Offer summary

Qualifications:

B.S. in physics, math, engineering, computer science, or a related field; M.S. or Ph.D. preferred., Substantial software development experience, particularly in C++ and object-oriented design., Familiarity with radio frequency or laser modeling and simulation tools is essential., U.S. citizenship and willingness to undergo a background investigation are required..

Key responsibilities:

Develop and extend scientific and engineering analysis applications for high-power microwave and laser systems.

Implement and maintain mathematical and scientific codes for modeling and simulation.

Collaborate with team members using a lightweight agile process to meet customer needs.

Participate in cross-platform software development and user interface development as needed.

Job description

Stellar Science is a growing Albuquerque-based scientific software development company seeking talented software developers to create and extend exciting scientific and engineering analysis applications. We develop custom software products using modern technologies, including C++23, massive parallelization, and supercomputing resources.

Join our team to support research and development in modeling and simulation of high-power microwave systems and high energy laser systems, image and signature prediction, and computational electromagnetics. By employing a lightweight agile process, Stellar Science is highly productive and responsive to changing customer needs.

Minimum Requirements:

B.S. in physics, math, engineering, computer science, or a related field; M.S. or Ph.D. desired
Substantial software development experience
Familiarity with state-of-the-art radio frequency or laser modeling and simulation tools
Ability to implement, understand, and maintain mathematical and scientific codes
Object-oriented design and programming in C++
U.S. citizenship + willingness to undergo background investigation and perform some work at customer sites

Experience in any of the following is a plus:

Directed energy modeling and simulation experience
RF or laser source, propagation and target effects modeling
Cross-platform software development on Linux and Windows
3D graphics, ray tracing, and physics-based rendering
User interface development with Qt
Supercomputing, CUDA, OpenMP, MPI

Code sample or C++ evaluation required

Stellar Science is a forward-thinking business that allows its developers and scientists to work at home on occasion when consistent with job requirements. Standard benefits include eleven paid federal holidays (which may be floated as desired), three weeks paid time off, a generous fully employer-funded SEP IRA, and fully employer-funded health insurance, as well as dental, disability, and life insurance.

Positions are in or near: Albuquerque, NM, Dayton, OH, or Tysons Corner, VA (Washington DC area)

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