Location: Princeton, NJ
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
Overview: Do you have a background in computational research and love to write code? Do you want to help enable and advance groundbreaking research in space physics? If so, Princeton University's Research Computing department is recruiting a Research Software Engineer to join its RSE Group and the Space Physics Group in the Department of Astrophysical Sciences. In the Space Physics Group, you will create software that supports the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) mission. The probe launched in 2025 to explore the details of particle acceleration and the Sun’s interaction with the local interstellar medium. The instruments on board collect and transmit data back to Earth, providing IMAP scientists with opportunities to make new discoveries about the global heliosphere. In the RSE Group, we collectively provide computational research expertise to multiple divisions within the University. As a central team of software experts, we are focused on improving the quality, performance, and sustainability of Princeton’s computational research software. Our group is committed to building collaborative environments in which the best software engineering practices are valued, and to sharing and applying cross-disciplinary computational techniques in new and emerging areas. In this position, you will be an integral member of the IMAP mission, focused on cutting-edge space physics research. You will join teams of researchers contributing to the development of efficient and scalable research code by providing computational expertise in software development, algorithm selection, and optimization. Research Software Engineers work closely with a team of researchers and Research Software Engineers to leverage their communication and problem-solving skills to build complete software solutions crucial to the advancement of research. If you have a background in scientific programming, high performance computing, or academic research you have the right skill set to make a