Julia receives DARPA award to accelerate electronics simulation
Is scientific computing getting some revival with the advent of quantum computers?
From what I could see the niche is relatively small and not well paid, with most jobs somehow tied to the public sector.
Not sure how Julia factors into all of this. I don't think the programming language makes that big of a difference, ultimately. 
Very interesting field at the intersection of all my skills, but I'm hesitant to get into it.