Nuclear Weapons Scientist; Scientist

Overview

Nuclear Weapons Scientist (Scientist 2/3) at Los Alamos National Laboratory. This role will be filled at either the Scientist 2 or Scientist 3 level, depending on the skills of the selected candidate. Additional job responsibilities, outlined below, will be assigned if the candidate is hired at the higher level.

X-Theoretical Design (XTD) is a national resource for deterrence of existing or emerging threats. We are experts in the physics of nuclear weapons, tasked with designing nuclear explosives for the US stockpile, bolstering the nation's nuclear triad capability and assessing global nuclear threats. We use advanced theoretical, numerical and experimental methods to understand nuclear weapons design, performance and safety. XTD scientists come from diverse backgrounds and fields, including physics, engineering, mathematics, and other natural sciences.

We prioritize learning, scholarship, and independent thinking. We collaborate across disciplines, divisions, academia, other laboratories and agencies.

This position will be filled at either the Scientist 2/Scientist 3 level, depending on the skills of the selected candidate. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if the candidate is hired at the higher level.

As a scientist in XTD your skills from the unclassified world will be honed through one-on-one mentoring, formal coursework, and on-the-job training to create the skills required to be effective in the classified world of nuclear weapons design and assessment.

Scientist 2 ($104,100-$172,200)

• You will develop a thorough capability to solve problems of national security interest with large multi-physics and/or radiation transport codes. Your role will be as unique as your skills, and you may contribute to experimental design, model development, data evaluation, and/or code validation.

Scientist 3 ($125,200-$211,300)

• Beyond the Scientist 2 level, you will lead projects that rely on knowledge of nuclear weapons and mentor junior staff.

Minimum

Job Requirements:

Scientist 2:

• Technical Knowledge: Demonstrated experience with one or more of these related tasks: developing, running, or validating complex multi-physics and/or radiation transport codes; experimental design and analysis; theoretical or analytic work that underpins computational physics models or experimental design.
• Professional
  
  Skills:
  
  Demonstrate commitment to quality research, technical and scientific excellence, professional integrity, scientific communication, supporting diverse points of view, and personal initiative.
• Collaboration: Proven ability to work independently and in a team environment on multidisciplinary research problems.
• Technical Contributions: Documented history of technical contributions to a scientific field in publications, technical talks, patents, etc.

Additional requirements for Scientist 3:

• Technical Leadership: Demonstrate technical leadership along with supervisory and/or mentoring experience.
• Education/Experience Scientist 2: Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field from an accredited college or university and 4 years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.
• Education/Experience Scientist 3: Master’s degree in a STEM field from an accredited college or university and 6 years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.

Desired

Qualifications:

• We include a broad range of experience; note in the cover letter that you may not have all the listed skills.
• PhD preferred with postdoctoral work in Physics, Computational Science, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Materials Science, Chemistry or related field.
• Active DOE Q Clearance
• Experience with large-scale computing
• Familiarity with the design and analysis of nuclear weapons
• Knowledge and experience relative to uncertainty and/or risk analysis
• Relevant military and/or intelligence experience

Work Location:

Onsite in Los Alamos, NM. All work locations are at the discretion of management. Position commitment:
Regular appointment employees are required to serve a period…