Amentum
nuclear
SeniorPhysicistConsultant
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“Senior Physicist Consultant at Amentum. Skills: Reactor Plant Physics analysis, Criticality safety, Radiation shielding, Independent nuclear safety assurance, technical assessment. Assessment of safety cases. Assessment of design technical cases”
What You'll Achieve.
making a real impact; deliver on our promises; creating a secure and vibrant future for all; deliver your best work; providing critical services to the nuclear industry; play a vital role in existing and new defence and civil nuclear programmes; provide key physics support to both defence and civil nuclear sectors; carry out independent nuclear safety and technical assessment; support criticality and shielding safety case development; demonstrating to regulators and other key stakeholders that technical proposals and activities have been subject to independent scrutiny and challenge
Industry & Context.
tackling some of the most significant challenges; Embrace challenges with confidence; independent nuclear safety and technical assessment; technical assessment of reactor designs
OCONUS-UK-Warrington, independent nuclear safety and technical assessment of nuclear submarine propulsion plant, support criticality and shielding safety case development in support of the civil nuclear sector and other safety critical infrastructure, Disability Confident employer, interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria, reasonable adjustments
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Criticality and radiation shielding assessment, Reactor Plant Physics analysis and performance, Independent nuclear safety assurance including safety assessment of relevant safety cases, and technical assessment of reactor designs, Criticality safety analysis, Radiation shielding, Mathematical methods and modelling, Criticality safety, reactor physics or shielding analysis, Submarine reactor design and safety case, Civil reactor design and safety case, Shielding and radiological safety case development and assessment, Use of physics analysis codes, Understanding of the UK Regulatory and Assurance Environment
What You'll Do.
Assessment of safety cases
Assessment of design technical cases
Providing formal independent nuclear safety and technical assessment of documents relating to the Physics aspects of nuclear propulsion and delivering the assessment output in formal letters
which may be presented to relevant safety and technical committees
Performing assurance activities (Physics trails and testing)
Contributing to Research projects in reactor physics and associated technologies
Representing us at safety and technical meetings with clients
designers and safety case authors
Applying your personal skills and experience to other projects being carried out by us
including shielding and criticality assessments for clients in the civil nuclear industry
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
collaboration; working together; supportive team; working together; partner with VERCIDA
Communication Scope
delivering the assessment output in formal letters; Representing us at safety and technical meetings
Full Job Description
At Amentum, we're not just solving problems; we're engineering the future. Our team is driven by an unyielding commitment to innovation, integrity, and collaboration, tackling some of the most significant challenges in science, security, and sustainability. If you're passionate about making a real impact and want to be part of a community that values ethical excellence, this is the place where your ambition can thrive. Here, we believe that success comes from continuously pushing boundaries and working together to deliver on our promises. We embrace challenges with confidence and are dedicated to creating a secure and vibrant future for all. We’ll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities. Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business. **About the Opportunity** The Assurance, Technology and Regulation(AT&R) performance unit, is a critical part of the Technology and Consulting business and has been providing critical services to the nuclear industry for over 60 years. Do you want to play a vital role in existing and new defence and civil nuclear programmes in the UK, and want to provide key physics support to both defence and civil nuclear sectors? We are looking for a full time Senior Physicist/Consultant to join our Reactor and Radiation Physics Team at our Birchwood office, to carry out independent nuclear safety and technical assessment of nuclear submarine propulsion plant, and support criticality and shielding safety case development in support of the civil nuclear sector and other safety critical infrastructure. The NS&E department provides the technical capability, within defined subjec
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