Peraton · 3 months ago
Nuclear Survivability Scientist/ Physicist
Albuquerque, NM
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$112K/yr - $179K/yr
7+ years expPeraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe. They are seeking a Nuclear Survivability Scientist/Physicist to tackle complex challenges at the intersection of national security and advanced technology, focusing on modeling and simulation work related to nuclear phenomena.
Information TechnologyRobotics
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
In this position, you will tackle complex challenges at the intersection of national security and advanced technology
Your expertise will drive hands-on modeling and simulation work addressing research problems across multiple domains, such as space vehicles and terrestrial systems, affected by nuclear phenomena
You will team up with our Scientists and Engineers in the development of physics-based environment and effects models that feed into our comprehensive technical modeling software
You will have a lead technical role in our activities
You will be required to expand your knowledge of different environment types and effect regimes
This is to provide an exceptional wide-based science-engineering foundation to our models
An ideal candidate brings strong academic credentials in a relevant technical field such as physics, electrical engineering, mathematics, theoretical chemistry, or nuclear engineering
You should be intellectually curious and ready to delve into specialized areas like electromagnetic propagation, high-altitude nuclear environments, radiation transport, and system analysis
In this position, you will closely collaborate with environments and effects community subject matter experts to analyze, critique, and, when necessary, improve existing models
You will also perform research and development within various subject matter areas to move forward state-of-the art modeling approaches
You will be responsible for organizing and performing your work tasks
You will contribute to regular technical progress meetings with our customer and stakeholder community
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D
Demonstrated experience in nuclear weapon effects, environment modeling, and/or nuclear survivability
Experience working with high fidelity environments software codes, such as MCNP
Experience employing physics-based models and/or nuclear weapons software to determine environments and effects
Experience conducting and documenting V&V of physics models, algorithms, and software
Experience in software development with C++, Fortran, Python, or similar language
Experience working daily in a team environment
The capability and wiliness to expand your knowledge and utility to the team
Must be able to obtain a DoD Secret clearance (Top Secret eligible)
Preferred
An active and current DoD Secret or Top-Secret clearance
PhD in a Nuclear Science-Engineering field
Experience developing-maintaining scientific-engineering based nuclear effects-environments models
Provided oversight to a software development team modeling algorithm development and maintenance
Possess strong communication skills and a professional attitude in all aspects of the position
Prior experience working within a DoD/DoE/Government-related contract environment
Benefits
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
Company
Peraton
Peraton Fearlessly solving the toughest national security challenges.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Thomas Terjesen
Chief Information Officer
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2025-09-25
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