologies is plus (e.g. InfiniBand).
- Experience developing internal tools or dashboards are plus (e.g. PHP or web-based tooling).
Required Skills:
510 years of experience in engineering technical program management solutions engineering or a related field. Strong background in engineering simulation AI/ML or computational science. Experience with Python simulation tools data and/or AI/ML workflows.
Required Education:
BS MS
