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HPC Systems Engineer
- Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, MI)
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We are looking for an HPC Systems Engineer to manage the full lifecycle of our high-performance compute infrastructure. This includes machine acquisition, installation, configuration, and ongoing maintenance in a complex on-premise environment. You’ll work closely with facilities, vendors, and internal teams to ensure systems are highly available and optimized for performance. A strong automation mindset and experience with Ansible are key to success in this role.
Oversee end-to-end hardware lifecycle: acquisition, setup, configuration, and decommissioning.
Monitor and maintain system health and performance across a large fleet of Linux-based servers.
Collaborate with facilities teams to support power, cooling, and rack integration requirements.
Work directly with vendors for procurement, RMA, and support escalation.
Automate provisioning, patching, and configuration workflows using Ansible and related tools.
Implement system monitoring and alerting to proactively identify and resolve issues.
Assist users with environment-related issues and performance concerns.
Maintain documentation for system design, procedures, and automation.
Required:
3+ years of Linux system administration experience in an HPC or data center environment.
Must be a High School Graduate or possess an equivalent certification.
Hands-on experience with physical system deployment and troubleshooting.
Strong performance tuning and hardware diagnostics skills.
Proficiency with automation tools, especially **Ansible** .
Solid scripting ability (e.g., Bash, Python) and familiarity with Git.
Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Preferred:
Experience with workload schedulers (Slurm, PBS, etc.).
Familiarity with high-speed networking (e.g., InfiniBand).
Exposure to GPU compute nodes.
Understanding of large-scale system monitoring and asset tracking.
As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
**For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:** Benefit Summary (https://corporate.ford.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en-us/documents/careers/2025-benefits-and-comp-gsr-sal-plan-1.pdf)
This position is a salary grade **7** .
This position is a range of salary grades **7.**
_* Please note: This is a hybrid role, you are expected to relocate if you are not within commutable distance, and responsible to be on site at minimum 1-3 day per week_** ***
_*Visa Sponsorship is not provided for this role_** ***
Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, If you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.
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**Requisition ID** : 46029
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