Senior Physicist – Defense WMD Analysis & Research

Castalia Systems; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401k matching

Generous PTO

Paid holidays

Professional training opportunities

Pet insurance

Job summary

Castalia Systems in Reston, VA, is seeking a senior Physicist to support DoD and US Government counter-WMD analysis, focusing on proliferation and procurement of WMD-relevant materials and knowledge.

The role involves research, modeling, and documentation, with collaboration across physics domains such as optics, acoustics, semiconductors, and lasers. Candidates must be US citizens with the ability to obtain CI poly.

Qualifications

• Meets mid-level qualifications; applies analytic methods.
• Ability to define new research approaches to address high-level tasks.
• Ability to review analytic products for cogent arguments and proper support

Responsibilities

• Supports defense analytic requirements with enhanced scientific research and capability analysis.
• Conducts independent research, modeling, and coordination with allied disciplines on optics, acoustics, semiconductors, lasers, and related areas.
• Prepares products to describe and document findings and activities.

Skills

Analytic thinking

Independent work

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in a physical science or related field

Job description

Castalia Systems in Reston, VA, is seeking a senior Physicist to support DoD and US Government counter-WMD analysis, focusing on proliferation and procurement of WMD-relevant materials and knowledge.

The role involves research, modeling, and documentation, with collaboration across physics domains such as optics, acoustics, semiconductors, and lasers. Candidates must be US citizens with the ability to obtain CI poly.