Scientific Software Developer (DC, NoVA)

Stellar Science Ltd Co; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Stellar Science Ltd Co in Tysons, Virginia is hiring Scientists and Software Engineers who excel at creating and maintaining high-quality scientific codes. Candidates should hold an advanced degree in a scientific or engineering field and have substantial experience in software development, particularly with C++20/23. Additional skills in TypeScript, Python, or other languages are advantageous. The role involves supporting software development in advanced domains such as space domain awareness and high-performance computing.

Qualifications

• Ph.D., M.S., or B.S. in a relevant scientific or engineering field.
• Ability to implement and understand scientific codes.
• Experience in modern C++ programming.

Responsibilities

• Support software development in various scientific domains.
• Create and maintain high quality, extensible scientific codes.

Skills

Object-oriented design and C++ programming experience

Ability to implement mathematical and scientific codes

Substantial software development experience

Interest in developing modern C++20/23 code

Education

Ph.D., M.S., or B.S. in physics, math, electrical/mechanical/aerospace engineering, computer science

Tools

C++20/23

TypeScript

Python

Java

Job description

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.