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RESPEC

Senior Scientific Software Engineer

RESPEC

. Sustain, analyze, and modernize scientific software, including legacy systems .

Posted 11/2/2026full-timeRemote • New Mexico • United StatesSeniorWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in scientific programming, particularly with Fortran, Python, and C/C++, while ensuring software quality through testing and documentation practices. Proficient in supporting computational modeling and workflows in high-consequence environments, adhering to Nuclear Quality Assurance standards.

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Scientific Programming With FortranPython 2 And Python 3C And C++HPC Systems And Job SchedulersSoftware Quality Practices And Testing

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Hard Skills
Computational ModelingSoftware DevelopmentDebugging And ProfilingPerformance AnalysisLegacy-Code ModernizationBash ScriptingSource-Code DocumentationReproducible BuildsGNU/Linux DevelopmentSerial And Parallel Scientific Codes
Tools & Technologies
GitDoxygenOpenMPIMPICHIntel MPISlurm
Industry Keywords
Nuclear Quality Assurance (NQA-1)High-Consequence EnvironmentMission-Critical EnvironmentSafety-Critical Environment

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
LinuxPythonShell ScriptingUnixC++

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Sustain, analyze, and modernize scientific software, including legacy systems
  • Refactor code to improve portability, efficiency, maintainability, and stability
  • Support computational modeling across conceptual, process, and numerical models
  • Debug, profile, benchmark, and assess software performance and scalability
  • Support Linux development, HPC workflows, and job-scheduler use
  • Apply software quality practices, testing, and verification and validation
  • Document source code, technical debt, risks, and software workflows
  • Support reproducible builds, scientific data workflows, and migration readiness
  • Support scientific computing work for a large National Laboratory
  • Sustain and modernize computational modeling software used in a high-consequence environment

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Master’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related discipline, such as environmental science, mathematics, or physics, and at least 5 years of relevant experience in computational modeling, software development, and documentation; or Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and at least 10 years of relevant experience
  • At least one project within the 5 years preceding the response deadline involving both computational modeling and software development in a regulated, safety-critical, high-consequence, or equivalent mission-critical environment
  • Ability to describe the project’s environment, tasks, responsibilities, and deliverables, and explain why the work was high-consequence or mission-critical
  • Scientific programming with Fortran, Python, and C and/or C++
  • GNU/Linux or equivalent development environments, including build, compilation, and debugging toolchains
  • HPC systems and job schedulers such as Slurm or equivalent
  • Bash or equivalent Unix/Linux shell scripting
  • Software quality practices, testing, and scientific data formats and workflows
  • Debugging, profiling, performance analysis, and legacy-code modernization
  • Git or equivalent version control and reproducible builds
  • Source-code documentation tools such as Doxygen or equivalent
  • Python 2 and Python 3
  • C and C++
  • OpenMPI, MPICH, or Intel MPI
  • Serial and parallel scientific codes
  • Perform work in accordance with applicable Nuclear Quality Assurance (NQA-1) requirements

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • 100% employee-owned company
  • Flexible Work Schedules
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • 401(k) & ESOP (with company match up to 4%)
  • Professional Development and Training
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance Plans