Modeling and Simulation Analyst

Stellar Science is a growing Albuquerque-based scientific software development company seeking talented scientists who are interested in helping create, extend, and apply exciting scientific and engineering analysis applications. We are seeking self-motivated candidates to help configure, run, and develop optics models and simulations on high-performance computing (HPC) systems. The successful candidate will create analysis scripts and work closely with developers to debug C++ applications. You will support all aspects of the application software life cycle, from marketing & business development to design, testing, and documentation. You may work with customers, management, and development teams to apply, demonstrate, and improve our applications.
Positions are in or near: Albuquerque, NM, Dayton, OH, or Tysons Corner, VA (DC area).
Minimum Requirements:
 

• B.S. in physics, math, engineering, computer science, or a related field
• Confident, articulate, and professional speaking abilities
• Exceptional software skills, including the ability to read modern C++ code, understand how equations are implemented, and troubleshoot or suggest software improvements
• Experience creating analysis and automation scripts, e.g. with Python, NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib
• Experience working with HPC including job schedulers (PBS, SLURM, etc.).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with software testing
• Scientific analysis experience in one or more of the following domains:
  
  • Directed energy
  • Optics, including lasers, imaging, and atmospheric effects
  • High performance computing (HPC)
  • Modeling & simulation
  • Image simulation and analysis
  • Space domain awareness (SDA)
  • Antenna modeling and computational electromagnetics (CEM)
  • High power microwave (HPM)
  • 3D CAD modeling, mesh generation, or image-based meshing
  • Advanced Framework for Simulation, Integration and Modeling (AFSIM) script
• U.S. citizen willing to undergo background investigation and perform some work at customer sites

Desired:
M.S. or Ph.D. in a scientific or engineering field with substantial scientific analysis experience in several of the listed domains