Physicist (NWS 00881)

Job Title: Physicist (NWS 00881)

THIS POSITION IS SHORT TERM, MAX 1000 HOURS PER CALENDAR YEAR
North Wind Services is actively seeking a highly motivated individual with strong technical skills and a commitment to excellence to join our supplemental labor team supporting the Department of Energy at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). Our team contributes to national security through science, technology, and engineering at vital federal research and development installations.

The ideal candidate is one who thrives in dynamic environments and is eager to develop their expertise while supporting cutting-edge operations. This position combines hands-on field work with remote operations using computer-based systems, offering a unique opportunity to work with advanced technologies in a highly technical and collaborative environment.

Qualified applicants must be U.S. citizens, at least 18 years of age, and able to meet preemployment requirements, including physicals, drug screenings, and background investigations to satisfy clearance requirements from the Department of Energy.

Successful candidates will be employees of North Wind Services, a premier government contractor dedicated to employing well-qualified personnel to advance LLNL's mission in Livermore, CA. While employed by North Wind Services, the employee will take day-to-day directions from LLNL technical personnel. Pay, benefits, and employment management functions are provided by North Wind Services.

The Physical and Life Sciences Directorate has an opening for a senior level Physicist to assist with utilizing state-of-the-art opacity models and transport calculations for next generation HED experiments and to simulate time-dependent radiative processes in high-Z gas blanket INERTIA designs. The successful candidate will work on a part-time, short-term basis to present timely results to working groups.

Essential Duties:
- Simulate spectral output and design opacity experiments based on future NGHED designs and help determine key physics mechanisms that may impact experiments.
- Utilize NGHED outputs for use in designing next generation opacity and radiation transport experiments.
- Develop and test next generation scaling laws.
- Model high-Z gas blanket opacity and energetics for INERTIA experiments.
- Present timely results to INERTA and NGHED working groups.
- Develop new high output scaling laws.
- Run relevant opacity, transport, and CR models to best determine blanket temperature and cooling rates.
- Work with INERTIA design team to optimize high Z gas size and density, to minimize wall fatigue.

Essential Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
- Ph.D. in Physics or other related scientific fields with a minimum of 12 years of experimental design and research experience.
- Expert level knowledge in collisional radiative modelling, LTE and NLTE atomic physics, and radiation transport.
- Experience in running NLTE codes such as CRETIN, SCRAM, and ENRICO, and rad-hydro codes Lasnex and Hydra.
- Access to LC high-capacity computing for running codes accessing opacity data.

Special Requirements

Pre-Placement Medical Exam: A job-related pre-placement medical examination may be required.

Pre-Employment Drug Test: External applicants selected for this position must pass a post-offer, pre-employment drug test (including testing for marijuana use, as Federal Law applies to us as a Federal Subcontractor).

Anticipated Government Clearance: Q - This position requires a Q-level clearance. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. U.S. citizenship is required, and individuals holding multiple citizenships may need to renounce their non-U.S. citizenship before clearance is granted.

North Wind offers a competitive pay and benefits package, including health, life, and disability insurance, 401(k) with company match, generous paid leave, and tuition reimbursement for eligible employees. We are committed to employee wellness, professional development, and work-life balance. At North Wind, we value safety, reliability, and a commitment to our people. For more information about our benefits or hiring philosophy, visit the North Wind Career Opportunities Page.

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North Wind is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic data, religion or other legally protected status. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.