Transforming the Future with the Convergence of Simulation and Data
Application Engineer (HPC)
Do you like a challenge, are you a complex thinker who likes to solve problems If so, then you might be the new Altairian we are searching for. At Altair, your curiosity matters. We pride ourselves on a business culture that enables open, creative thinking, and we deeply value our employees and their contributions towards our clients success, as well as our own.
Job Summary
HPC team consists of highly knowledgeable and motivated individuals who can design, develop, troubleshoot, and deliver solutions. We also have the opportunities to work directly with various strategic Semiconductor/Tech Companies and EDA partners.
The selected candidate with primary focus on supporting Semiconductor Manufacturers and IC Design Houses within the APAC region, supporting our HPC Product line for High Performance Computing (HPC) domains.
Key Responsibilities
What You Will Do:
- Provision, Configure, Deploy and Support HPC products as well as our supporting products at Major & Strategic Customers.
- Help customers solve technical issues while using our job scheduling products (Grid Engine, Accelerator(NC) & PBS Pro).
- Customer facing - Should be able to understand the problem statement and deliver fixes or provide suggestions.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to job scheduling and cluster performance.
- Develop and maintain scripts and tools using TCL, Bash or Python.
- Become primary technical liaison to designated strategic customers.
- Assist with testing and validation of products as part of the extended development team.
- Communicate and document bug fixes and updates internally.
What You Will Need
The ideal candidate should possess a strong combination of the following experiences, attributes & qualifications
- A must - Strong proficiency in Linux systems, and scripting (Unix/Linux shells, TCL, Bash, Python).
- Hands-on with HPC system administration and issue tracking and problem-solving ability.
- Expertise in networking, filesystems, and parallel filesystems.
- Experience with HPC workload managers (NC, Grid Engine, PBS Pro LSF, SLURM, etc.) and containers (Docker or Podman).
- Familiarity with debugging tools (gdb, valgrind, gstack).
- Knowledge of networking protocols (TCP, UDP) and security tools/practices (SSH, OpenSSL, SELinux, AppArmor, firewalls).
- Strong analytical and debugging skills (e.g., analyzing system and application logs, strace, lsof, gdb, gstack).
- Experience with SQL, PostgreSQL, and enterprise level data intensive applications.
- Availability for occasional travel.
Background And Experience
- Bachelors, Masters degree in Computer Science or related field.
- 3+ years experience in HPC system administration.
- Experience with HPC/EDA job schedulers (NC, Grid Engine, PBS Pro LSF, SLURM, etc.) and EDA CAD environment is a huge plus.
- Excellent Verbal & Written Communication Skills (English, Mandarin) are a must have.
How You Will Be Successful
- Envision the Future
- Communicate Honestly and Broadly
- Seek Technology and Business Firsts
- Embrace Diversity and Take Risks
What We Offer
- Comprehensive salary and benefit plan
- Humanized management system and good corporate atmosphere
- Internal training, career development opportunities.
- Regular team buildings
- Comfortable working environment with convenient transportation and office refreshments
- Comprehensive social security and supplementary medical insurance
- Regular physical examinations.
Why Work With Us
Altair is a global technology company providing software and cloud solutions in the areas of product development, high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI). Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer's toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today's problems into tomorrow's opportunities.
Our vision is to transform customer decision making with data analytics, simulation, and high-performance computing and artificial intelligence (AI).
For more than 30 years, we have been helping our customers integrate electronics and controls with mechanical design to expand product value, develop AI, simulation, and data-driven digital twins to drive better decisions, and deliver advanced HPC and cloud solutions to support unlimited idea exploration. To learn more, please visit altair.com .
Ready to go #ONLYFORWARD
At our core we are explorers; adventurers; pioneers. We are the brains behind some of the world's most revolutionary innovations and are not only comfortable in new and uncharted waters, we dive in headfirst. We are the original trailblazers that make the impossible possible, discovering new solutions to our customer's toughest challenges.
Altair is an equal opportunity employer. Our backgrounds are diverse, and every member of our global team is critical to our success. Altair's history demonstrates a belief that empowering each individual authentic voice reinforces a culture that thrives because of the uniqueness among our team.
