Overview

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Closing Date: 2nd October 2025. Location: RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking.

Due to the classified nature of the work involved, there are limited opportunities to work from home in this role. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will spend the majority of their time working on site at AWE Aldermaston. The package is £47,860 - £65,000 depending on suitability, qualifications, and experience. A relocation package may also be available with this role (terms & conditions apply).

Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. Flexible working requests will be considered so your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Please indicate your preferred working pattern on your application.

Ready to play your part? At AWE, it's not just a job, it's far more than that. Our shared purpose is to help keep the nation safe. Could this role be the opportunity for you to play your part?

Would you like to work on an industry leading high-performance computing platform?

Job purpose: An opportunity is now available for a Senior HPC Software Engineer to provide computer science support, through development and deployment of software techniques and solutions.

Responsibilities

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

Qualifications

• A PhD in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or other numerate discipline plus at least 4 years relevant experience.
• Or a BSc/MSc in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or other numerate discipline plus at least 6-8 years relevant experience.
• Experience in some of the following (not exhaustive):

• The ability to programme in C, C++, Fortran, or a similar high-level language.
• Knowledge of computer architectures, particularly parallel architectures (including accelerators such as GPUs) and their application to running large scientific calculations.
• Familiarity with parallel programming concepts - threading and MPI style parallelism.
• Understanding of software development life cycles.
• Interest in processing technologies: software, hardware, and algorithms together with their use and application.
• Experience with debuggers and performance analysis tools would be advantageous.
• Knowledge of open-source software.
• Experience of working in Unix/Linux environments.
• Ability to capture software requirements and produce appropriate implementations.
• Software testing experience.
• Familiarity with scripting languages – e.g., Bash, Python.
• Ability to write in clear and concise language on technical matters and to summarise and present such material effectively.

It is important to be able to work calmly and constructively in a priority-changing environment, manage your own workload, and demonstrate initiative, enthusiasm, flexibility, and the ability to work to tight deadlines.

Benefits

• 9-day working fortnight – meaning you get every other Friday off work, plus 270 hours of annual leave.
• Market leading contributory pension scheme (employer contribution between 9% and 13% depending on your own contributions).
• Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay.
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.
• Life Assurance (4 x annual salary).
• Discounts on a wide range of everyday spending.
• Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.

The "Working at AWE" page on our website provides full details in the "AWE Benefits Guide".

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Part-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

• Book and Periodical Publishing

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