Nuclear Engineer (TS/SCI) – Defense R&D & Flex Time

NALLEY CONSULTING; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent medical benefits

PTO

11 paid federal holidays

Tuition assistance

Paid military-reserve leave

Paid parental leave

401k matching up to 5%

Flex time

Disability & life insurance

Job summary

Nalley Consulting is seeking a Nuclear Engineer (Scientific Support) to join our Reston, VA team. The role focuses on defense analytical requirements, including reverse engineering analysis and vulnerability assessments of foreign nuclear capabilities.

Candidates should have 3+ years of nuclear engineering research experience and hold a TS/SCI or Q clearance with CI poly; active CI poly preferred. Bachelor’s degree in a physical science field is required.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience supporting nuclear engineering research.
• Active TS/SCI or Q clearance; CI poly required; preference for active CI poly.
• Bachelor's degree in physics, engineering, engineering technologies, or a physical science field.

Responsibilities

• Provide nuclear engineering analyses and evaluations to support defense analytical requirements.
• Conduct thermo-hydraulic, seismic/earthquake, and physics-related assessments of facilities and foreign nuclear capabilities.
• Perform computational science tasks and assist in fission reactor engineering studies.

Skills

Nuclear engineering

Thermo-hydraulics

Seismic / earthquake

Physics

Computational science

Fission reactor engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in physics, engineering, engineering technologies, or a physical science field

Job description

Nalley Consulting is seeking a Nuclear Engineer (Scientific Support) to join our Reston, VA team. The role focuses on defense analytical requirements, including reverse engineering analysis and vulnerability assessments of foreign nuclear capabilities.

Candidates should have 3+ years of nuclear engineering research experience and hold a TS/SCI or Q clearance with CI poly; active CI poly preferred. Bachelor’s degree in a physical science field is required.