Scientific Software Developer

Peraton•Stennis Space Center, MS

1d•$80,000 - $128,000•Onsite

About The Position

Peraton requires a software systems engineer to support the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) ocean modeling team in Scientific Software Development at the Stennis Space Center, Mississippi. The role involves utilizing METOC simulation pipelines, data assimilation systems, and high-performance computing to support the development and optimization of Navy ocean models, including the Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM) and the Navy Coupled Ocean Data assimilation (NCODA) system. The engineer will develop, test, and debug scientific software using languages such as Fortran, Python, and C++, and integrate with Navy-specific systems like NCOM and NCODA-var to improve model performance and support the transition of research to operational systems. Responsibilities also include improving model coupling, enhancing data assimilation techniques, creating and maintaining comprehensive software documentation, and contributing to technical reports and publications to support the objectives of NRL Code 7320.

Requirements

5 years with BS/BA; 3 years with MS/MA
Secret security clearance
Specific experience in scientific software development
Demonstrated experience with meteorological and oceanographic (METOC) simulation pipelines, real-time data assimilation systems.
Demonstrated experience with modern software programming languages: Fortran, Python, Java, C, C++, Assembly and Matlab.
Demonstrated experience with Linux environment and scripting: Bash/KSH, Perl, NCAR Command-Language.
Demonstrated experience with modern software development, deployment practices for scientific environments, compilers and workload managers/schedulers: MPI, PBS/Slurm, Netbeans, Eclipse, Vi, Ansible, Git/SVN, GCC/Gfortran, IFX/ICC/Ifort, make, NetCDF, BUFR, GRIB1/2, GDB, Valgrind, Linux/Unix.
Demonstrated experience with modern software documentation: Javadocs, pydocs, Pod, manpages, custom help menu frameworks (KSH, Perl, Python, and Fortran).
Specific experience with Navy ocean modeling and data assimilation software systems: NCOM, NCODA-QC, NCODA-prep, NCODA-var
Demonstrated experience with executing Navy scientific modeling and data assimilation systems on High-Performance Computing (HPC) platforms.
Demonstrated ability to debug Navy scientific modeling and data assimilation computer codes.

Responsibilities

Utilize METOC simulation pipelines, data assimilation systems, and high-performance computing to support the development and optimization of Navy ocean models, including the Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM) and the Navy Coupled Ocean Data assimilation (NCODA) system.
Develop, test, and debug scientific software using languages such as Fortran, Python, and C++.
Integrate with Navy-specific systems like NCOM and NCODA-var to improve model performance and support the transition of research to operational systems.
Improve model coupling.
Enhance data assimilation techniques.
Create and maintain comprehensive software documentation.
Contribute to technical reports and publications as required to support the overall objectives of NRL Code 7320.