Rust Scientific Computing Engineer — HPC & ML Tools

Applied Research Associates, Inc.; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Research Associates, Inc. in Alexandria, VA is seeking a Scientific Computing Software Developer to refactor legacy Fortran into Rust and to build tools for simulation setup and analysis.

The role emphasizes developing scalable scientific computing code, running high‑fidelity models on HPC resources, and applying physics and mathematics to weapons effects simulations for customer objectives. Candidates should have at least a Bachelor’s in a STEM field, 5+ years of experience, and the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computational science, computer science, physics, or engineering.
• Education or experience with computational methods for fluid dynamics or structural mechanics
• Minimum 5 years experience (3 with Masters, 0 with PhD)
• Strong Programming skills to include experience with Rust and at least one of Fortran, C, or C++
• Software development in both Windows and Linux Environments
• Must be a US citizen
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance

Responsibilities

• Refactor existing code bases with a focus on verification and validation of model predictions
• Implement new material models or numerical techniques in physics-based codes
• Updating legacy codes to meet modern software cybersecurity requirements
• Utilize high performance computing resources to run sophisticated, high-fidelity simulations
• Perform modeling analysis and provide technical guidance in support of customer objectives
• Work with customers to determine potential areas of interest and provide solutions with new or existing computational approaches

Skills

Rust

Fortran

C/C++

Windows

Linux

Security clearance

US citizen

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computational science or related field

MS/PhD in computational science or related field

Tools

CUBIT

ParaView/VisIt

Job description

Applied Research Associates, Inc. in Alexandria, VA is seeking a Scientific Computing Software Developer to refactor legacy Fortran into Rust and to build tools for simulation setup and analysis.

The role emphasizes developing scalable scientific computing code, running high‑fidelity models on HPC resources, and applying physics and mathematics to weapons effects simulations for customer objectives. Candidates should have at least a Bachelor’s in a STEM field, 5+ years of experience, and the