Job Description

What if you could work with remarkable people on extraordinary things? What if the end result was something a little bit special? What if your role was mission critical?

For nearly 70 years, AWE has been at the forefront of nuclear weapons research and development. We have a critical mission: to provide the warheads for the UK\xe2\x80\x99s ultimate deterrent \xe2\x80\x93 Trident. We also use our unique skills to provide wider UK government with counter-terrorism and nuclear threat reduction solutions.

It takes a special sort of person to work at AWE. What if that person was you?

Would you like to work on an industry leading high-performance computing platform? An opportunity is now available for a High Performance Computing Software Developer to provide computer science support, through development and deployment of software techniques and solutions.

High Performance Computing (HPC) Software Developer

Location \xe2\x80\x93 Reading area

Package \xe2\x80\x93 \xc2\xa333,000-\xc2\xa346,000 (depending on your suitability and level of experience)

Closing Date: 28th September 2023

As part of our People Promise, AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) has a range of benefits to suit you. These include:

• Time to recharge your batteries with 270 hours of annual leave (plus every other Friday off work)
• Consideration for flexible working arrangements so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know on your application if you wish to work part time
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development that include funding for the annual membership of a relevant professional body, access to mentors and training
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services
• A generous defined contribution Group Personal Pension (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your own contribution)
• Life Assurance
• Discounts \xe2\x80\x93 access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending
• Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring for your family
• A host of voluntary & core benefits to suit your health and wellbeing \xe2\x80\x93 more information available on our careers site

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing appropriate assistance for porting specific codes to new platforms
• Design, coding, testing, installation and maintenance of software modules
• Production of suitable online documentation
• Interacting with vendors, universities and US laboratories on leading-edge research
• Research level investigation of advanced novel techniques for solution of multi-physics problems
• Development of relevant benchmarks for assessing current and future systems
• Maintaining an awareness of current and future developments in the HPC field

Whilst not to be considered a checklist, we are interested in hearing from candidates who can demonstrate knowledge or experience in several of the following areas:

• The ability to programme in C, C++, Fortran or a similar high-level language
• Knowledge of computer architectures, in particular, parallel architectures and their applicability to running large scientific calculations
• Familiarity with parallel programming concepts and software development life cycles
• An interest in processing technologies: software, hardware and algorithms together with their use and application
• Experience of using debuggers and performance analysis tools would be advantageous
• Knowledge of open-source software
• Experience of working in Unix/Linux environment
• Ability to capture software requirements and produce appropriate implementations
• Software testing experience
• Familiarity with scripting languages \xe2\x80\x93 e.g. bash, python
• Ability to write in clear and concise language on technical matters and summarise and present such material effectively
• A Degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics or other numerate discipline (a post graduate qualification (MSc/PhD) is desirable)

Candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain security clearance for the role.

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Please note that you must be a British National to apply for a role with us.

Our ambition is to create workplaces where we recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and our employees feel able to be themselves at work. We strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants. Any inclusion information you provide us will be used to encourage and support you through the application process and will be held only for this purpose in accordance with GDPR.

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