<p>Overview</p><p>Client is seeking a High Performance Computing (HPC) Engineer with deep experience designing, building, and optimizing HPC environments. This individual will play a key role in evaluating the current environment, helping build the business case for future-state architecture, ordering and planning equipment, and supporting HPC infrastructure modernization efforts.</p><p>This is a highly specialized search requiring candidates with proven HPC design and implementation experience—not general systems engineers.</p><p><br></p><p>Engagement Details</p><p><br></p><p>Title: HPC Infrastructure Engineer / HPC Solutions Architect</p><p>Location: 100% Onsite, 4540 Fortune Ave NW, Concord, NC 28027</p><p>Duration: 6 month CTH</p><p>Start Date: Targeting September</p><p>Interview Process: 2 Rounds- 30/ 1 hr tech</p><p>Work Authorization: Must be authorized to work without sponsorship constraints</p><p>Industry: Engineering / Simulation / Modeling Environment</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Must-Have Experience</p><p>HPC Infrastructure</p><p><br></p><p>Experience designing, architecting, and implementing enterprise HPC environments</p><p>Strong understanding of HPC compute, storage, networking, and cluster architecture</p><p>Experience optimizing HPC performance, scalability, and workload management</p><p>Ability to recommend and justify infrastructure investments through business cases and ROI discussions</p><p><br></p><p>Dell HPC Environment</p><p><br></p><p>Previous experience supporting or architecting Dell-based HPC environments</p><p>Familiarity with Dell HPC reference architectures and ecosystem</p><p>Experience evaluating or migrating to alternative platforms is highly desirable</p><p><br></p><p>Modeling &amp; Simulation</p><p>Candidates must come from environments supporting engineering simulations and modeling workloads.</p><p>Strong preference for experience with:</p><p><br></p><p>STAR-CCM+</p><p>Abaqus</p><p>Converge CFD</p><p><br></p><p>Candidates with hands-on experience supporting these applications will be prioritized.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities</p><p>Assess current HPC environment and future requirements</p><p>Help develop business case and infrastructure roadmap</p><p>Recommend compute, storage, and networking architecture</p><p>Assist with equipment selection and procurement planning</p><p>Design and optimize HPC clusters</p><p>Improve simulation and modeling performance</p><p>Document architecture recommendations and deployment approach</p><p>Support rollout and knowledge transfer activities</p>

<p>• Proven experience designing, deploying, and supporting enterprise high-performance computing environments.</p><p>• Strong knowledge of cluster architecture, including compute, storage, networking, and performance optimization principles.</p><p>• Background supporting engineering modeling and simulation workloads in technical or research-driven environments.</p><p>• Hands-on experience with Dell-based infrastructure solutions used for HPC deployments.</p><p>• Familiarity with simulation platforms such as ANSYS, Abaqus, Converge CFD, or similar engineering applications.</p><p>• Ability to evaluate existing environments and recommend scalable architecture improvements backed by sound technical reasoning.</p><p>• Authorization to work without employment eligibility constraints.</p><p>• Experience with enterprise infrastructure technologies such as Active Directory, Windows Server, Azure Active Directory, Citrix, or Exchange is beneficial.Preferred Experience</p><p>&quot;Home Run&quot; Candidates</p><p>Experience supporting multiple modeling platforms including:</p><p>STAR-CCM+</p><p>Abaqus</p><p>Converge CFD</p><p><br></p><p>Additional pluses:</p><p>Slurm scheduler</p><p>Linux HPC administration</p><p>GPU-based computing</p><p>NVIDIA environments</p><p>HPC storage optimization</p><p>Parallel computing environments</p><p>Cluster migration projects</p><p><br></p><p>Infrastructure Transition Experience</p><p>Client currently operates in a Dell HPC environment and may evaluate:</p><p>Dell next-generation solutions</p><p>Other HPC vendors</p><p>Candidates who have participated in platform evaluations, hardware refreshes, or HPC vendor transitions will stand out.</p>

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