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Booz Allen Hamilton · 1 day ago

Nuclear Engineer, Lead

Reston, VA

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff

$113K/yr - $257K/yr

8+ years exp

Booz Allen Hamilton is a consulting firm that provides expertise in various fields, including nuclear engineering. The role involves providing subject matter expertise on nuclear weapons effects, supporting R&D programs, and leading complex problem-solving efforts within multi-functional teams.

ConsultingCyber SecurityIT InfrastructureManagement ConsultingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Provide nuclear weapons effects subject matter expertise to client research and development (R&D) modeling and simulation (M&S) programs

Apply nuclear weapons effects knowledge to support nuclear technology effects, detection, and forensic research programs

Support various multi-functional teams conducting hard target deconstruction, preparing technical collection concepts, developing R&D requirements, and preparing technical research reports

Apply advanced theories, principles, and concepts, and contribute to the development of new principles and concepts

Lead development of solutions to highly complex problems

Work with a wide latitude for unreviewed action or decision

Provide supervision and development of first-level supervisors or managers

Qualification

Nuclear weapons effectsSystems engineeringNuclear scienceNuclear engineeringModelingSimulation toolsReverse engineeringData scienceArtificial intelligenceMachine learningCertified Nuclear ProfessionalProfessional Engineer CertificationActive TS/SCI clearanceBachelor's in Nuclear EngineeringMaster's in Nuclear EngineeringLeadershipTechnical writing

Required

8+ years of experience with systems engineering approaches to nuclear weapons effects or use of physics-based nuclear weapons effects models

Experience with reverse engineering and facility and vulnerability assessments of foreign nuclear capabilities

Knowledge of nuclear science, nuclear fuel cycle, and nuclear and radiation effects, such as EMP or HANE

Knowledge of nuclear engineering and sub-disciplines of thermo-hydraulics, seismic or earthquake, physics, computational science, or fission reactor engineering

Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam

Bachelor's degree in a Nuclear Engineering or Physics field