HPC / AI Specialist
Recruiter
UK Atomic Energy Authority
Listed on
15th August 2022
Location
Abingdon
Salary/Rate
£36397 - £52293
Type
Permanent
Start Date
2022-08-15
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HPC / AI Specialist By 2050, the planet could be using twice as much electricity compared to today. Are you interested in contributing and helping to shape the future of the world's energy? If so, read on. Fusion, the process that powers the Sun and Stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs. UKAEA are at the forefront of realising energy from fusion, working with industry and research partners to deliver the ground-breaking developments that will underpin tomorrow's fusion power stations with the aim of bringing fusion electricity to the grid. The Advanced Computing Department at UKAEA performs support, research and development roles. We provide cloud computing, high performance and high throughput computing, algorithm development/computer science, engineering and scientific computing, AI, machine learning and Exascale technologies, all aimed at assisting researchers to optimise their work, while contributing to the development and evolution of advanced computing infrastructures within the UK and beyond. We work at the frontiers of engineering and science to ensure that fusion reactors are well understood and well-engineered, that our science directly informs our engineering work and that both have access to the world's leading technology and facilities. We also perform our own research into novel computing and storage technologies and advanced algorithmic methods together with leaders from both academia and industry to assess them for future use and provide invaluable feedback to enhance future projects. Who are we looking for? As the HPC/AI specialist you'll bring experience in delivering novel HPC and AI solutions at scale (for science or engineering) and a keen interest in delivering solutions that will leverage both at extreme scale, to exploit the so-called "convergence" or AI and HPC at the exascale. You'll have a minimum of a masters degree or equivalent. Your experience can be via academic research / training or in industry and you should have helped take solutions through from concept to production. Applicants with an extensive network and/or interest in growing collaborations are particularly encouraged. You will have developed software /solutions (e.g., algorithms) that exploit large, distributed HPC systems (i.e., relying upon technologies such as MPI, OpenMP etc. as well as accelerator solution (i.e., GPUs). Experience in using architectures such as Graphcore, Cerebras, SambaNova, A64FX, ARM etc. is highly desirable as is a background/interest in the power of advanced computing for delivering actionable, i.e., predictive capability in the modelling of complex, strongly coupled non-linear systems.Essential skills include C/C++ and or Fortran python (or equivalent, e.g., Julia) and associated scripting languages. Desirable skills include a background in plasma physics, fluid dynamics or other field requiring the simulation of complex systems; experience of Kokkos, OpenMP 5, SYCL/oneAPI, RAJA etc; UQ platforms for UQ at extreme scale, e.g., VECMA, ExaQUte etc; high order spectral-hp method or implicit Particle In Cell methods; having coupled particle methods to fluid solvers. What will you be responsible for? - Developing advanced simulation tools with a focus upon extreme scale simulation and exploitation of AI/HPC convergence, from back-end to front-end, through a process of co-design and regular engagement with stakeholders/users.
- Collaborating with pioneers developing novel HPC architectures (e.g., Graphcore, Cerebras etc.) to co-design fusion simulation capability for the exascale.
- Providing user support and training materials for simulation codes / tools for adoption across UKAEA and its growing academic and industrial partnerships.
- Representing the UK at International Conferences/workshops, presenting one's own work or that of team members and writing and publishing high quality research in internationally recognised peer reviewed journals or popular articles for industry journals such as HPCWire. You'll have a significant level of autonomy, allowing you to be creative and grow. You could be based at one of UKAEA's collaborations (e.g., Daresbury Laboratory). This role is split over two levels. Level 4 offers a salary between £36,397 - £38,620 and Level 5 offers a salary between £49,396 - £52,293. Your level will be assessed at interview. What we offer Our benefits package includes a vibrant culture committed to being fully inclusive, an Employee Assistance Programme, Flexible working, Emergency paid leave, 30.5 days' annual leave increased with service, career development opportunities, outstanding pension scheme; bonus scheme and Relocation allowance (if eligible). We welcome applications from under-represented groups, particularly from individuals from black and other ethnic minority backgrounds, including nationality and citizenship, people with disabilities and women. This vacancy will close on or before 12/09/2022. All employees working at the UK Atomic Energy Authority will be required to obtain an online Disclosure Certificate application.
