Research Geophysicist

Viridien•Houston, TX

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

As part of Viridien’s Subsurface Imaging team, your primary responsibility as Research Geophysicist will be to develop new, innovative solutions to problems plaguing the seismic industry. You will use knowledge of signal processing, wave propagation, and numerical optimization to develop and test high-end algorithms, sequences, or programs with predefined geophysical or engineering content. You will participate in the validation of your contributions with senior Research staff and Production staff by analyzing and evaluating processing and imaging results on synthetic and field data. You may work independently or as part of team, but always in close collaboration with Seismic Imagers, remaining in-tune with production demands and industry trends. You will also work closely with Software Engineers on the development, deployment, and improvement of high-performance computing applications on GPU and CPU architectures based on new imaging techniques and technological advances. You may be asked to present your work and results to colleagues and clients, as well as externally at conferences and workshops, and to prepare technical articles for industry proceedings and journals.

Requirements

Ph.D. or Master's in Geophysics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or other related technical discipline
Capable of abstracting geophysical concepts with mathematical languages
Excellent coding skills with one or more programming languages, such as C/C++, CUDA, FORTRAN, Python, OPENCL
Innovative mindset
Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills
Highly motivated and eager to learn
Strong communication and organizational skills
Current U.S. work authorization

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of geophysical concepts and seismic imaging/inversion
Experience with finite difference and wave propagation
Knowledge of high-performance computation (MPI, multi-threading, GPU, etc.)
Experience with cross-platform development
Experience with designing and implementing algorithms

Responsibilities

Develop new, innovative solutions to problems plaguing the seismic industry.
Use knowledge of signal processing, wave propagation, and numerical optimization to develop and test high-end algorithms, sequences, or programs with predefined geophysical or engineering content.
Participate in the validation of contributions with senior Research staff and Production staff by analyzing and evaluating processing and imaging results on synthetic and field data.
Work independently or as part of a team, in close collaboration with Seismic Imagers, remaining in-tune with production demands and industry trends.
Work closely with Software Engineers on the development, deployment, and improvement of high-performance computing applications on GPU and CPU architectures based on new imaging techniques and technological advances.
Present work and results to colleagues and clients, as well as externally at conferences and workshops.
Prepare technical articles for industry proceedings and journals.