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Software Engineer - High Performance Computing

Position Overview

The Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) is seeking a Software Engineer specializing in high-performance computing to supporting technical development projects within its new Institute for Technology Development (HSS ITD). The role will initially focus on technical development within our groundbreaking Digital Twin Platform in Orthopedics project for our Digital Twin Platform in Orthopaedics project. This fully funded 4-year initiative will develop infrastructure to build patient-specific orthopedic digital twins to transform surgical planning and personalized care. Within this project you will collaborate with expert scientists to deploy and optimize biomechanical simulation engines. This work will deploy physics-based knee models to a production cloud compute environment optimize computational algorithms for real-time performance and create the simulation backbone that enables surgeons to virtually test surgical strategies.

Location: Remote/Hybrid

Reports To

Kevin Koch PhD Director HSS Institute for Technology Development

Key Responsibilities

Implement and optimize physics-based biomechanical models of knee joint mechanics in cloud HPC environment

Port existing OpenSim-based models to scalable cloud-based simulation engines using GPU-accelerated solvers and parallel computing frameworks

Create production-level automated mesh generation pipelines from AI-segmented anatomical models

Engineer surgical planning modules allowing interactive parameter adjustment and outcome prediction

Build libraries of reusable model components and pre-computed solutions for common scenarios

Optimize algorithms for speed without compromising simulation accuracy or clinical validity

Required Qualifications

Bachelors or Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Software Engineering Computer Science or related field

3 years of experience in scientific computing and numerical simulation development

Strong proficiency in C Python and parallel programming (OpenMP MPI CUDA)

Experience with GPU computing and high-performance computing environments

Understanding of numerical methods optimization algorithms and data visualization tools

Experience with Docker containerization and distributed computing

Experience with version control and collaborative software development

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with OpenSim or similar biomechanical simulation tools

Experience with finite element analysis and computational mechanics software

Knowledge of biomechanics principles and musculoskeletal modeling

Knowledge of orthopedic anatomy and surgical procedures

Experience with cloud HPC platforms (AWS ParallelCluster Azure HPC)

Background in mesh generation and computational geometry

Understanding of software optimization and performance profiling

Work Environment

You will work within our technology development institute in close collaboration with biomechanics researchers orthopedic surgeons and clinical engineers. This unique environment provides direct access to clinical expertise and validation opportunities for your computational models.

How Youll Make an Impact

Your simulation engines will enable surgeons to predict surgical outcomes before making the first incision allowing them to optimize procedures for each individual patient and potentially preventing complications through virtual testing of different surgical approaches.

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