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Mississippi State University

Research Engineer I, II, III, or Senior

🇺🇸 Starkville, MS

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Information Technology

🗓️ October 15th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Mississippi State University is hiring a Research Engineer I, II, III, or Senior to support the NOAA High Performance Computing program. The role involves managing HPC services including compute and storage systems, coordinating with technical and federal stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with federal requirements to support HPC research and operations.

Highlights
  • Lead daily operations of MSU's NOAA HPC program, ensuring contract compliance and timely deliverables.
  • Serve as liaison between NOAA technical representatives, MSU leadership, and partners.
  • Oversee HPC services: compute systems, storage, user support, IT infrastructure, and networking.
  • Monitor system performance, prepare recurring reports for NOAA, and manage upgrades and enhancements.
  • Develop project plans, risk management strategies, and quality assurance processes.
  • Assist with budget tracking, compliance, and federally funded contract reporting.
  • Coordinate workflows across technical teams to meet program milestones.
  • Minimum qualifications range from a B.S. in engineering or computer science with 0-6+ years of experience, plus PMP certification.
  • Preferred qualifications include a master’s degree, experience with large-scale federal research, HPC knowledge, budget management, and strong communication skills.
  • Position requires occasional physical effort and involves routine exposure to work demands and deadlines.