AI / ML Operations Engineer (m / f / d)

The High-Performance Computing Centre Stuttgart (HLRS) was founded as Germany's first federal high-performance computing ( HPC ) centre. It operates one of the fastest supercomputers in the world. It offers various HPC solutions and services for universities, research institutions, and industry. Furthermore, HLRS is a worldwide leader in engineering and global system sciences. Staff scientists at HLRS investigate emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence ( AI ), Cloud Computing, and Quantum Computing ( QC ) towards realising hybrid workflows and lowering the hurdle for non-experts using HPC technologies. In this context, HLRS is significantly involved in international and national research projects across the abovementioned research areas.

HammerHAI - The AI Factory for Industry and Science

The HammerHAI project offers to establish an AI Factory at the High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS), which is supported by a strong consortium from Germany, to successfully meet the growing demand for artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure across Europe. HammerHAI will be a one-stop shop for many AI users, focusing primarily on start-ups, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), large industrial companies, and supporting academic institutions and the public sector. It will offer tailored services and infrastructure to accelerate AI innovation and help develop a competitive AI ecosystem in Europe. The AI Factory will be located in a region that is one of Europe-s powerhouses in manufacturing and engineering innovation, and it will be integrated into an ecosystem that promotes talent building that will be the basis of an ongoing digital transition.

The AI Factory HammerHAI will provide secure, scalable, and AI-optimised supercomputing resources to meet the needs of start-ups, SMEs, industry, and research institutions. Its infrastructure will enable users to easily migrate their AI applications from laptops or cloud environments to supercomputers, providing the computing power needed to develop large-scale AI models. Hereby, the AI Factory will support the entire AI lifecycle, from data preparation to model training, deployment, monitoring, and retraining, and will provide a comprehensive package of services to ensure efficient and effective AI development and operation.

Shaping the Future of AI in HPC

We are seeking a highly motivated AI / ML Innovation Engineer to support the deployment, monitoring, and optimization of AI infrastructure within the AI Factory HammerHAI at HLRS. This role focuses on ensuring scalable, secure, and highperformance AI services for various users, including start-ups, SMEs, industry, and research institutions. The successful candidate will work on integrating AI pipelines, deploying AI workloads in HPC environments, and developing monitoring and benchmarking frameworks. This position requires expertise in AI, ML operations, cloud-native technologies, and high-performance computing systems.

In this context, we are looking for a

AI / ML Operations Engineer

m / f / d, up to TV-L 13, 100 %)

HLRS_09_2025

to work on HammerHAI with a strong team of AI experts in close collaboration with end users, system administrators and external stakeholders.

This is a temporary position. Employment is limited in accordance with the legal regulations up to the project's duration, which is currently scheduled to run 3 years. The salary for this position is based on your personal qualifications up to the level of TV-L 13.

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