Senior Nuclear Effects Engineer

Roles & Responsibilities

• Analyze nuclear effects on aircraft, spacecraft and communications systems to support development of all nuclear hardness system level design, including system level analysis and testing
• Generate weapon system design criteria supported by design analysis, modeling & simulation, equipment and system-level trade studies, system integration, piece-part, component, equipment, and system test artifacts
• Execute the analysis and/or evaluation/validation of components, equipment, subsystems, or weapon system analytical models and actual system implementation for weapons compliance to operationally relevant nuclear threat environments
• Contribute to and review NH&S Design Analysis Reports (DAR) and nuclear hardness system test plans and reports documenting equipment compliance and weapon system certification
• Conduct essential design evaluations and provide technical assessments on systems survivability by understanding system responses to nuclear events by utilizing home-developed and third-party software/physics codes on effects of radiation, electromagnetic pulses and/or electromagnetic interference

Domain Specific Responsibilities/Technical Skills

• Working knowledge of nuclear weapons effects and resulting Transient Radiation Effects on Electronics (TREE) and Electromagnetic pulse on DoD and commercial systems
• Technical planning, specification requirements derivation, test and analysis, design, planning and execution, documentation, and requirements/validation supporting overall system compliance
• Experience with electrical circuit rad-hard design and test including piece-part screening, analysis, modeling, and test of component and systems for radiation environment compliance i.e. prompt dose rate, total ionizing dose, neutron displacement damage, neutron induced upset, single event effects
• Knowledge of Circumvention & Recovery techniques for component, circuit, equipment subsystems compliance and weapon system level probabilistic performance assessments during pre/trans and post nuclear weapon environment exposure
• Evaluate uncertainty and risks associated with rad-hard requirements and design mitigation strategies

Basic Qualifications

• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a B.S degree in Engineering or Physics related field, or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 3 years’ experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience
• Strong theoretical and practical knowledge of particle physics, solar physics, or nuclear physics
• Strong mathematical and statistical background
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret clearance
• U.S. Citizenship required

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD degree Physics, Engineering, or a related field
• Active DoD Secret or Top-Secret Clearance
• Nuclear Command, Control & Communication weapon system survivability design experience
• Analysis experience with radiation environments including man-made and natural space environment
• Experience in leading technical projects in the area of nuclear physics
• Experience and/or familiarity with the following standards and handbooks: DODI 3150.09, MIL-STD-1766, AFWL-TR-86-26, MIL-STD-464, MIL-STD-3023, MIL-STD-2169, MIL-STD-461, MIL-HDBK-814, MIL-HDBK-815, MIL-HDBK-816, MIL-HDBK-817, MIL-STD-3054
• Experience and/or familiarity with the following engineering software/tools: ANSYS (EMC Plus, Charge Plus), CST, FEKO, MATLAB, SPIET –D, ASSIST, NORSE, FAB4DA, MCNP, CEPXS, IRENE or similar