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Sr. High Performance Computing (HPC) Systems Engineer

SpaceX· Vehicle Engineering Software & AI
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Hawthorne, CA$165k - $265kPosted 3w ago

About the role

HPC Systems Engineer to administer and support SpaceX HPC clusters, storage, and high-speed networks in a fast-paced engineering environment.

Responsibilities

  • Administer and manage HPC clusters, storage systems, and high-speed networks
  • Provide application support to SpaceX employees across engineering disciplines
  • Install and integrate Linux-based compute clusters
  • Write instructional documentation and convey highly technical ideas in non-technical terms

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline and 5+ years of systems engineering experience; OR 7+ years of professional experience building software in lieu of a degree
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience with client and server hardware/software, management tools, enterprise networking, virtualization, and security technologies

Skills

Required:Linux system administrationHPC cluster management
Nice to have:Scripting (Bash, Python)Cluster resource managersMonitoring/alertingCUDA/GPU in compute clusterContainersConfiguration managementKubernetes

Benefits

  • Long-term incentives (stock or long-term cash awards)
  • Discretionary bonuses and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Short and long-term disability insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid parental leave
  • 3 weeks of paid vacation and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • Paid sick leave per company policy
Last updated Sep 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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