SimVascular Software Engineer and Architect

The Cardiovascular Biomechanics Computation Lab at Stanford University, led by Dr. Alison Marsden, specializes in computational modeling of the cardiovascular system to advance surgical planning, medical device design, and fundamental research in biomechanics. The lab develops SimVascular, a leading open-source project for patient-specific modeling and blood flow simulation, and is actively creating tools for segmentation and virtual surgery in 3D Slicer. 

 

The lab has a particular interest in congenital heart disease patients, and we are leading a national collaborative effort to develop software for anatomic modeling, virtual surgery, and simulations pertaining to this patient group, with the ultimate goal of achieving FDA approval and clinical translation.

 

The lab is looking for a SimVascular Software Engineer and Architect who will be eligible to work remotely and whose duties will include: 

Deep knowledge of object-oriented programming with C++

Experience with software development in the healthcare sector 

Experience with large scale physics-based solvers in a high-performance computing environment

Experience with parallel computing (e.g. using MPI or similar), version control systems (GitHub), Agile software development (or similar), Python, AI-assisted software development (e.g. Claude)

Architecting and contributing to svMultiPhysics (svMP), the primary physics solver for the SimVascular projectOverseeing svMP solver refactoring effort Planning code development – including testing, hardening, and architecture- to prepare the svMP software for future FDA submissionImplementing quality control in code developmentPerforming code profiling and improving efficiency Code improvements and refactoring of reduced order model solversOverseeing and implementing automated testing implementation Implementing new GPU acceleration capabilitiesReviewing and providing feedback on solver contributions from Marsden lab members and partner labs  Overseeing and collaborating on web-based documentation developmentParticipating in long term strategic planning with Dr. Marsden, the lab’s Senior Software Research Engineer and others in the national collaborativeMentoring staff, graduate students and postdoctoral scholars across collaborating labs on all aspects of svMP software development

 

* - Other duties may also be assigned

Responsibilities

Core Duties:

• Propose, conceptualize, design, implement, and develop solutionsfor difficult and complex applications.

• Contribute to all phases of a project, including systemsanalysis, program design, development, and implementation. Serve asproject lead for some projects.

• Oversee testing, debugging, change control, and documentation formajor projects.

• Lead and mentor professional staff, as necessary, working on allphases of application development projects.

• Engage in long-term strategic planning.in collaboration withstaff and project leadership.

• Define complex application development administration andprogramming standards.

• Oversee the support, maintenance, operation, and upgrades ofapplications.

• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical problems.

• Review the physical design of existing systems for optimizingperformance.

• Lead projects, as necessary, for special systems and applicationdevelopment in areas of complex problems.

• Work with other technical professionals to develop standards andimplement best practices.

• Provide innovative programming and analysis.

• May mentor junior software developers.

Minimum Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree and eight years of relevant experience, or acombination of education and relevant experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies andprogramming tools.

• Demonstrated experience in designing, developing, testing, anddeploying applications.

• Strong understanding of data design, architecture, relationaldatabases, and data modeling.

• Thorough understanding of all aspects of software developmentlife cycle and quality control practices.

• Ability to define and solve logical problems for highly technicalapplications.

• Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technicalclients.

• Demonstrated experience leading activities on structured teamdevelopment projects.

• Ability to select, adapt, and effectively use a variety ofprogramming methods.

• Ability to recognize and recommend needed changes in user and/oroperations procedures.