Sr. HPC Deployment & Cable Validation Engineer

Location: Remote – United States (onsite data center presence as required)

Duration: 6-Month Contract

About the Role: We are seeking a Senior HPC Deployment & Cable Validation Engineer to support the deployment of high-performance computing (HPC) and AI cluster infrastructure. This role focuses on rack integration, physical connectivity, cable validation, and ensuring infrastructure readiness for production.

Key Responsibilities: 🔹 Execute rack-level deployment of compute, network, and storage infrastructure for AI/HPC environments.🔹 Validate rack layouts, port maps, cable maps, power distribution, labeling, and physical connectivity.🔹 Perform cable validation across Ethernet, InfiniBand, management, and storage interconnects.🔹 Troubleshoot cabling defects, including polarity issues, incorrect port connections, optics mismatches, breakout errors, and damaged cables.🔹 Support hardware bring-up by validating BIOS baselines, BMC access, inventory accuracy, and initial connectivity.🔹 Collaborate with network and Linux teams to resolve physical-layer and logical-layer issues during cluster deployment.🔹 Maintain deployment checklists, as-built documentation, and production acceptance records.

Required Qualifications: 7+ years of experience in data center deployment, HPC infrastructure installation, or large-scale hardware integration. Strong hands-on knowledge of structured cabling, optics, transceivers, and breakout configurations. Experience validating rack diagrams, patch plans, cable matrices, and network topologies. Strong Layer 1 troubleshooting skills and experience resolving physical connectivity issues. Experience with asset tracking, equipment labeling, and deployment quality control. Ability to collaborate effectively with server, network, and physical infrastructure teams.

Preferred Qualifications: Experience deploying GPU clusters or AI infrastructure. Familiarity with automated cable validation or DCIM-integrated deployment workflows. Knowledge of host provisioning and network validation during cluster turn-up.