Senior Computational Scientist/Scientific Programmer

Position Overview

Riverside Research's Applied Mathematics and Physics Solutions group is seeking a Senior Computational Scientist/Scientific Programmer to advance high-impact computational electromagnetics (CEM), scientific computing, and physics-based modeling and simulation capabilities in support of challenging government and defense applications. The successful candidate will combine strong technical expertise with independent problem-solving, technical leadership, and business acumen.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical direction and subject matter expertise in computational electromagnetics, applied mathematics, computational physics, and scientific modeling and simulation.
• Research, develop, implement, evaluate, and improve state-of-the-art numerical methods, computational algorithms, and physics-based models.
• Serve as a Principal Investigator (PI), technical lead, or equivalent technical authority for research, development, and customer-funded efforts.
• Engage with government and defense customers to understand mission needs and identify opportunities for follow-on work.
• Contribute to technical volumes, cost and schedule estimates, statements of work, multi-year technical roadmaps, and government proposals.
• Contribute to scientific software development through algorithm design, requirements definition, interface specifications, verification and validation planning, code reviews, and performance evaluation.
• Provide technical guidance and coordinate work across scientists, software engineers, electrical and RF engineers, program managers, and other stakeholders.
• Prepare and present technical reports, research findings, briefings, and recommendations.
• Mentor junior and mid-level staff and promote technical rigor and sound engineering practices.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance and consent to CI Poly
• Degree in physics, electrical engineering, applied mathematics, computer science, or a related STEM discipline
• Bachelor's with 8+ years of experience, or Master's with 6+ years of experience, or PhD with 3+ years of experience
• Demonstrated experience developing, applying, or validating physics-based computational models, numerical methods, or scientific simulation software
• Strong foundation in applied mathematics, numerical analysis, computational physics, or a closely related technical discipline
• Demonstrated proficiency in scientific computing and programming, including experience in a relevant compiled language such as C, C++, or Fortran
• Ability to independently frame complex technical problems and deliver results with limited direction
• Demonstrated technical leadership, such as leading a research task, directing technical work, serving as a technical lead or PI
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across disciplines and mentor or support the development of other technical staff
• Ability to travel (less than 10%)

Desired

• Active Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance w/ CI Poly
• PhD in physics, electrical engineering, applied mathematics, computational science, or a related discipline with 8+ years of experience
• Experience with numerical techniques such as method of moments, surface or volumetric integral equations, finite-difference time-domain methods, finite-element methods, asymptotic methods, domain decomposition, hACA, or MLFMM
• Experience with high-performance scientific computing, parallel algorithms, distributed computing, or performance optimization, including MPI and/or OpenMP
• Demonstrated contributions to business development, including customer engagement, opportunity shaping, proposal development, or technical volume leadership
• Publications, technical reports, patents, or other demonstrated contributions to scientific or engineering advancement