Nuclear Engineer, Senior

Senior Nuclear Engineer

Apply 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 client nuclear technology effects, detection, and forensic research programs. Support various multi-int teams conducting hard target deconstruction, preparing technical collection concepts, developing R&D requirements, and preparing technical collection 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 wide latitude for unreviewed action or decision. Provide supervision and development of first-level supervisors or managers.

Basic Qualifications:

• 15+ years of experience conducting systems engineering or research developing and advancing physics-based models relating to atmospheric transport or nuclear weapons effects
• 15+ years of experience with engineering research, reverse engineering analysis or characterizations, and facility and vulnerability assessments on foreign nuclear capabilities
• Experience with modeling and simulation tools, including Hazard Prediction and Assessment Capability (HPAC), Vulnerability Assessment Protection Options (VAPO), Integrated Munitions Effects Assessment (IMEA), Nuclear Effects, or Probability of Damage Calculator (PD-CALC)
• Experience in nuclear science, nuclear fuel cycle, and nuclear and radiation effects such as EMP or HANE
• Experience with systems engineering approaches to nuclear weapons effects
• Knowledge of nuclear engineering and sub-disciplines of thermo-hydraulics, seismic or earthquake, physics, computational science, and fission reactor engineering
• Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam
• Master's degree in Nuclear Engineering or Physics
• Certified Nuclear Professional Certification

Additional Qualifications:

• Experience as a principal investigator
• Experience with DoD agencies
• Experience with military operations, nuclear command, control, and communications, survivability, and hard target defeat
• Knowledge of systems engineering, data science, artificial intelligence, and machine learning
• Ability to develop weapons control technology
• TS/SCI with polygraph
• Doctorate degree in Nuclear Engineering or Applied Physics
• Professional Engineer Certification

Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required.

Compensation: At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen's benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual's particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $112,800.00 to $257,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen's total compensation package for employees.