Scientific Programmer Analyst

About the role

Quantum Sky is searching for 2 Scientific Programmer/Analysts to work on different aspects of state-of-the-art modeling and simulation activities. The position is in the Santa Barbara, CA office.

Responsibilities

• Technical research and analysis
• Programming
• Software engineering
• Modeling complex systems
• Algorithm development on existing and new programs
• Work with a team of scientists, engineers, and software specialists to produce innovative new capabilities and services based on existing products and application suite

Requirements

• BS, MS, or PhD with strong technical fundamentals preferably in physics, engineering, mathematics, computer, or physical sciences
• Ability to work in a team environment and possess good communication skills
• Some US travel by commercial air may be required to attend meetings and present project results
• Ability to work on site at the Santa Barbara, CA location
• Applicant must be a US Citizen and willing to apply for security clearance

Qualifications

• Focus areas include sensors, satellites, space physics, network analysis, materials, artificial intelligence/computer vision, statistics, and computer science and computational topics including quantum computing
• Desirable experience or familiarity with electro-optical sensors and systems, radar systems, satellite operations and communications, or cyber security, MS Office, and Visual Studio

Skills

• Good programming skills
• C++ and object-oriented experience
• Problem‑solving approach development
• Requirements analysis
• Software and technical testing
• Reading and writing documentation