Junior Radiation Physicist: CANDU Nuclear Design

AtkinsRéalis; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Hybrid working culture

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Junior Radiation Physicist to contribute to CANDU plant design and life-cycle activities. You will perform radiation transport analyses, dose calculations, and coding tasks to support safe, reliable nuclear projects in a regulated environment.

You will document work, prepare technical reports, and present results to stakeholders while growing skills in MCNP/SCALE/ADDAM and related tools within a hybrid Canadian workplace.

Qualifications

• A relevant honors degree in Physics, Engineering Physics, Nuclear Engineering, Health Physics or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Plan and perform technical analyses using radiation transport codes, dose calculations, and activity transport models.
• Document, review, and verify analytical work in accordance with procedures, guidelines, and standards.
• Produce high-quality technical reports that effectively summarize complex information.
• Present technical results to internal and external stakeholders.
• Collate, assimilate, and summarize results from existing analyses.
• Develop, adapt, and modify computer codes for specialized applications and emerging technical challenges.
• Support engineering and nuclear projects related to plant design, operations, refurbishment, waste management, and decommissioning.

Skills

Radiation transport modelling

Dose calculations

Python

PERL

MATLAB

C++

Fortran

Documentation

Technical reporting

Education

Honors degree in Physics or related

Tools

MCNP

SCALE

ADDAM

Job description

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Junior Radiation Physicist to contribute to CANDU plant design and life-cycle activities. You will perform radiation transport analyses, dose calculations, and coding tasks to support safe, reliable nuclear projects in a regulated environment.

You will document work, prepare technical reports, and present results to stakeholders while growing skills in MCNP/SCALE/ADDAM and related tools within a hybrid Canadian workplace.