Nuclear Packaging Scientist & DOE Course Lead

North Wind Group; Livermore (CA); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 131,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) match

Tuition reimbursement

Paid leave

Job summary

North Wind Services (NWS) seeks a Packaging Scientist to support the DOE Packaging Certification Program at LLNL in Livermore, CA. You will review SARPs, perform confirmatory analyses, and help develop and teach DOE packaging courses under supervision from the Radiation Packaging and Transportation Team Lead.

Hybrid on-site with occasional remote work, the role requires collaboration with multiple laboratories and universities, development of course materials, and engagement in safety analyses

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or current enrollment in a relevant field, e.g. physics, statistics, CS, nuclear engineering.
• Experience modeling radiation source terms relevant to SARPs.
• Knowledge of evaluated nuclear data and deterministic/MC radiation transport.
• Ability to develop, verify, and document open-source scientific software (Python, C/C++, FORTRAN).
• Strong statistics, uncertainty quantification, and numerical methods for SARP validation.
• Experience delivering technical course materials, labs, exams, and recitations.
• Technical writing and communication skills with publications or presentations.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and collaborate across labs/universities.
• Ability to quickly learn SARP regulations (e.g., 10 CFR Part 71, DOE O 460.1).

Responsibilities

• Review SARPs and perform independent confirmatory analyses of calculations.
• Develop and teach DOE Packaging courses, including annual review methods.
• Review regulations and provide SME adjudication on radiation packaging issues.
• Address student needs to improve and develop DOE packaging courses and lecture materials.
• Identify gaps and help develop proposals for new courses and benchmarks.
• Improve course material and train new employees on DOE Packaging Certification.
• Perform all other job duties as assigned.

Skills

Radiation modeling

Monte Carlo

Python

C/C++

FORTRAN

Technical writing

Course development

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in physics or related

Enrollment in bachelor's program

Tools

Python

C/C++

FORTRAN

Job description

North Wind Services (NWS) seeks a Packaging Scientist to support the DOE Packaging Certification Program at LLNL in Livermore, CA. You will review SARPs, perform confirmatory analyses, and help develop and teach DOE packaging courses under supervision from the Radiation Packaging and Transportation Team Lead.

Hybrid on-site with occasional remote work, the role requires collaboration with multiple laboratories and universities, development of course materials, and engagement in safety analyses