Lead engineer role focused on understanding the effects of natural radiation and nuclear events on relevant systems, supporting the modernization of nuclear deterrent capabilities and NC3.
Compensation
$156,400 - $195,500 - $234,600 Annual
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.
Requirements
B.S degree in Engineering or Physics related field
Master’s degree in Engineering or Physics related field
PhD in Physics or Engineering or related field
Nice to have: Nuclear Command, Control & Communication weapon system survivability design experience
Nice to have: Analysis experience with radiation environments including man-made and natural space environment
The role involves modeling nuclear environments, exploring radiation transport effects, and conducting software modeling and simulation for strategic missile defense systems.
Compensation
$46,500 - $58,000 - $69,500 Annual
Responsibilities
Using established tools to model nuclear environments
Explore the concepts in radiation transport effects in materials
Conduct radiation transport modeling using third-party software/physics codes
Software modeling and simulation of strategic missile defense systems
Lead senior engineer focused on understanding the effects of natural radiation and nuclear events on relevant systems, supporting nuclear hardness system level design.
Compensation
Salary compensation range and midpoint: $126,800 - $158,500 - $190,200 Annual
Responsibilities
Analyze nuclear effects on aircraft, spacecraft and communications systems to support development of all nuclear hardness system level design
Generating 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
Lead Nuclear Effects EngineerThe Mitre Corporation · Bedford, US