Mid-Level Physicist
Posted
Responsibilities:
This position will be responsible for the following:
- Assist the customer in system planning, requirement definition, assessment, and qualification of current and future Navy weapon systems.
- Develop technical documentation and briefings.
- Develop and maintain software code as deliverables to the Navy.
- Develop technical reports capturing assumptions, inputs, outputs, and results.
- Develop and deliver presentations.
- Interface directly with the customer.
- Travel for meetings and customer interactions as required.
- Contribute to team efforts in the completion of fratricide, normal, hostile, and intrinsic environment studies of applicable systems.
- Perform radiation transport calculations of free-field and internal dose levels in Navy systems.
- Perform intrinsic radiation studies for personnel safety.
- Compare and correlate radiation modeling results with experimental data.
- Perform Verification & Validation of simulation models and results.
- Assist in test planning and execution at radiation, electrical, and mechanical above ground test facilities.
- Work with software engineers to implement physics-based analysis models into maintainable software programs.
Required:
- Minimum requirement is a BS Degree in Physics or Nuclear Engineering (or other related STEM fields) with 5-7 years of experience; MS with 3-5 years of experience; or PhD with 0-2 years of experience. An advanced degree is preferred and applicants with advanced degrees will be given preference.
- Must BE ABLE TO OBTAIN and maintain a Top-Secret Clearance.
- Experience in experimental design, execution, and modeling.
- Experience choosing and applying physical models in the formal analysis of physical systems.
- Experience in writing technical reports or articles.
- Experience presenting results to technical SMEs and government customers of various backgrounds and education levels.
Desired:
- A PhD in Physics or Nuclear Engineering (or other related STEM fields).
- Radiation transport experience (neutron, photon, electron)
- Experience with any of the following computational tools: C++, Fortran, or Python, MCNP, Attila.
- Ability to create unique code-to-code interfaces along with post processing routines for model response analyses.
- Ability to lead a team of motivated and highly skilled engineers and scientists.
- Experience with industry leading verification and validation practices, model uncertainty quantification, industry standard design of experiment processes, and application of statistical analysis of experimental data.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to take initiative and manage detailed tasks.
- Comfortable working independently or on a team.
- Knowledge of object-oriented design.
- Experience with strategic weapon systems.
We are an equal opportunity employer and federal government contractor. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment as protected by law.
