Radiation Physicist

BAE Systems; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A defense contractor in the UK is seeking a specialist in radiation physics to conduct safety assessments and design shielding for nuclear submarines. The ideal candidate will hold a degree in a relevant field and possess demonstrable experience in radiation physics and safety assessments. This role offers competitive benefits including a pension scheme and health plans. You will be part of an inclusive culture and engaged in significant projects contributing to the UK’s submarine fleet.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension scheme

Employee share plans

Health and wellness benefits

Relocation support packages

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field is required.
• Experience in radiation physics or nuclear engineering is essential.
• Familiarity with safety assessments is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Conduct radiological safety assessments for submarine systems.
• Develop and deploy radiation detection systems.
• Analyze the impact of design changes on radiation safety.

Skills

Radiation physics

Nuclear engineering

Systems engineering

ALARP justifications

Radiological safety assessments

Education

Degree in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, Nuclear Science, or a related field

Tools

ATTILLA

MCBEND

MCNP

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Conducting radiological safety assessments
• Assessing radiation damage risk to electronics
• Developing and deploying radiation detection systems
• Completing the systems engineering design of the secondary shielding system
• Running and analysing point kernel and monte‑carlo calculations
• Providing technical advice on impact of changes and defects across the whole boat
• Developing ALARP justifications in support of design decisions

Qualifications

• Degree in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, Nuclear Science, or a related field
• Demonstrable knowledge/experience of radiation physics, nuclear engineering, nuclear safety or similar
• Knowledge/experience of radiological safety assessments, ALARP justifications or similar
• Knowledge/experience of radiation transport methods (ATTILLA/MCBEND/MCNP etc.)

Security & Vetting

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Salary and Benefits

Salary: Competitive. As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

Team Overview

The Radiation Physics & Shielding team: Our team is responsible for the design and validation of radiation shielding for the UK's nuclear powered submarine fleet. We are engaged across three different submarine programmes in different stages of the engineering lifecycle designing new shields, providing design change assessment into the build programme, and conducting radiation metrology on‑board during commissioning. Alongside our primary work we conduct radiological safety studies for several other areas, design novel radiation detectors and are developing capability in the field of radiation damage to electronics. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems? This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.