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# Senior CAE HPC Systems Administrator

- **Company:** Calance Consulting Corporation
- **Location:** Saline, MI, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $104,000.0 - $118,560.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** PHP (Programming Language), Bash Shell, Configuration Management, Linux, Perl (Programming Language), FlexNet Publisher, InfiniBand, Job Scheduling, Linux System Administration, Nastran (Computer-Aided Design Software), Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Systems Integration, Web Applications, Scripting, Patch Management, Slurm, Ansys, Network Server, Ls-dyna
- **Published:** May 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=861a39fd179fe332

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Systems integration?, * 3+ years of Linux systems administration experience (preferably RHEL)

 * Hands-on HPC cluster and job scheduler experience (LSF/Slurm/PBS or similar)
 * Proven CAE application support and integration experience
 * Scripting proficiency (Bash/Shell/Perl or equivalent)
 * OS deployment, patching, and system automation experience
 * Enterprise fundamentals across servers, storage, and networking

Other Skills:

 * Experience with CAE tools such as Ansys, LS-DYNA, Nastran, or similar
 * Familiarity with high-performance networking (e.g., InfiniBand)
 * Experience building internal tools/dashboards (e.g., PHP or web-based tooling)

## Description

* Administer and optimize HPC job scheduling environments (e.g., IBM Spectrum LSF, Open PBS, or equivalent)
 * Configure job queues, resource allocation policies, and scheduling strategies for diverse CAE workloads
 * Install, upgrade, test, and support CAE applications and simulation tools in production
 * Manage CAE licensing systems (e.g., FlexLM/RLM) and ensure availability
 * Administer and maintain RHEL Linux environments across HPC clusters
 * Automate OS provisioning/deployment and patch management (e.g., PXE, configuration management)
 * Troubleshoot CAE, scheduler, server, storage, and high-speed networking (e.g., InfiniBand) issues
 * Monitor cluster health, track incidents/outages, document standards, and perform root-cause analysis
 * Develop scripts to automate monitoring, health checks, and routine administrative tasks

Ideal Candidates Will Have:

 * Experience supporting engineering simulation/CAE environments end-to-end
 * Strong skills tuning HPC scheduling and improving throughput and efficiency
 * A practical approach to production support with minimal disruption to engineering teams
 * Comfort working with Linux at a systems level and improving automation


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