Physicist, Radar Systems & Radiation Modeling

Arcfield; Middletown (RI); On-site; USD 71,419 - 124,184; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Paid Time Off

Holiday Pay

Disability Insurance

Retirement Benefits

Job summary

Arcfield is seeking a full-time Physicist to support on-site at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC). The role involves analysis, design and capability enhancements for Navy radar systems and in-service support.

You will perform radiation transport calculations, H&V analyses, EMP calculations, and develop physics-based models in C++/Python. Travel up to 10% and collaboration with government customers are expected.

Qualifications

• Minimum requirement is a BS Degree in Physics or Nuclear Engineering (or other related STEM fields)
• BS and 2-4 years experience or MS and 0-2 years experience
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.
• Experience in experimental design, execution, and modeling.
• Experience choosing and applying physical models in the formal analysis of physical systems.
• Experience in writing technical reports or articles.
• Experience presenting results to technical SMEs and government customers of various backgrounds and education levels.

Responsibilities

• Assist the customer in system planning, requirement definition, assessment, and qualification of current and future Navy Radar systems.
• Develop technical documentation and briefings.
• Develop and maintain software code as deliverables to the Navy.
• Develop technical reports capturing assumptions, inputs, outputs, and results.
• Develop and deliver presentations.
• Interface directly with the customer.
• Travel (10% of the time) for meetings and customer interactions as required.
• Contribute to team efforts in the completion of fratricide, normal, hostile, and intrinsic environment studies of applicable systems.
• Perform radiation transport calculations of free‑field and internal dose levels in Navy systems.
• Compare and correlate radiation modeling results with experimental data.
• Perform Verification & Validation of simulation models and results.
• Assist in test planning and execution at radiation, electrical, and mechanical above ground test facilities.
• Work with software engineers to implement physics‑based analysis models into maintainable software programs.

Skills

Radiation transport experience

Secret clearance (ability to obtain)

Experimental design & modeling

Written and verbal communication

Education

Bachelor's in Physics or Nuclear Engineering

BS + 2-4 years or MS + 0-2 years

Tools

C++

Python

MCNP

Fortran

Job description

Arcfield is seeking a full-time Physicist to support on-site at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC). The role involves analysis, design and capability enhancements for Navy radar systems and in-service support.

You will perform radiation transport calculations, H&V analyses, EMP calculations, and develop physics-based models in C++/Python. Travel up to 10% and collaboration with government customers are expected.