What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior HPC Software Engineer position at Cornerstone Defense?
*TS/SCI with CI Polygraph (Required)We are seeking a mid-career level HPC Software Engineer that will work in a High Performance Computing (HPC) Research and Development (R&D) customer contract. The candidate will be an active member of the Technical User Support (TUS) team, interacting with the team, TUS team lead, program Chief Scientist, Customers, users, and site staff while on-site with a specific R&D customer.
The TUS team is responsible for working with HPC users to achieve faster "time to science". You will work closely with the users to port, optimize, and parallelize codes to the users’ requirements.
You will mentor junior members of the TUS and broader HPC teams, providing technical guidance, code‑review sessions, and career‑development advice. You will also design and deliver training workshops, tutorials, and documentation to help end‑users and internal staff adopt HPC tools, best‑practice coding standards, and performance‑tuning techniques.
This position will be on-site with a specific customer focused on their workflow, modeling and simulation, and data requirements and working with the program Chief Scientist, TUS team lead, and others to design and implement solutions to meet the customer’s requirements.
Basic Qualifications:• Bachelor's degree in STEM related discipline and a minimum of 10 years of professional level experience• Around 5 years of experience developing and using modeling and simulation software in heterogeneous, multi-platform environments• Working with HPC users workflow for mod/sim problems and GUIs• Knowledge of High Performance Computing (HPC) environment and related technologies• Demonstrated proficiency with Fortran, C, and/or C • Demonstrated proficiency with BASH and Korn• Linux Operating System proficiency, ability to solve end-user computer system problems while working independently in a lab environment.• Proficiency in basic software practices such as coding standards, unit testing, and configuration management• Strong ability to analyze, debug, and maintain the integrity of an existing code base• Experience designing and delivering training workshops, tutorials, or onboarding material for HPC users and internal staff Desired Skills:• Experience mentoring junior engineers or scientists, providing technical guidance, and conducting code review sessions• Revision control software (CVS, SVN, Git)• Build/install tools (e.g. CMake, Makefile, autoconf)• Experience with Python and Perl• GPU programming experience (e.g., CUDA, OpenCL)• Agile process and JIRA• AI/ML/Neural Networks experience• Good organization skills to balance and prioritize work• Superior programming skills and excellent attention to detail• Strong communication skills a results-oriented team player, creative thinker, and problem-solver
The TUS team is responsible for working with HPC users to achieve faster "time to science". You will work closely with the users to port, optimize, and parallelize codes to the users’ requirements.
You will mentor junior members of the TUS and broader HPC teams, providing technical guidance, code‑review sessions, and career‑development advice. You will also design and deliver training workshops, tutorials, and documentation to help end‑users and internal staff adopt HPC tools, best‑practice coding standards, and performance‑tuning techniques.
This position will be on-site with a specific customer focused on their workflow, modeling and simulation, and data requirements and working with the program Chief Scientist, TUS team lead, and others to design and implement solutions to meet the customer’s requirements.
Basic Qualifications:• Bachelor's degree in STEM related discipline and a minimum of 10 years of professional level experience• Around 5 years of experience developing and using modeling and simulation software in heterogeneous, multi-platform environments• Working with HPC users workflow for mod/sim problems and GUIs• Knowledge of High Performance Computing (HPC) environment and related technologies• Demonstrated proficiency with Fortran, C, and/or C • Demonstrated proficiency with BASH and Korn• Linux Operating System proficiency, ability to solve end-user computer system problems while working independently in a lab environment.• Proficiency in basic software practices such as coding standards, unit testing, and configuration management• Strong ability to analyze, debug, and maintain the integrity of an existing code base• Experience designing and delivering training workshops, tutorials, or onboarding material for HPC users and internal staff Desired Skills:• Experience mentoring junior engineers or scientists, providing technical guidance, and conducting code review sessions• Revision control software (CVS, SVN, Git)• Build/install tools (e.g. CMake, Makefile, autoconf)• Experience with Python and Perl• GPU programming experience (e.g., CUDA, OpenCL)• Agile process and JIRA• AI/ML/Neural Networks experience• Good organization skills to balance and prioritize work• Superior programming skills and excellent attention to detail• Strong communication skills a results-oriented team player, creative thinker, and problem-solver