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Sr. HPC Systems Engineer (High Performance Computing)

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

About the role

Senior HPC Systems Engineer to administer and support SpaceX HPC clusters, storage, and networks; provides application support, installs Linux compute clusters, and documents technical processes.

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 administrationScripting (Bash, Python)
Nice to have:Cluster managementMonitoring/alertingGPU/ CUDAContainersConfiguration managementKubernetes

Benefits

  • comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • short and long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • paid vacation (3 weeks) and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • discretionary bonuses and potential stock-based incentives
  • employee stock purchase plan
  • various other discounts and perks
Last updated Sep 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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