NDA Physicist: Advanced Nondestructive Assay Expert

Safariland; Santa Fe (NM); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Life Insurance and AD&D

Disability insurance

Wellness program

Tuition assistance

Employee assistance program

Work-life balance

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Safariland in Santa Fe, NM is seeking a Physicist to identify and develop radiation detection instrumentation and NDA techniques, while supporting the extension of existing methods. The role carries responsibility for safety and quality, with work performed under minimal supervision.

You will oversee NDA measurement, qualification, calibration, data review, and algorithm development for PSC systems, while mentoring technical specialists and operators.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in physical science or engineering, plus a minimum five years NDA experience or ten years NDA field experience.
• Expertise in one or more NDA techniques and their application.
• Demonstrated experience in an experimental or production environment.
• Recognized in the NDA field on a local or facility basis.
• Knowledge of physics, chemistry, statistics, electronics, engineering, health physics, QA and nuclear safety.

Responsibilities

• Comply with PSC values, policies, procedures and work instructions.
• Support QA and ISO 9001 compliance across activities.
• Expert technical data review (ETR).
• Nondestructive Assay measurement oversight.
• Perform routine instrument qualification, calibration, and validation.
• Review and approve measurement control data.
• Provide NDA consultation to facility departments.
• Develop algorithms for PSC systems and interface with software to implement and debug.
• Write and publish technical papers related to PSC systems.
• Plan, document, conduct, and supervise system testing.

Skills

Nondestructive assay (NDA) techniques

Experimental/production environment

Technical data analysis

Written and verbal communication

MS Office

Programming (general)

Statistics

Health physics

Quality assurance

Nuclear safety

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in physical science or engineering

Tools

MCNP code

PSC analytic software

ISO-Cart

Germanium detectors knowledge

Excel

Job description

Safariland in Santa Fe, NM is seeking a Physicist to identify and develop radiation detection instrumentation and NDA techniques, while supporting the extension of existing methods. The role carries responsibility for safety and quality, with work performed under minimal supervision.

You will oversee NDA measurement, qualification, calibration, data review, and algorithm development for PSC systems, while mentoring technical specialists and operators.