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If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE - and make a difference with us.<p style="text-align:inherit"></p><h3></h3><p>MITRE's Nuclear Weapon Systems and C2 Platforms Department is seeking a lead 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.</p><p></p><p><b>Roles & Responsibilities:</b></p><ul><li>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.</li><li>Generate 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.</li><li>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.</li><li>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.</li><li>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.</li><li>Technical planning, specification requirements derivation, test and analysis, design, planning and execution, documentation, and requirements/validation supporting overall system compliance. </li><li>Evaluate uncertainty and risks associated with rad-hard requirements and design mitigation strategies. </li></ul><p></p><p><b>Basic Qualifications:</b></p><ul><li>Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a B.S degree in Engineering or Physics related field, or 6 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 3 years’ experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience</li><li>Strong theoretical and practical knowledge of particle physics, solar physics, or nuclear physics.</li><li>Strong mathematical and statistical background.</li><li>Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills.</li><li>Working knowledge of nuclear weapons effects and resulting Transient Radiation Effects on Electronics (TREE) and Electromagnetic pulse on DoD and commercial systems. </li><li>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.</li><li>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. </li><li>Travel up to 20% of the time as needed</li><li>Active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance</li><li>Per the U.S. Government's eligibility requirements, you must be a U.S. Citizen to be considered for a security clearance.</li><li>This position has an on-site requirement of 5 days a week on-site.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Preferred Qualifications: </b></p><ul><li>PhD in Physics, Engineering, or a related field.</li><li>Nuclear Command, Control & Communication weapon system survivability design experience.</li><li>Analysis experience with radiation environments including man-made and natural space environment.</li><li>Experience in leading technical projects in the area of nuclear physics.</li><li>Experience with transport problems in atmosphere or within structures.</li><li>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, MIL-HDBK-814, MIL-HDBK-815, MIL-HDBK-816, MIL-HDBK-817, MIL-STD-3054.</li><li>Experience and/or familiarity with the following engineering software/tools: ANSYS (EMC Plus, Charge Plus), CST, FEKO, MATLAB, SPIET –D, ASSIST, NORSE, FAB4DA, MCNP, CEPXS, IRENE or similar.</li></ul><p></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><b>This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):</b></p>Secret<p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><b>This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):</b></p>Top Secret<p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><b>Salary compensation range and midpoint:</b></p>$156,400 - $195,500 - $234,600 Annual<p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><b>Work Location Type:</b></p>Onsite<p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left">It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. 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