Directed Energy Modeling and Simulation Programmer

Stellar Science Ltd Co; Albuquerque (NM); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental

Disability

Life insurance

SEP IRA

Paid time off

Job summary

Stellar Science is an 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

Qualifications

• B.S. in physics, math, engineering, computer science or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• Substantial software development experience.
• Familiarity with RF or laser modeling and simulation tools is a plus.
• Ability to implement, understand, and maintain mathematical and scientific codes.
• Object-oriented design and programming in C++.

Responsibilities

• Develop and extend scientific/engineering analysis applications.
• Collaborate with researchers to model and simulate complex systems.
• Maintain and optimize mathematical and scientific codes.

Skills

C++ programming

Object-oriented design

Scientific computing

Software development experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in physics, math, engineering, computer science

MS or PhD desired

Tools

Qt

CUDA

OpenMP

MPI

Linux

Windows

Job description

Stellar Science is a growing Albuquerque-based scientific software development company seeking talented software developersto 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
• 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

Stellar Science is a growing Albuquerque-based scientific software development company seeking talented software developersto 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
• fully employer-funded health insurance
• dental
• disability
• life insurance

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