Job Number: 1512

Riverside Research’s Applied Mathematics and Physics Solutions group is seeking a computational scientist/scientific programmer to support development of computational electromagnetics (CEM) codes. The candidate will research and develop new techniques that advance the state-of-the-art in defense industry CEM tools. Work will be performed in collaboration with a diverse team, with backgrounds in CEM, physics, computer science, electrical engineering, applied mathematics, and high-performance computing (HPC) at our facilities in Ohio (Dayton), New York (NYC), and Illinois (Champaign). This position will include work on independent research and development (IRAD) and contracts.

 Job Responsibilities:

• Develops state-of-the-art computational electromagnetics (CEM) and numerical linear algebra algorithms
• Designs, develops, documents, tests (validation and verification) and debugs software
• Supports code development activities in the group by developing requirements and test plans for software validation and verification
• Compiles and evaluates test data, prepares technical reports, recommends methods and processes required to meet design objectives on new or improved products and/or processes
• Applies new methods, algorithms, or processes, and evaluates and communicates conclusions
• Becomes a subject matter expert in computational methods, mathematics, physics, and/or modeling and simulation
• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications: 

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance
• Education and Experience:
• Degree in Computational Science, Computer Science, Software Engineering or STEM fields with software development experience
• Bachelor's with 5 years of experience, or
• Master's with 2 years of experience, or
• PhD 0 years of experience.
• Relevant years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
• 3 years programing with C, C , and/or Fortran for software development on and for Linux or other Unix-like systems
• Familiarity with Python, Unix shell scripting or similar languages
• Familiarity with linear algebra and numerical solutions techniques or numerical algorithms
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with a team
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills, written and verbal
• Willingness to learn and perform other duties as assigned
• Ability to travel (less than 10%) 

Desired Qualifications:

• Active Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance (with poly preferred)
• Additional STEM degree in physics, electrical engineering, or applied mathematics
• Experience with applying numerical solver techniques to various mathematical problems such as: method of moments, surface and volumetric integral equations, geometric/physical optics methods, H2 or H-matrix arithmetic, domain decomposition methods, multi-level fast multipole method, finite element method, finite difference time domain, particle-in-cell, multi-scale methods, adjoint methods, optimization, etc.
• Experience with parallel programming on large high-performance computers (MPI and/or OpenMP)
• Experience with the full software development lifecycle (SDLC)
• Experience developing cross-platform (Windows and Unix-like) software
• Familiarity with electromagnetic wave theory

Our salary ranges are market-driven and set to allow for flexibility. Individual pay will be competitive based on a candidate’s unique set of knowledge, skills, and geographic diversity, with earnings potential commensurate with experience. The range for this position is: $85,445- $128,167.