Staff HPC Infrastructure Engineer

Vast is looking for a Staff HPC Infrastructure Engineer, reporting to the Manager, IT Infrastructure to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.

Responsibilities:

• Build, support, and architect Vast’s high-performance compute (HPC) infrastructure
• Design and implement enhancements to the HPC environment including new features to improve performance, ease of use, and cost optimization
• Provide support to the engineering teams who use HPC for their analysis
• Own the lifecycle of Vast’s HPC infrastructure, including cluster updates, patching, maintenance, performance, and reliability
• Integrate the HPC environment with Vast’s broader engineering design cycle including upstream design in NX/Teamcenter and post-processing
• Manage process for onboarding new applications and users to the HPC environment

Minimum Qualifications:

• 8+ years of HPC administration and architecture or relevant industry experience
• Experience supporting HPC clusters for Aerospace or a related industry, including structural, dynamic, mechanical, computational fluid dynamic analyses
• Deep understanding of SLURM and Linux
• Experience working with engineering organizations to shape architecture and administration of HPC systems to accelerate engineering analysis
• Proven track record of leading technical initiatives from concept through production deployment
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, math, engineering, or equivalent work experience

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• AWS Parallel Cluster for HPC
• Infrastructure/configuration as code frameworks including Terraform and Puppet
• Cloud infrastructure experience in AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Expert in Nastran, Abaqus, Ansys, STAR-CCM, Wave6 analysis software
• Experience building on-premise HPC environments, including virtualization layers and underlying hardware (compute, storage, networking, and GPU infrastructure)
• Proficiency in Python or an equivalent scripting language
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Ability to make independent judgments with limited information
• Communication skills for relaying data (verbally and in writing) between other employees, vendors, and customers
• Logical and strategic approach to solving problems
• Ability to read and understand basic floor plans
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to changes in strategic direction

Additional Requirements:

• Willingness to work overtime and/ or weekends to support critical mission milestones

Pay Range: California $171,000 — $243,000 USD

We calibrate level and compensation to the selected candidate's experience and demonstrated capability. We welcome applicants across a range of experience levels to apply.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Base salary will vary depending on job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, business needs, and market demand. Salary is just one component of our comprehensive compensation package. Full-time employees also receive company equity, as well as access to a full suite of compelling benefits and perks, including: medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents, generous paid time off; up to 20+ days of vacation for exempt staff and up to 10+ days of vacation for non-exempt staff with the ability to cash-out unused vacation annually, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, ClassPass credits, personalized mental healthcare through Spring Health, and other discounts and perks. We also take pride in offering exceptional food perks, with snacks, drip coffee & onsite barista, cold drinks, and dinner meals remaining free of charge, and lunch subsidized as part of Vast’s ongoing commitment to providing high-quality meals for employees.

U.S. EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE STATUS

The person hired will have access to information and items subject to U.S. export controls, and therefore, must either be a “U.S. person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.62 or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing. This status includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents (green card holders), and asylees and refugees with such status granted, not pending.