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# Reentry Systems Software Engineer

- **Company:** The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC
- **Location:** North Laurel, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $85,000.0 - $195,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), C++ (Programming Language), General-Purpose Computing on Graphics Processing Units, Python (Programming Language), MATLAB, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Modeling and Simulation, Programming Languages
- **Published:** July 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/17578404?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F17578404%2FReentry-Systems-Software-Engineer-Maryland-Laurel

## About the Role

Are you interested in developing software for modeling and simulating complex flight systems?, * Have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or a related field

 * Have experience working with or developing modeling and simulation tools using numerical methods
 * Have experience with C, C++, and/or other high performance scientific languages
 * Have experience with software design and architecting, including designing library APIs and writing memory and CPU efficient code
 * Are able to obtain a Secret level security clearance by your start date and can ultimately obtain a Top Secret level clearance. If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship.

You'll go above and beyond our minimum requirements if you...

 * Have a Master's degree in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or a related field
 * Have 5+ years of relevant software development experience in modeling and simulation tools
 * Have experience with HPC or GPGPU programming
 * Have experience binding lower-level languages (C/C++) to higher level languages (MATLAB/Python)

## Description

We are seeking a Software Engineer to help us analyze, develop and prototype next generation reentry systems, hypersonic vehicles, and enabling technologies. As a member of our team, you'll be making critical contributions to system level objectives and advance the development of these next generation systems. You will be joining a collaborative team who are passionate about innovation, committed to providing engaging challenging work, and promoting personal development.

As a Reentry Systems Software Engineer you will...

 * Develop and enhance the modeling and simulation software we use to analyze a variety of ballistic missiles, hypersonic vehicles, and reentry systems
 * Help optimize software to take full advantage of modern hardware and modern programming language features
 * Own and maintain various software that model complex flight systems
 * Produce analyses and presentations to communicate findings to team members, external organization partners, and government sponsors


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