[Hiring] CAE HPC System Administrator @OrangePeople

Role Description

We are on the hunt for a highly motivated and experienced CAE HPC System Administrator with more than 7 years of experience to join our dynamic digital solution manufacturing team. This position is ideal for a candidate with strong Linux system administration experience and hands-on expertise managing HPC environments for CAE workloads, including job schedulers, system automation, and engineering application support. The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Administering and optimizing HPC clusters
• Managing job scheduling systems
• Supporting CAE applications and licensing
• Automating Linux operations
• Maintaining infrastructure performance
• Ensuring system stability, scalability, and efficient workload execution

Qualifications

• 7+ years of Linux system administration experience (preferably RHEL environments)
• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, or related field; and/or commensurate work experience
• 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 a plus (e.g., InfiniBand)
• Experience developing internal tools or dashboards is a plus (e.g., PHP or web-based tooling)

Requirements

• 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
• 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
• Administer and maintain Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) environments 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
• 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
• 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

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental Insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance