CAE HPC System Administrator
- Division: Engineering
- Location: Saline, Michigan
- Employment Type: Contract
- Work Model: Hybrid
- Experience Required: 7+ Years
Position SummaryWe are seeking an experienced CAE HPC System Administrator to support High-Performance Computing (HPC) environments used for CAE and engineering workloads.This role will focus on Linux system administration, HPC cluster management, job scheduling, CAE application support, system automation, licensing, and infrastructure performance. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining stable and scalable HPC environments while optimizing workload execution and supporting critical engineering applications.
Key Responsibilities
HPC & Workload Management
- Administer, configure, and optimize HPC job scheduling environments using IBM Spectrum LSF, OpenPBS, Slurm, or similar platforms.
- Configure and tune job queues, resource allocation policies, and scheduling strategies.
- Monitor cluster utilization and performance and identify opportunities to improve throughput and efficiency.
- Support reliable execution of complex CAE and engineering workloads.
CAE Applications & Licensing
- Install, upgrade, test, and support CAE applications and simulation tools.
- Integrate CAE applications with HPC scheduling environments.
- Manage software licensing platforms including FlexLM and RLM.
- Troubleshoot application and licensing issues to minimize disruption to engineering teams.
- Support CAE tools such as Ansys, LS-DYNA, Nastran, or similar platforms.
Linux Administration & Automation
- Administer and maintain Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) environments across HPC clusters.
- Perform OS provisioning, deployment, patching, and system maintenance.
- Support automated deployments using PXE or configuration management tools.
- Develop scripts using Bash, Shell, Perl, Awk, or similar technologies to automate monitoring and administrative tasks.
- Maintain system logs, monitoring processes, documentation, and operating procedures.
Infrastructure & Performance
- Troubleshoot servers, storage systems, and high-performance network infrastructure.
- Support InfiniBand, high-speed Ethernet, and other HPC networking technologies.
- Support hardware installation, maintenance, upgrades, and lifecycle activities.
- Perform capacity planning based on utilization trends and future workload requirements.
Operations & Continuous Improvement
- Perform system health checks, monitoring, and incident management.
- Investigate outages, perform root cause analysis, and implement preventive actions.
- Follow change management processes for system updates and deployments.
- Maintain documentation covering configurations, procedures, incidents, and best practices.
- Provide reporting on system utilization, incidents, capacity, and performance.
Required Qualifications
- 7+ years of Linux system administration experience, preferably within RHEL environments.
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- Hands-on experience managing HPC clusters and job schedulers such as LSF, Slurm, or PBS.
- Experience supporting and integrating CAE applications within HPC environments.
- Strong scripting skills using Bash, Shell, Perl, or similar technologies.
- Experience with OS deployment, patch management, and system automation.
- Strong understanding of enterprise server hardware, storage, and networking.
- Experience supporting CAE applications such as Ansys, LS-DYNA, Nastran, or similar tools.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with InfiniBand or other high-performance networking technologies.
- Experience managing FlexLM, RLM, or similar software licensing systems.
- Experience with automated Linux provisioning and configuration management.
- Experience developing internal tools, dashboards, or web-based utilities.
- Knowledge of PHP or similar web development technologies is a plus.
Ideal Candidate ProfileThe ideal candidate is a hands-on Linux and HPC administrator with strong experience supporting engineering and CAE environments. Strong candidates will have expertise in RHEL, HPC schedulers, CAE applications, scripting, licensing, and infrastructure troubleshooting, with the ability to maintain reliable production environments and automate repetitive operational tasks.
Work ScheduleHybrid, full-time contract position with standard business hours. Flexibility is required for scheduled maintenance windows and critical production issues. Occasional after-hours or weekend support may be required.
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