Senior Reactor Physics Engineer - Monte Carlo & HPC

Naval Nuclear Laboratory (FMP)

West Mifflin (Allegheny County)

On-site

USD 86,000 - 135,000

Full time

5 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision & Voluntary Ben
Disability, Life & Accident Insurance
401(k) Savings & CAP

Job summary

The Naval Nuclear Laboratory is seeking an experienced nuclear engineer or physicist to join a team that develops and maintains reactor physics methods and software for NNPP applications. You will collaborate with NNPP specialists to enhance analytical capabilities, verify methods with designers and analysts, and deploy software to production environments.

Preferred candidates have PhD in Nuclear Engineering or related fields, experience with radiation transport software, and strong programming

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related engineering or science field with 4+ years of experience; or Master's with 2+ years; or Doctorate in a related field.
  • Experience developing radiation transport and reactor analysis methods
  • Familiarity with reactor physics software tools such as the listed codes

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain reactor physics methods and software for NNPP applications.
  • Collaborate with designers and analysts to verify and validate new methods.
  • Deploy and maintain production reactor physics software to support NNPP operations.

Skills

Nuclear engineering
Physicist background
Software development mindset
C/C++ programming
Python programming

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nuclear Engineering or related field
Master's degree in Nuclear Engineering or related field
PhD in Nuclear Engineering

Tools

OpenMC
MCNP
Serpent
SCALE
MPACT
OpenSN

Job description

The Naval Nuclear Laboratory is seeking an experienced nuclear engineer or physicist to join a team that develops and maintains reactor physics methods and software for NNPP applications. You will collaborate with NNPP specialists to enhance analytical capabilities, verify methods with designers and analysts, and deploy software to production environments.

Preferred candidates have PhD in Nuclear Engineering or related fields, experience with radiation transport software, and strong programming

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