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Northrop Grumman · 3 weeks ago

Principal or Senior Principal HPC Engineer (Level 3 or 4) - R10197933

Redondo Beach, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$110K/yr - $166K/yr

5+ years exp

Northrop Grumman is a leader in Stealth Technology, looking for experienced Low Observable / Survivability staff to work on High Performance Computing (HPC) Systems Engineering. The successful candidate will collaborate with a Subject Matter Expert to solve complex problems and implement Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning in code deployment and optimization efforts.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Hiring Manager

Aaron S.

Responsibilities

Develop and deploy architectures for future HPC systems based on engineering computing requirements, collaborating with engineering to achieve optimal performance

Manage HPC systems throughout their life cycle: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance, and disposal

Perform HPC technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk evaluation, and supportability and effectiveness analyses

Monitor and report HPC system health/metrics. Gather data; perform analysis; reproduce, resolve or escalate, and drive issues through to closure

Identify and resolve system performance bottlenecks

Diagnose hardware and software configuration issues

Perform basic hardware fixes (e.g. replace faulty memory, hard drives, etc.)

Provide oversight of System Administration tasks

Assist software developers in the installation, optimization, and debug of CEM codes and other Survivability design and analysis tools

Collaborate and consult with Cybersecurity and follow guidelines to design and implement cybersecurity solutions

Qualification

HPC system designLinux system administrationProgramming C++Programming JavaProgramming PythonParallel processing optimizationCybersecurity solutionsHPC technologiesSoft skills

Required

Experience with HPC system design, supercomputer implementation, HPC networked architecture and parallel processing optimization

Linux system administration experience

Programming experience with at least one of the shell scripts, such as Bash and Csh

A current active U.S. Government in-scope DoD Top Secret security clearance is required to start, with the ability to obtain and maintain clearance to Special Access Programs (SAPs)

Principal HPC Engineer: Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline AND 5 years of related professional/military engineering experience, OR a Master's degree AND 3 years of related professional/military engineering experience

Senior Principal HPC Engineer: Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline AND 8 years of related professional/military engineering experience, OR a Master's degree AND 6 years of related professional/military engineering experience, OR a Ph.D. AND 5 years of related professional/military engineering experience