Postdoctoral Computational Scientist - Radiation Software

Sandia National Laboratories; New Mexico; In loco; USD 70.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

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Relocation assistance

Affordable housing

Flexible work arrangements

Descrizione del lavoro

Sandia National Laboratories seeks a Computational Scientist for radiation transport modeling across electron, X-ray, and gamma-ray regimes to support nuclear deterrence missions. The role involves developing new features, running simulations on high-performance computing systems, and collaborating to inform design decisions for resilience.

Applicants should have a PhD in a STEM field within five years, experience with radiation transport and multi-physics, and the ability to obtain DOE Q

Competenze

• PhD in Computational Science, Engineering, Physics, Applied Math or related STEM field conferred within 5 years of start date.
• Experience with nuclear engineering, computational modeling, and simulation of radiation transport/effects and/or multi-physics applications.
• Publication of research results in peer reviewed journals.
• Ability to obtain and maintain DOE Q clearance.

Mansioni

• Implement new features and algorithms or improve existing functionality while maintaining code quality for radiation transport codes.
• Develop models and run simulations on high-performance computing systems to predict radiation transport and effects.
• Perform fundamental research around radiation physics and effects on materials to address next-generation problems.
• Collaborate with colleagues to write research proposals and present results at workshops and meetings.

Conoscenze

Nuclear engineering

Computational modeling

Radiation transport

Multi-physics

Formazione

PhD in Computational Science, Engineering, Physics, Applied Math

Strumenti

Modern C++

Python

MPI

OpenMP

Kokkos

GPUs

Descrizione del lavoro

Sandia National Laboratories seeks a Computational Scientist for radiation transport modeling across electron, X-ray, and gamma-ray regimes to support nuclear deterrence missions. The role involves developing new features, running simulations on high-performance computing systems, and collaborating to inform design decisions for resilience.

Applicants should have a PhD in a STEM field within five years, experience with radiation transport and multi-physics, and the ability to obtain DOE Q