HPC Software Engineer

HPC Software Engineer Our partner is seeking a mid-career level HPC Software Engineer that will work in a High Performance Computing (HPC) Research and Development (R&D) customer contract. The candidate will be an active member of the Technical User Support (TUS) team, interacting with the team, TUS team lead, program Chief Scientist, customers, users, and site staff while on-site with a specific R&D customer. The TUS team is responsible for working with HPC users to achieve faster "time to science". Work closely with the users to port, optimize, and parallelize codes to the users' requirements. Mentor junior members of the TUS and broader HPC teams, providing technical guidance, code-review sessions, and career-development advice. Design and deliver training workshops, tutorials, and documentation to help end-users and internal staff adopt HPC tools, best-practice coding standards, and performance-tuning techniques. This position will be onsite with a specific customer focused on their workflow, modeling and simulation, and data requirements and working with the program Chief Scientist, TUS team lead, and others to design and implement solutions to meet the customer's requirements. Candidates will also be involved in system performance analysis through benchmarking, tuning libraries, and generally focused on scientific modeling, numerical processes, and other scientific software issues. Investigate, analyze, and make recommendations regarding user codes and other HPC software issues. Work will be done using best practices needed to take full advantage of the program's HPC resources, research storage systems, and secure computing environment. Also responsible for helping users adapt to a production shared resource, its scheduling system, and its high performance data storage systems. Candidates should have demonstrated their flexible, adaptive, problem-solving ability. Requirements TS/SCI CI Poly Clearance to start BS in a STEM related discipline with solid mathematics and/or physics background, and experience in some combination of modeling and simulation, Fortran and/or C languages, Python, Korn, BASH, and/or Perl scripting, compilers, software benchmarking, system analysis, algorithm and/or software design Minimum of 10 years of professional level experience Around 5 years of experience developing and using modeling and simulation software in heterogeneous, multi-platform environments Working with HPC users workflow for mod/sim problems and GUIs Knowledge of HPC environment and related technologies Demonstrated proficiency with Fortran, C, and/or C++ Demonstrated proficiency with BASH and Korn Linux Operating System proficiency, ability to solve end-user computer system problems while working independently in a lab environment Proficiency in basic software practices such as coding standards, unit testing, and configuration management Strong ability to analyze, debug, and maintain the integrity of an existing code base Experience designing and delivering training workshops, tutorials, or onboarding material for HPC users and internal staff Desired Skills Experience mentoring junior engineers or scientists, providing technical guidance, and conducting code review sessions Revision control software (CVS, SVN, Git) Build/install tools (e.g. CMake, Makefile, autoconf) Experience with Python and Perl GPU programming experience (e.g. CUDA, OpenCL) Agile process and JIRA AI/ML/Neural Networks experience Good organization skills to balance and prioritize work Strong communication skills as a results-oriented team player, creative thinker, and problem-solver About Us For more than 20 years, NewGen Technologies has solved our clients' toughest IT challenges with integrity, security, and outstanding service by delivering both technology and talent. We have helped secure borders, have used artificial intelligence (AI) to fight terror, aided the identification of criminals, and have helped to prevent crime through the introduction of biometrics. Our team of Highly Cleared Specialists have hard-to-find skills and expertise in a wide spectrum of technologies to provide solutions that transform business processes and solve problems of national significance. NewGen Technologies (Maryland)