Scientific Software Developer (Dayton)

We hire smart Scientists and Software Engineers who love to create and maintain high quality, extensible code using modern C++ practices.

Science Software, Software Development, Software Engineering, C++ Programming Language, Quality Management, CAD/CAM (Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing), Software Administration, Computer Vision, Simulation, Software Development, * B.S. in math, science, computational engineering, an engineering field, or computer science

• Substantial software development experience
• Object-oriented development and C++ programming experience
• Adept at learning new paradigms and programming development processes
• Enthusiasm for developing modern, high-quality C++23 code
• U.S. citizen, willing to undergo background investigation, and perform some work at government and/or customer sites

Desired:

• Advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) in science, an engineering field, math, or computer science
• Active security clearance

Experience in any of the following is a plus:

• Additional languages: Python, Java, TypeScript
• C++ Boost, Eigen libraries
• Cross-platform software development on Linux and Windows
• 3D graphics using OpenGL, Open Scene Graph, Vulkan, and/or WebGL
• User interface development with Qt, Material UI, Java Swing
• Supercomputing: OpenMP, threads, MPI, GPUs/CUDA/Optix
• Image processing, imagery analysis, or computer vision, computer aided design (CAD)
• Aerospace vehicles, orbital mechanics, electromagnetics, space domain awareness
• Spacecraft subsystem modeling
• Modeling and simulation, including directed energy
• Machine learning and data analysis using Python (pandas, NumPy, SciPy, scikit-learn), C++, and frameworks such as PyTorch and TensorFlow
• Reinforcement learning, large language model development, computer vision, data mining, and core ML techniques (classification, regression, clustering)
• Experience with Advanced Framework for Simulation Integration & Modeling (AFSIM)
• Experience with client- and server- side web applications
• Experience or interest in building collaborative web tools

A representative sample of your code may be requested early in the evaluation process, e.g. something you’ve written for work, for a class, or for fun. It should be long enough to help evaluate your programming and software engineering skills.