CAE Engineer

Job Description

Job Title : CAE Engineer

Position Description : Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract CAE Engineer with our client located in San Jose, CA.

Job Description:

• We are hiring a contract EDA Workflow & Infrastructure Engineer to operate the HPC compute infrastructure and engineering application environments used by our engineering and R&D organizations.
• The role covers hands-on deployment, monitoring, and operational support for compute clusters, application environments, license systems, and user access environments.

Job Responsibilities:

• Engineering application environment operations: install, configure, and upgrade applications; manage version trees and environment modules; execute qualification tests and document results
• EDA tool installation and deployment support: install and patch EDA tools and configure tool environments; support new environment buildouts requested by design organizations; troubleshoot installation issues and provide technical support
• License server operations: operate and monitor license servers (FlexLM/FlexNet and equivalents); troubleshoot license issues; produce utilization and idle-license reports
• HPC compute cluster operations: monitor cluster and queue health; triage failed and pending jobs; apply queue and resource policies; report utilization and performance metrics
• User access environment support: deploy and maintain remote desktop / login environments; resolve user session issues
• R&D software management: manage R&D software assets and license inventory; support new procurement and renewals; handle deployment and user support; execute consolidation and standardization based on utilization
• Linux system administration and automation: server provisioning, patching, storage/filesystem troubleshooting, and automation of monitoring, reporting, and repetitive operational tasks

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in HPC infrastructure, EDA/engineering IT infrastructure, or Linux system administration
• Working knowledge of job schedulers (LSF, SLURM, Grid Engine, or equivalent), license management systems, and engineering/EDA application environments
• Ability to automate operational tasks through scripting

Job Details:

• Job Type: Contract
• Pay Range: $74- $84/hr
• Location: San Jose, CA (Onsite).

Benefits Package: Protingent offers competitive salaries, insurance plan options (HDHP plan or POS plan), education/certification reimbursement, pre-tax commuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO), and an administered 401k plan.

About Protingent: Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation - from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies . We're passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.

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