STEM OPT Hpc Engineer Jobs
HPC Engineer roles in parallel computing, cluster architecture, and scientific simulation qualify for the 24-month STEM OPT extension, giving you up to 36 months of F-1 work authorization. Your employer must be enrolled in E-Verify, and your degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or a related STEM field must map to an eligible CIP code.
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NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. It’s a unique legacy of innovation that’s fueled by great technology—and amazing people. Today, we’re tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing. An era in which our GPU acts as the brains of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can understand the world. Doing what’s never been done before takes vision, innovation, and the world’s best talent. As an NVIDIAN, you’ll be immersed in a diverse, supportive environment where everyone is inspired to do their best work. Come join the team and see how you can make a lasting impact on the world.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
As a member of the Hardware Infrastructure Farm team, you will provide leadership in the design and implementation of ground breaking compute clusters that powers all silicon development across NVIDIA. We seek an expert to build and operate these clusters at high reliability, efficiency, and performance and drive foundational improvements and automation to improve engineer's productivity. As a HPC Operations Engineer, you are responsible for the big picture of how our systems relate to each other, we use a breadth of tools and approaches to tackle a broad spectrum of problems. Practices such as limiting time spent on reactive operational work, blameless postmortems and proactive identification of potential outages factor into iterative improvement that is key to both product quality and interesting dynamic day-to-day work. SRE's culture of diversity, intellectual curiosity, problem solving and openness is important to our success. Our organization brings together people with a wide variety of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. We encourage them to collaborate, think big and take risks in a blame-free environment. We promote self-direction to work on meaningful projects, while we also strive to build an environment that provides the support and mentorship needed to learn and grow.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Troubleshoot incoming support requests in a large-scale HPC environment.
- Contribute enhancements to existing deployment automation, configuration management, observability, and operational monitoring and day to day operation through automation.
- Ensure compute servers are running correct Operating System and configuration.
- Troubleshoot Complex Issues: Perform comprehensive troubleshooting from bare metal to application level, ensuring system reliability and efficiency.
- Collaborate with specialist teams to drive issues to closure.
- Collaborate with domain experts to improve how our chip development process utilizes our infrastructure.
- Directly contribute to the overall quality and improve time to market for our next generation chips.
What We Need To See
- Proficient in administering Centos/RHEL Linux distributions.
- Understanding of container technologies like Docker.
- Proficiency in Python and UNIX scripting languages such as bash.
- Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex systems, identify bottlenecks, and implement scalable solutions.
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to work effectively with diverse teams and individuals.
- BS in Computer Science, similar degree (or equivalent experience) with 2+ years of relevant post degree experience.
- Solid understanding of cluster configuration management tools such as Ansible.
Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd
- Understanding of key Linux technologies such as NFS, automounter, LDAP, DNS, and TCP/IP networking in Red Hat Linux distribution flavors.
- Familiarity with job scheduler administration (e.g. IBM Spectrum LSF or SLURM) and experience building/operating large scale compute infrastructure.
- Knowledge of the FlexLM license management system.
- Proficiency in Perl for maintaining legacy automation scripts.
- Familiarity with High-Speed Networking (InfiniBand, RDMA, RoCE etc.) and fast, distributed storage systems (Lustre, GPFS, etc.)
COMPENSATION
Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 124,000 USD - 195,500 USD for Level 2, and 152,000 USD - 241,500 USD for Level 3. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits. Applications for this job will be accepted at least until April 12, 2026. This posting is for an existing vacancy.
NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes. NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.
INTRODUCTION
NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. It’s a unique legacy of innovation that’s fueled by great technology—and amazing people. Today, we’re tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing. An era in which our GPU acts as the brains of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can understand the world. Doing what’s never been done before takes vision, innovation, and the world’s best talent. As an NVIDIAN, you’ll be immersed in a diverse, supportive environment where everyone is inspired to do their best work. Come join the team and see how you can make a lasting impact on the world.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
As a member of the Hardware Infrastructure Farm team, you will provide leadership in the design and implementation of ground breaking compute clusters that powers all silicon development across NVIDIA. We seek an expert to build and operate these clusters at high reliability, efficiency, and performance and drive foundational improvements and automation to improve engineer's productivity. As a HPC Operations Engineer, you are responsible for the big picture of how our systems relate to each other, we use a breadth of tools and approaches to tackle a broad spectrum of problems. Practices such as limiting time spent on reactive operational work, blameless postmortems and proactive identification of potential outages factor into iterative improvement that is key to both product quality and interesting dynamic day-to-day work. SRE's culture of diversity, intellectual curiosity, problem solving and openness is important to our success. Our organization brings together people with a wide variety of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. We encourage them to collaborate, think big and take risks in a blame-free environment. We promote self-direction to work on meaningful projects, while we also strive to build an environment that provides the support and mentorship needed to learn and grow.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Troubleshoot incoming support requests in a large-scale HPC environment.
- Contribute enhancements to existing deployment automation, configuration management, observability, and operational monitoring and day to day operation through automation.
- Ensure compute servers are running correct Operating System and configuration.
- Troubleshoot Complex Issues: Perform comprehensive troubleshooting from bare metal to application level, ensuring system reliability and efficiency.
- Collaborate with specialist teams to drive issues to closure.
- Collaborate with domain experts to improve how our chip development process utilizes our infrastructure.
- Directly contribute to the overall quality and improve time to market for our next generation chips.
What We Need To See
- Proficient in administering Centos/RHEL Linux distributions.
- Understanding of container technologies like Docker.
- Proficiency in Python and UNIX scripting languages such as bash.
- Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex systems, identify bottlenecks, and implement scalable solutions.
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to work effectively with diverse teams and individuals.
- BS in Computer Science, similar degree (or equivalent experience) with 2+ years of relevant post degree experience.
- Solid understanding of cluster configuration management tools such as Ansible.
Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd
- Understanding of key Linux technologies such as NFS, automounter, LDAP, DNS, and TCP/IP networking in Red Hat Linux distribution flavors.
- Familiarity with job scheduler administration (e.g. IBM Spectrum LSF or SLURM) and experience building/operating large scale compute infrastructure.
- Knowledge of the FlexLM license management system.
- Proficiency in Perl for maintaining legacy automation scripts.
- Familiarity with High-Speed Networking (InfiniBand, RDMA, RoCE etc.) and fast, distributed storage systems (Lustre, GPFS, etc.)
COMPENSATION
Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 124,000 USD - 195,500 USD for Level 2, and 152,000 USD - 241,500 USD for Level 3. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits. Applications for this job will be accepted at least until April 12, 2026. This posting is for an existing vacancy.
NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes. NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Verify your CIP code before applying
Check that your degree's Classification of Instructional Programs code appears on the USCIS STEM OPT designated degree list. Computer science, computer engineering, and applied mathematics codes all support HPC roles, but computational physics or interdisciplinary programs sometimes require a DSO review.
Confirm E-Verify enrollment before accepting offers
Ask hiring managers for their E-Verify company ID or have HR pull the enrollment status from the E-Verify employer database. National labs, defense contractors, and university research centers sometimes run separate E-Verify accounts by department, so verify the specific hiring entity.
Target employers with active HPC infrastructure budgets
HPC clusters require sustained capital investment, so focus on organizations with active NSF, DOE, or DOD computing grants. Federal contractors and research universities running dedicated high-performance computing centers are more likely to have the compliance infrastructure STEM OPT requires.
Build your I-983 training plan around HPC competencies
Your I-983 must list learning objectives tied to your STEM degree, not just job duties. Map parallel programming, job scheduler configuration, and performance benchmarking tasks directly to the computational skills your degree covered so USCIS can trace the academic connection.
Search Migrate Mate to filter for verified STEM OPT employers
Use Migrate Mate to find HPC Engineer roles at employers already confirmed for E-Verify enrollment. Filtering by STEM OPT compatibility upfront removes roles where you'd waste time negotiating compliance requirements the employer can't meet.
Use O*NET to align your job title with STEM criteria
Pull the O*NET occupation profile for HPC Engineer or the closest matching title to confirm the role's educational requirements classify it as a specialty occupation. A written description matching O*NET's degree requirements strengthens your I-983 and any future H-1B visa petition.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does an HPC Engineer role qualify for the STEM OPT extension?
Yes, if your degree is in a STEM field with an eligible CIP code and your job duties require applying that technical knowledge directly. HPC Engineer roles focused on cluster architecture, parallel algorithm development, or high-performance simulation generally satisfy the STEM OPT connection requirement. Your DSO will confirm CIP code eligibility before authorizing the extension on your I-20.
What STEM degrees make you eligible for HPC Engineer STEM OPT roles?
Computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, applied mathematics, computational science, and physics degrees commonly support HPC Engineer positions. The degree must appear on USCIS's designated degree list by CIP code. Interdisciplinary or dual-degree programs require your DSO to confirm which CIP code applies before you apply for the extension.
How does the E-Verify requirement affect HPC Engineer job searches?
Every employer hiring you on STEM OPT must be enrolled in E-Verify before your extension start date. Many HPC employers, including federal contractors and national laboratories, are already enrolled, but smaller research startups or university spinoffs sometimes are not. Verify enrollment status directly with HR during the offer stage, not after signing.
What should the I-983 training plan include for an HPC Engineer role?
Your I-983 must document specific learning goals tied to your STEM degree, a supervision plan, and how the employer will evaluate your progress. For HPC roles, include objectives around parallel programming frameworks, job scheduler administration, system performance tuning, and any domain-specific simulation work. Both you and your supervisor must sign it before your extension is authorized.
Where can I find HPC Engineer jobs that support STEM OPT?
Migrate Mate filters HPC Engineer roles by employers confirmed for E-Verify enrollment, which removes the compliance guesswork from your search. Cap-gap protection under STEM OPT also extends your authorization through October 1 if you have a pending H-1B petition, so starting your search early on a platform built for F-1 students keeps your timeline on track.