Senior Physicist - Nuclear Radiation Modeling for Navy Systems

Arcfield; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 104,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Holiday Pay

Disability (STD/LTD)

Retirement Savings

Learning & Development

Wellness Programs

Job summary

Arcfield in Colorado Springs, CO seeks a Senior Level Physicist to support a Navy DoD customer in research, development, testing, evaluation, and analysis. The role includes radiation transport calculations, modeling, and testing within a nuclear weapons effects context.

The ideal candidate will have experience with MCNP/Attila and programming in C++ or Python, and must be able to obtain/maintain a Top Secret clearance. Travel to customer sites may be required.

Qualifications

• BS in Physics or Nuclear Engineering (8)
• MS in Physics or Nuclear Engineering (6)
• PhD in Physics or Nuclear Engineering (4)
• Ability to Obtain/Maintain a Top Secret Clearance

Responsibilities

• Contribute to team efforts in the completion of normal, hostile, and fratricide environment studies of reentry systems.
• Perform radiation transport calculations of free-field and internal dose levels in Navy systems.
• Perform intrinsic radiation studies for personnel safety.
• 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.
• Assist the customer in system planning, requirement definition, assessment, and qualification of current and future Navy weapon systems.
• Develop technical documentation and briefings.
• Develop technical reports capturing assumptions, inputs, outputs, and results.
• Develop and deliver presentations.
• Interface directly with the customer.
• Travel for meetings and customer interactions as required.

Education

BS in Physics or Nuclear Engineering

MS in Physics or Nuclear Engineering

PhD in Physics or Nuclear Engineering

Job description

Arcfield in Colorado Springs, CO seeks a Senior Level Physicist to support a Navy DoD customer in research, development, testing, evaluation, and analysis. The role includes radiation transport calculations, modeling, and testing within a nuclear weapons effects context.

The ideal candidate will have experience with MCNP/Attila and programming in C++ or Python, and must be able to obtain/maintain a Top Secret clearance. Travel to customer sites may be required.