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Scientific Software Developer (DC, NoVA)

Stellar Science
Posted 2 months ago, valid for a month
Location

Dunn Loring, VA 22027, US

Salary

Competitive

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The company is seeking skilled Scientists and Software Engineers with a passion for developing high-quality scientific software and modern C++ practices.
  • Candidates should have a Ph.D., M.S., or B.S. in fields like physics, math, engineering, or computer science, along with substantial software development experience.
  • Experience in object-oriented design and C++ programming is essential, with a strong interest in developing modern C++20/23 code.
  • The position requires U.S. citizenship and a willingness to undergo a background investigation, with potential work at government or customer sites.
  • The salary for this role is competitive, and candidates with experience in areas like AI, machine learning, and high-performance computing will be favored.
We hire smart Scientists and Software Engineers who love to create and maintain high quality, extensible scientific codes, and want to learn and adopt modern C++ practices.

Support software development in the following domains: space domain awareness (SDA), laser source generation and effects modeling, high power microwave systems modeling and simulation, computational electromagnetics (CEM), space systems modeling, atmospheric modeling, high performance computing (HPC), computer aided design (CAD) tools, image simulation, computer vision, image processing, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and more.

Requirements:
  • Ph.D., M.S., or B.S. in physics, math, electrical/mechanical/aerospace engineering, computer science, or any relevant scientific or engineering field
  • Ability to implement, understand, and maintain mathematical and scientific codes
  • Object-oriented design and C++ programming experience
  • Substantial software development experience
  • Interest in developing modern, high quality C++20/23 code
  • U.S. citizen, willing to undergo background investigation, and perform some work at government and/or customer sites
Experience in any of the following is a plus:
  • C++20/23, TypeScript, Python, Java
  • Relevant libraries: Boost, Eigen
  • Cross-platform software development on Linux, Windows, Mac
  • 3D graphics using OpenGL, Open Scene Graph and/or WebGL
  • User interface development with Qt, Java Swing, Material UI
  • Supercomputing: OpenMP, threads, MPI, CUDA, GPU
  • Image processing, imagery analysis, or computer vision, computer aided design (CAD)
  • Aerospace vehicles, orbital mechanics, electromagnetics, space domain awareness
  • Modeling and simulation, including directed energy
  • Active security clearance
A representative sample of your code may be requested early in the evaluation process, e.g. something you've written for work, a school project, or for fun. It should be long enough to demonstrate your programming and software engineering skills.
 


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