Riverside Overview

Riverside Research is an independent National Security Nonprofit dedicated to research and development in the national interest. We provide high-end technical services, research and development, and prototype solutions to some of the country's most challenging technical problems. All Riverside Research opportunities require U.S. Citizenship.

Position Overview

Riverside Research's Applied Mathematics and Physics Solutions group is seeking a full-time summer intern in Champaign, IL to support development of high-impact computational electromagnetics (CEM) codes. Work will be performed in collaboration with a diverse team, with backgrounds in CEM, physics, computer science, electrical engineering, applied mathematics, and high-performance computing (HPC). This position will include work on independent research and development (IRAD) and/or contracts.

Responsibilities

• Work with subject matter experts to develop state-of-the-art computational electromagnetics (CEM) tools and/or numerical linear algebra algorithms
• Aid in design, development, documentation, testing (validation and verification) and debugging of software
• Support code development activities by developing requirements and test plans for software validation and verification
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Security Clearance
• At least a rising junior in Fall 2025 in an undergraduate program in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent
• At least 1 year of C, C++, and/or Fortran software development on and for Linux or other Unix-like systems
• At least 1 year of experience with Python, Unix shell scripting or computationally focused high-level languages such as MATLAB, Mathematica, Julia, etc
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills, written and verbal

Desired Qualifications:

• Parallel programming experience (MPI and/or OpenMP)

Global Comp

$20.00 - $25.00 hr This represents the typical compensation range for this position based on experience, location and other factors.

Closing Statement

Riverside Research Institute is a not-for-profit, technology-oriented defense company, where service to our customers and support of our staff is our overall mission. Riverside is an affirmative action-equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding recruitment and hiring. Riverside offers comprehensive compensation and benefit packages to our employees. Riverside bases its employment decisions solely on technical experience, qualifications and other job-related criteria related to our organizational purpose as a not-for-profit company, and without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, veteran's status or any other status legally protected by applicable federal, state, and local law.PDN-9d0832bb-f744-407a-9912-636a411dfbf1