Research Data Engineer

As a⠀software⠀developer⠀for the⠀OMEGA⠀cryogenic⠀implosion⠀optimization⠀program,⠀the⠀Software⠀Engineer⠀will build⠀and⠀administer⠀software⠀infrastructure⠀for⠀analyzing⠀and⠀visualizing⠀OMEGA⠀simulation⠀and⠀experimental⠀data,⠀integrating⠀heterogenous⠀data⠀sources,⠀sharing⠀code, and⠀establishing⠀efficient⠀workflows⠀and⠀supports⠀development⠀of new⠀statistical⠀and⠀machine-learning⠀algorithms⠀for⠀analyzing,⠀predicting⠀and⠀designing⠀high⠀performance⠀cryogenic⠀implosions⠀on OMEGA.⠀OMEGA is⠀the lead⠀facility⠀in the⠀world for⠀cryogenic⠀laser⠀direct-drive⠀nuclear⠀fusion⠀experiments.⠀The⠀cryogenic⠀optimization⠀program on⠀OMEGA⠀seeks to⠀optimize⠀and⠀understand⠀implosion⠀experiments⠀on OMEGA⠀in order⠀to⠀credibly⠀scale to⠀ignition⠀and large⠀energy⠀gains on⠀future⠀facilities.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop⠀and⠀maintain⠀scientific⠀visualization⠀software⠀for OMEGA⠀cryogenic⠀implosion⠀experimental⠀and⠀simulation⠀results
• Develop⠀and⠀maintain⠀software⠀to analyze⠀OMEGA⠀cryogenic⠀implosion⠀experimental⠀data
• Develop⠀and⠀maintain⠀software⠀to analyze⠀OMEGA⠀cryogenic⠀implosion⠀simulation⠀data
• Develop⠀and⠀maintain⠀statistical⠀and⠀machine⠀learning⠀software⠀designed⠀to predict⠀and design⠀high⠀performance⠀OMEGA⠀cryogenic⠀implosions
• Offers⠀training⠀and⠀onboarding⠀for⠀developed⠀software⠀for⠀collaborators⠀on OMEGA⠀Other⠀duties as⠀assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's⠀degree⠀Computer⠀Science or⠀similar⠀discipline⠀required
• 2⠀years of⠀experience⠀in⠀technology⠀and data⠀intensive⠀roles and⠀environments⠀or⠀equivalent⠀combination⠀of⠀education⠀and⠀experience⠀required
• Programming⠀experience⠀and deep⠀knowledge⠀of Python,⠀including⠀testing⠀and⠀documentation⠀required
• Experience⠀with⠀Version⠀Control⠀solutions⠀(e.g. Git)⠀preferred
• Experience⠀with⠀Linux, SOL⠀and MATLAB⠀preferred
• Experience⠀with PEP⠀484 Type⠀Hinting⠀required⠀preferred
• Deep⠀neural⠀networks⠀or other⠀machine⠀learning⠀techniques⠀preferred
• Web⠀Development⠀and⠀scientific⠀visualization⠀preferred
• U.S.⠀Citizen or⠀P.R.⠀required