Simulation Software Engineer - Physics-Based HPC

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 85,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is seeking a Simulation Software Engineer to architect, develop, and modernize physics-based simulations. You will apply advanced programming techniques on challenging problems in guidance, navigation, and control for autonomous systems.

Join a multi-disciplinary team to create scalable simulations, work across Linux/Windows environments, and advance state-of-the-art capabilities while pursuing security clearance qualifications.

Qualifications

• Have a BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Applied Mathematics, or a related field.
• Have professional experience developing simulations or other scientific computing applications using C++ or a similar language.
• Have proficiency with a high-level programming language such as Matlab/Simulink or Python.
• Have experience developing software both individually and as part of a collaborative team, applying standard software engineering practices such as version control, CI/CD, test development, and containerization.
• Are passionate about scientific computing and eager to learn domain-specific topics including guidance, navigation, control, and seekers.
• Are able to obtain an Interim Secret level security clearance by your start date and can ultimately acquire a Top Secret clearance. If selected, you will be subject to a government secret clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Develop physics-based models, algorithms, and simulations, applying modern software engineering practices and next-generation technologies to advance our capabilities.
• Work closely with our cross-disciplinary team of engineers as well as simulation architecture experts across the lab to design innovative solutions to critical challenges.
• Adapt simulations and algorithms to run on high-performance systems (such as cluster compute environments) or to integrate with test hardware.

Skills

C++

Python

Matlab/Simulink

Version control

CI/CD

Containerization

Security clearance

Team collaboration

Education

BS in Computer Science

BS in Computer Engineering

BS in Electrical Engineering

BS in Physics

BS in Applied Mathematics

Tools

CMake

Visual Studio

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Job description

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is seeking a Simulation Software Engineer to architect, develop, and modernize physics-based simulations. You will apply advanced programming techniques on challenging problems in guidance, navigation, and control for autonomous systems.

Join a multi-disciplinary team to create scalable simulations, work across Linux/Windows environments, and advance state-of-the-art capabilities while pursuing security clearance qualifications.