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As a Staff Computational Software Development Engineer at Lam Research in Austin, Texas, you will join the plasma physics development team to enhance VizGlow, Lam's advanced plasma physics solver. Your daily tasks include developing and optimizing C++ code for high-performance computing applications that focus on non-equilibrium plasmas, electromagnetics, reactive flows, and surface chemistry. You will collaborate with physicists and engineers to integrate new models into the software, validate its functionality through rigorous testing, and author technical reports detailing performance improvements and enhancements. The role requires expertise in HPC codes using MPI, multithreading, OpenMP, GPU acceleration libraries like CUDA or Kokkos, and familiarity with large-scale computational fluid dynamics (CFD) packages such as COMSOL or Ansys Fluent. This position demands a Master’s degree with 8+ years of experience or a PhD with 5+ years in physics, plasma science, or related fields, along with extensive knowledge in non-equilibrium plasmas and multi-physics simulations.
Skills
What you'll do
- Develop and enhance plasma physics code focusing on non-equilibrium plasmas, electromagnetics, reactive flows.
- Implement and optimize C++ algorithms for high-performance computing applications using MPI and multithreading.
- Validate software through rigorous testing and debugging to ensure operational accuracy and reliability.
- Author technical reports detailing software performance, defects, and enhancement requests.
- Maintain and improve the existing codebase to enhance software reliability and performance.
What we're looking for
- Master’s degree with 8+ years of relevant experience or PhD with 5+ years in physics, plasmas, fluid mechanics, or related field.
- Experience developing flow solvers and HPC codes using MPI, multithreading, OpenMP, CUDA, Kokkos.
- Proficiency in C++ software development for high-performance computing applications.
- Knowledge of non-equilibrium plasmas, electromagnetics, reactive flows, and surface chemistry.
- Expertise in large-scale computational fluid dynamics (CFD) or multi-physics software packages like COMSOL or Ansys Fluent.
Employer
About Lam Research
Lam Research Corporation is a leading American supplier of wafer-fabrication equipment and services to the global semiconductor industry.
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