Laser Plasma Interaction Computational Physicist

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      "content": "<div>\n\n<li data-section-id=\"1tp1nq1\" data-start=\"1231\" data-end=\"1396\">Deploy, configure, and extend existing simulation tools such as WarpX and LPSE to model laser plasma interaction phenomena relevant to Xcimer’s laser architecture.</li>\n<li data-section-id=\"gyxrr5\" data-start=\"1397\" data-end=\"1545\">Develop workflows, simulation setups, post-processing pipelines, and benchmarking methodologies for efficient and repeatable simulation execution.</li>\n<li data-section-id=\"u1i7re\" data-start=\"1546\" data-end=\"1686\">Lead the design and development of in-house LPI simulation software focused on collisional kinetics and paraxial laser propagation models.</li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1px1yol\" data-start=\"1687\" data-end=\"1858\">Architect simulation software using modular, extensible, and maintainable scientific software frameworks with strong emphasis on composability and long-term scalability.</li>\n<li data-section-id=\"pf5bga\" data-start=\"1859\" data-end=\"2098\">Implement and validate core physics models including collisional plasma kinetics, paraxial laser propagation, stimulated Raman scattering (SRS), stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS), filamentation, and cross-beam energy transfer (CBET).</li>\n<li data-section-id=\"eth1if\" data-start=\"2099\" data-end=\"2279\">Perform verification, convergence studies, and benchmarking against existing tools, published results, and experimental data to ensure numerical robustness and model credibility.</li>\n<li data-section-id=\"uhm40y\" data-start=\"2280\" data-end=\"2434\">Optimize simulation software for high-performance computing environments, including parallelization and scalability across modern compute architectures.</li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1nx3xed\" data-start=\"2435\" data-end=\"2592\">Maintain rigorous software engineering practices including version control, automated testing infrastructure, documentation, and reproducibility standards.</li>\n<li data-section-id=\"17p5dff\" data-start=\"2593\" data-end=\"2845\">Collaborate cross-functionally with laser architecture, gas optics, radiation hydrodynamics, experimental physics, and other engineering teams to prioritize simulation efforts and integrate modeling outputs into broader system development activities.</li>\n<li data-section-id=\"v8golv\" data-start=\"2846\" data-end=\"3047\">Contribute to Xcimer’s long-term computational modeling strategy by identifying opportunities to integrate new physics capabilities and couple simulation domains through shared modular architectures.</li>\n\n</div>"
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