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Northrop Grumman · 2 months ago

Principal OR Sr. Principal Computational Scientist - R10212966-2

Annapolis Junction, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$127K/yr - $191K/yr

4+ years exp

Northrop Grumman is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security, seeking Computational Scientists with robust scientific and computational backgrounds. The role involves developing and implementing scalable scientific software and algorithms for modeling physical processes on high-performance computing (HPC) systems, focusing on code optimization and algorithm development.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Benchmark and profile existing codes and workflows; identify bottlenecks and throughput limitations and establish path for improvement

Enable scaling of simulation and optimization software on HPC systems through the design and development of efficient serial and parallel algorithms

Develop and implement numerical simulation models and scientific algorithms for modeling physical processes of interest

Improve simulation performance via hardware-aware code optimization at the core, node, and system (internode) level

Develop, improve, and orchestrate complex HPC workflows that use off-the-shelf and custom modeling tools for efficient execution on HPC systems

Benchmark and profile new codes and workflows and report on improvements

Qualification

HPC systemsCC++PythonPhysics-based simulationNumerical algorithmsCollaborative software developmentCode optimizationDomain expertiseGPU programmingDesign patternsTechnical team leadership

Required

Bachelor's degree in applied mathematics, computational chemistry, computer science, physics or a relevant STEM field with 5 years of relevant technical experience; Master's degree in applied mathematics, computational chemistry, computer science, physics or a relevant STEM field with 3 years of relevant technical experience OR Master's degree in applied mathematics, computational chemistry, computer science, physics or a relevant STEM field and currently enrolled in a PhD program with a completion date prior to start with 1 year of relevant technical experience; PhD in computational chemistry, applied mathematics, computer science, physics or relevant STEM field with 1 year of relevant technical experience

Experience with developing physics-based simulation and scientific software

Domain expertise in at least one scientific field (e.g., condensed matter physics, quantum chemistry, fluid dynamics, solid mechanics, or any other field where computational methods are used for predictions)

Experience with collaborative scientific software development (e.g., Git)

Familiarity with code optimization and HPC hardware

Proficiency in writing code in C or C++ (preferred) and Python

This position requires the applicant to be a U.S. Citizen

Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance per business requirements

Bachelor's Degree in applied mathematics, computational chemistry, computer science, physics or a relevant STEM field with 8 plus years of relevant technical experience; Master's Degree in applied mathematics, computational chemistry, computer science, physics or a relevant STEM field with 6 years of relevant technical experience; PhD in applied mathematics, computational chemistry, computer science, physics or a relevant STEM field with 4 years of relevant technical experience