Enciso Systems Selected to Support Scientific Computing for the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory
Specialized engineering services to support high-performance computing and the 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time at the Rubin Observatory U.S. Data Facility
February 19, 2026
Enciso Systems is proud to announce it has been awarded a contract to provide specialized Computational Physics Developer services to the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. This engagement marks a significant milestone for the company as it contributes specialized engineering talent to the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy for the Rubin Observatory’s U.S. Data Facility (USDF), located at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park, California.
The NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory is a joint initiative of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Energy (DOE). Operations are co-managed by NSF NOIRLab and the DOE’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Under this new agreement, Enciso Systems employs a member of the specialized team working at the USDF to support the groundbreaking Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST).
The LSST [1] is a planned ten-year survey of the southern sky that will address four main science areas: probing dark energy and dark matter, taking an inventory of the Solar System, exploring the transient optical sky, and mapping the Milky Way. The survey is expected to generate approximately 10 terabytes of raw data nightly, requiring an unprecedented level of computational precision and high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure.
Enciso Systems’ role focuses on optimizing the "Science Pipelines" code to run efficiently on massive HPC clusters. This involves system engineering, automating data processing workflows (DevOps), and ensuring the scalability of mathematical algorithms used for real-time image processing. A key requirement of the project is the ability to detect transient cosmic events – such as supernovae or approaching asteroids – within 60 seconds of observation.
"It is a profound honor for Enciso Systems to contribute to one of the most ambitious astronomical projects of the 21st century," stated Javier Enciso, CEO of Enciso Systems. "By integrating our expertise in computational physics with modern DevOps practices, we are helping to build the digital backbone that will support a decade of discovery. This collaboration underscores our technical capacity to solve complex scientific challenges through international cooperation."
Through this contract, Enciso Systems continues to expand its portfolio in the aerospace and scientific sectors, leveraging its experience in mission-critical software to support the Rubin Science Platform – the portal through which astronomers worldwide will access and analyze survey data.
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[1] Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST): A ten-year survey that will map the entire visible southern sky every few nights, resulting in a 60-petabyte dataset that will reshape our understanding of the universe.
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