Associate Nuclear Effects Engineer (Air and Space Forces Center) with Security Clearance

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Job description

Why choose between doing meaningful work and having a fulfilling life? At MITRE, you can have both. That's because MITRE people are committed to tackling our nation's toughest challenges-and we're committed to the long-term well-being of our employees. MITRE is different from most technology companies. We are a not-for-profit corporation chartered to work for the public interest, with no commercial conflicts to influence what we do. The R&D centers we operate for the government create lasting impact in fields as diverse as cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation. We're making a difference every day-working for a safer, healthier, and more secure nation and world. Our workplace reflects our values. We offer competitive benefits, exceptional professional development opportunities, and a culture of innovation that embraces diversity, inclusion, flexibility, collaboration, and career growth. If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE-and make a difference with us. Department Summary: MITRE's Nuclear Weapons and C2 Systems Department is seeking a bright engineer to make critical contributions in understanding the effects of natural radiation and nuclear events on relevant systems. Our department leads a dynamic work program focused on accelerating the evolution of the United States' nuclear deterrent capabilities, provides threat-informed data-driven modernization recommendations, prototypes, and analyses that accelerate the fielding of warfighter capability and allow for the cost-effective modernization of Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) and Nuclear Weapon Systems. This position will have a unique opportunity to support design and mitigation strategies to develop and field a survivable weapon system with operational requirements involving the following nuclear threat environments: Electromagnetic Pulse, Ionizing Radiation, Thermal Radiation, Air-Blast and Radiological exposure. Key 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
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 Domain Specific Responsibilities/Technical Skills Working knowledge of nuclear weapons effects and resulting Transient Radiation Effects on Electronics (TREE) of DoD and commercial systems.
Technical planning, specification requirements derivation, test and analysis, design, planning and execution, documentation, and requirements/validation supporting overall system compliance.
Experience with electrical circuit rad-hard design and test including piece-part screening, analysis, modeling, and test of component and systems for radiation environment compliance i.e. prompt dose rate, total ionizing dose, neutron displacement damage, neutron induced upset, single event effects.
Knowledge of Circumvention & Recovery techniques for component, circuit, equipment subsystems compliance and weapon system level probabilistic performance assessments during pre/trans and post nuclear weapon environment exposure.
Evaluate uncertainty and risks associated with rad-hard requirements and design mitigation strategies. Basic Qualifications: Typically requires less than 1 year of related experience with a Bachelor's degree in Physics, Engineering, or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
Theoretical and practical knowledge of particle physics, solar physics, or nuclear physics
Strong mathematical and statistical background
Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills
Travel up to 20% of the time as needed
The ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance
This position requires a minimum of 4 days a week on-site Preferred Qualifications: PhD in Physics, Engineering, or a related field
Active DoD Secret or Top Secret Clearance
Nuclear Command, Control & Communication weapon system survivability design experience
Analysis experience with radiation environments including man-made and natural space environment.
Experience in leading technical projects in the area of nuclear physics
Experience with transport problems in atmosphere or within structures
Experience and/or familiarity with the following standards and handbooks: DODI 3150.09, MIL-STD-1766, AFWL-TR-86-26, MIL-STD-464, MIL-STD-3023, MIL-STD-2169, MIL-STD-461, DO-160, MIL-B-5087, DNA-2048H-1, DNA-2048H-1, MIL-STD-883, MIL-STD-750, JEDEC JESD89, MIL-HDBK-814, MIL-HDBK-815, MIL-HDBK-816, MIL-HDBK-817, MIL-HDBK-279, MIL-HDBK-280, IEC 62396-1/-5, SAE AIR6219, MIL-STD-3054
Experience and/or familiarity with the following engineering software/tools: COMSOL, ANSYS (EMC Plus, Charge Plus), CST, FEKO, Cadence/Spice, MATLAB, Wolfram Mathematica, SPIET -D, MCNP, CEPXS, IRENE or similar This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s): None This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s): Top Secret Work Location Type:
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