Computer Scientist

Radiance Technologies is an employee-owned company with benefits that are unmatched by most companies in the Dayton OH area. Employee ownership, generous 401K, full health/dental/life/vision insurance benefits, interesting assignments, educational reimbursement, competitive salaries and a pleasant work environment combine to make Radiance Technologies a great place to work and succeed.

Radiance is seeking a talented Software Engineer to support the development, integration, and optimization of advanced scientific computing applications and Electro-Optical & Infrared (EO/IR) sensor Modeling and Simulation (M&S) technologies. This role will contribute to the evaluation, development, and integration of capabilities within an existing MATLAB and Rust software environment. In this role you will work closely with a team of software engineers and subject matter experts to extend and integrate physics-based M&S capabilities.


The ideal candidate will have strong scientific programming experience, proficiency with compiled languages, and experience working in Linux and Windows environments. Experience with Rust, CUDA, and high-performance computing is highly desirable. This position is ideal for a software engineer interested in scientific computing, high-performance software development, and next-generation sensing technologies.


Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain scientific computing software applications.
  
  

• Evaluate existing EO/IR camera models developing improvements for accuracy and efficiency.
  
  

• Design, develop, and integrate solutions into existing software frameworks.
  
  

• Develop and integrate custom physics-based models under the guidance of phenomenology subject matter experts.
  
  

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to integrate capabilities into existing Rust codebases.
  
  

• Convert and optimize existing MATLAB code bases into compiled RUST applications for CPU and GPU processing.
  
  

• Optimize computational performance for CPU- and GPU-based applications.
  
  

• Contribute to software testing, validation, and continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) efforts.
  
  

• Utilize version control and software development best practices throughout the development lifecycle.
  
  

• Support deployment and operational use of developed algorithms and software solutions.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• US Citizen, eligible and willing to obtain a TS/SCI Security Clearance.
  
  

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or a related technical field.
  
  

• Experience with scientific programming and computational software development.
  
  

• Proficiency with one or more compiled programming languages (such as C++, Rust, or similar).
  
  

• Experience developing software in both Linux and Windows environments.
  
  

• Experience with one or more scientific computing tools, including MATLAB and or Python.
  
  

• Experience using Git or other version control systems.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Rust software development, including at least two years of experience developing and deploying operational Rust applications or algorithms.
  
  

• GPU acceleration and optimization using CUDA.
  
  

• CPU performance optimization and high-performance computing techniques.
  
  

• Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and DevOps practices.
  
  

• Real-time signal processing, sensor modeling, or simulation environments.
  
  

• Event-based cameras or event-based sensing technologies.
  
  

• Experience working with EO/IR sensor data and radiative transfer models.
  
  

• Understanding of EO/IR sensor phenomenology and atmospheric effects.
  
  

• Active Secret or Top-Secret Security Clearance.
  
  

Desired Technical Skills

• Rust
  
  

• MATLAB
  
  

• Python
  
  

• CUDA
  
  

• Git
  
  

• Scientific computing
  
  

• GPU and CPU performance optimization
  
  

• CI/CD pipelines
  
  

• Remote Sensing Fundamentals
  
  

Radiance Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.