Senior Radiation Physicist

The team is responsible for the design and validation of radiation shielding for the UK's nuclear powered submarine fleet. Engaged across three different submarine programmes in different stages of the engineering lifecycle designing new shields, providing design change assessment into the build programme, and conducting radiation metrology on-board during commissioning. Alongside the primary work you will conduct radiological safety studies for several other areas, design novel radiation detectors and are developing capability in the field of radiation damage to electronics.
What youll be doing:
Conducting radiological safety assessments
Assessing radiation damage risk to electronics
Developing and deploying radiation detection systems
Completing the systems engineering design of the secondary shielding system
Running and analysing point kernel and monte-carlo calculations
Providing technical advice on impact of changes and defects across the whole boat
Developing ALARP justifications in support of design decisions
Your skills and experiences:
Essential:
Degree in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, Nuclear Science, or a related field
Demonstrable knowledge/experience of radiation physics, nuclear engineering, nuclear safety or similar
Knowledge/experience of Radiological safety assessments, ALARP justifications or similar
Knowledge/experience of radiation transport methods (ATTILLA/MCBEND/MCNP etc.)
Desirable:
Experience of submarine enterprise
Change Management experience
Good technical written and verbal communication

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