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We are currently looking for an experienced HPC Manager to be responsible for the management, performance, and continuous evolution of the High Performance Computing (HPC) environment supporting CFD workloads and all related services at our UK site in Milton Keynes. The role ensures maximum availability, performance, and scalability of the CFD compute cluster and its ecosystem, enabling engineering teams to run complex simulations efficiently in a highly competitive, performance-driven environment.

• Own and manage the CFD HPC cluster, including compute, storage, and high-performance networking;
• Ensure optimal performance and availability of CFD workloads;
• Manage job scheduling, resource allocation, and workload prioritization;
• Oversee performance tuning, benchmarking, and system optimization;
• Maintain and evolve parallel file systems and data pipelines supporting CFD;
• Drive capacity planning and future HPC architecture evolution;
• Willingness to travel occasionally to our UK branch in Milton Keynes (DC site);
• Availability to respond to critical issues affecting the computing cluster, including during weekends when necessary.

• Work closely with CFD and engineering teams to optimize simulation workflows;
• Support users in maximizing efficiency of HPC resources;
• Act as primary point of contact for HPC-related topics in the UK site.

• Ensure 24/7 reliability of HPC services supporting CFD activities;
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and automation;
• Lead troubleshooting of complex system and performance issues;
• Manage software stack, compilers, libraries, and tools used in CFD environments.

• Lead and develop a team of HPC engineers/administrators;
• Define best practices, documentation, and operational procedures;
• Continuously evaluate new technologies (GPU, cloud, hybrid HPC);
• Drive efficiency, scalability, and innovation across HPC services.

• Working in a young, collaborative and international environment.
• Tailored training.
• Company Events / Briefings.
• On site Gym.
• Bonus scheme.
• Annual salary review process.
• Meal Tickets.
• Free additional health insurance.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in HPC environments;
• Degree in Computer Engineering;
• Strong Linux and cluster management expertise;
• Experience with HPC schedulers (Slurm, PBS, LSF);
• Knowledge of InfiniBand / low-latency networking;
• Experience with parallel file systems (Lustre, GPFS, BeeGFS);
• Strong understanding of CFD workloads and simulation environments;
• Experience with performance tuning and optimization;
• Leadership and stakeholder management skills;
• Fluency in English;
• Experience in motorsport or high-performance engineering environments;
• GPU computing (CUDA, ROCm/HIP);
• Container technologies (Singularity/Apptainer);
• Automation (Python, Ansible);
• Scripting (bash);
• Exposure to cloud or hybrid HPC.