INTERDISCIPLINARY-NUCLEAR ENGINEER/PHYSICIST/CHEMIST

Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below for IMPORTANT additional information. The primary purpose of this position is to be the civilian scientific technical expert providing continuity, subject matter expertise, training, process improvement & feedback to the technical team responsible for the sample collection and field analysis of airborne nuclear samples collected in support of the Nuclear Debris Collection and Analysis Program & National Technical Nuclear Forensics program.

Technical Advisor to the Detachment Commander-Subject matter expert who clearly understands the science and technical details of: the airborne nuclear materials collection, the analysis, the field analysis equipment, and the supporting maintenance equipment used to analyze airborne samples. Training and Oversight-Ensures all personnel in the Detachment are trained on the technical science behind the operational missions to includeatomic and nuclear phenomena, radiation, chemistry, physics, and meteorological transport. Technical Management-Applies knowledge of nuclear physics, chemistry, and meteorological transport to the development of test criteria and thedevelopment of test plans in support of acquisition efforts to obtain new airborne collection and field analysis equipment. Software Development-Develops software tools using primarily Python, C++, Gammavision, R, and SQL on Windows and Linux operating systems to improve the operation, maintenance, and data products produced by the collection and analysis software.