Geoscience Software Development

Midland Valley provides structural geology software and consulting services to the upstream oil, gas and mineral industries worldwide. We are actively expanding the company and are looking for a Geoscience Software Engineer to help develop our next generation Move products for both the desktop and future tablet markets.

This is an exciting opportunity for a multi-disciplined individual to join our dynamic team. You will undertake a software engineering role, and play a part in the development of our core Move technology. You will also be expected to interact closely with geology specialists in our company as you help to develop and improve algorithms and workflows, user interface, and visualisation aspects of the product.

Whether you are a recent graduate, or a seasoned professional with a commercial track record we would equally consider you for this role - as long as you possess good numerical and problem solving skills. The applicant must possess a minimum of a good first degree in one of Computing Science, GIS, Geology, or Geophysics.

Experience in developing earth science related products and libraries would be very advantageous, but is not essential. We are looking for creative people who want to lead and innovate and share in our success;

The applicant must demonstrate technical competency in some of the following:

• Windows or Linux or Mac development ; iOS or Android development
• C or C++ programming design; OO design and UML; STL and Boost.
• GUI development using Qt ; 3D graphics toolkits ( OpenGL, OpenSceneGraph).
• Multithreading experience; GPU programming using CUDA or OpenCL.
• Geometrical or Geomechanical modelling approaches including Strain modelling.
• Tetravolume and Geocellular volume construction; SEGY import/export.

More information on Midland Valley and on the sectors in which we work can be found at www.mve.com. Our head office is located in the centre of Glasgow and the Highlands and Islands of Scotland are all within easy reach.

A competitive salary package commensurate with experience will be offered to the successful candidate.

Open to: UK/EU nationals and current UK work permit holders

No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of age or race, and we confirm that we will gladly accept applications from persons of any age or race for this role. Midland Valley is an equal opportunity employer.

To apply for this position, please send your cv and a covering letter to Colin Dunlop: jobs@mve.com

Midland Valley Exploration Ltd.
144 West George Street, Glasgow, G2 2HG, UK
T: +44 (0) 141 332 2681 E: jobs@mve.com