Scientific Software Developer (DC, NoVA)

Stellar Science is a growing Albuquerque-based scientific software development company.

We develop custom software products and perform research and development in domains that include computer vision and image processing, image simulation, high power microwave systems modeling and simulation, computational electromagnetics (CEM), monitoring the health and status of on-orbit satellites, high performance computing (HPC), and computer aided design (CAD) tools for building spacecraft models.We maintain high standards in all our software development efforts, utilizing modern development practices including continuous integration, test-driven development, and code reviews to develop high-quality, maintainable, and reusable code.

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
• 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.