Principal Radiation Physicist

BAE Systems
Indiana
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Communications, PR & CommunityEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership"]

Lead radiation physics and shielding work across major defence programmes supporting the UK’s nuclear submarine contribution. Supervise and conduct assessments and experiments that underpin system qualification, while contributing to design optimisation and radiological safety justifications. Direct development of in-house toolsets, support detailed shielding designs within build constraints, and help advance the Radiation Physics and Shielding Team’s safety studies, metrology, and detector capability.

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Principal Radiation Physicist

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Job Summary

Lead radiation physics and shielding work across major defence programmes supporting the UK’s nuclear submarine contribution. Supervise and conduct assessments and experiments that underpin system qualification, while contributing to design optimisation and radiological safety justifications. Direct development of in-house toolsets, support detailed shielding designs within build constraints, and help advance the Radiation Physics and Shielding Team’s safety studies, metrology, and detector capability.
Location: Indiana
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Communications, PR & Community
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Supervise and conduct assessments and experiments to support system qualification.
  • •Contribute to ongoing design optimisation.
  • •Produce and review radiological safety justifications for proposed design solutions.
  • •Direct development of in-house toolsets to meet departmental goals.
  • •Support detailed shielding designs while balancing build constraints with system performance requirements.

Key Requirements

  • •Hold a relevant STEM degree in Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, or Nuclear Engineering.
  • •Demonstrable experience using radiation transport codes such as MCNP, MCBEND, or Attilla.
  • •A good understanding of radiation physics and its practical application.
  • •Experience within radiation safety studies and behaviours.
  • •Experience in radiation metrology and knowledge of the ALARP principle.
Experience:DefenceNuclear submarine
Education:Bachelor's in Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, or Nuclear Engineering
Skills:Leadership
Tech Stack:MCNPMCBENDAttilla

Eligibility

Security Clearance:Baseline Personnel Security StandardNational Security Vetting

Company Brief

BAE Systems
Multinational defence, security and aerospace company designing, manufacturing and supporting military and civilian systems including naval ships, submarines, aircraft, cyber solutions and electronic systems for governments and commercial customers.
Industry: Defense Manufacturing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 1999
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