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Principal Software Developer

Naval Nuclear Laboratory (FMP)

West Mifflin, PA • On-site

Full-time

Posted 11 days ago


Job description

Job Summary:
Naval Nuclear Laboratory is an organization that values Trust, Empowerment, and Collaboration, dedicated to the safety and reliability of naval nuclear reactors. They are seeking a Principal Software Developer to lead the development of complex software solutions for reactor engineering, mentoring engineers and overseeing projects to enhance reactor performance and data science applications.
Responsibilities:
• lead the reactor engineering community in developing and implementing complex software solutions for scientific and engineering problems
• provide common software engineering solutions for the reactor design community
• mentor and oversee multiple software engineers and nuclear engineers in designing, developing, testing, verifying, and maintaining engineering applications and programs
• work closely with management and leads to define the future of the scientific and engineering work efforts across the reactor engineering, data science and high performance computing technologies
• focus on near term execution
• evaluate thermal hydraulic and reactor performance design conditions
• develop robust, user friendly, automated tools
• function within an agile development methodology
• work effectively across multiple projects simultaneously
• develop scientific software independently, as well as within interdisciplinary teams with minimal supervision
Qualifications:
Required:
• Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in a related technical, engineering or science field and a minimum of 9 years of relevant experience; or Masters degree from an accredited college or university in a related technical, engineering or science field and a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience; or Doctorate degree from an accredited college or university in a related technical, engineering, science field and a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience; or Currently a Principal Reactor Training Engineer, Refueling Engineer, or Field (RPCO) Engineer at the Company.
• All candidates must be U.S. citizens.
• Applicants selected will be subject to a Federal background investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified matter.
• FMP is a government contractor and maintains a drug free workplace and workforce.
• All candidates must be able to pass a drug test in compliance with FMP company policy and 10 CFR 707.
Preferred:
• Strong programming skills with compiled (e.g., Java, C, C++ or Fortran) and/or interpreted (e.g., Python) scientific computing languages
• Demonstrated experience with all aspects of software architecture (design, implementation, testing, maintenance, configuration management)
• Experience with client-server software systems used across multiple operating environments (e.g. Windows, Linux)
• Experience with Graphical User Interface
• Parallel programming and running parallel jobs on supercomputing systems
• Experience functioning within an agile development methodology
• Ability to work effectively across multiple projects simultaneously
• Demonstrated ability and passion for developing scientific software
• Capacity to work independently, as well as within interdisciplinary teams with minimal supervision
Company:
The Naval Nuclear Laboratory is operated by Fluor Marine Propulsion, LLC. The Naval Nuclear Laboratory comprises the U.S. Founded in 1946, the company is headquartered in New York, USA, with a team of 5001-10000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.