ABOUT SANDIA

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
• Extraordinary co-workers
• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
• Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov

• These benefits vary by job classification.

WHAT YOUR JOB WILL BE LIKE

We are seeking a postdoctoral appointee to join our team.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Develop the technical basis to support risk-informed evaluations of an array of advanced reactor technologies and control system test bed designs contributing to a key national priority to restore U.S. leadership in nuclear energy technology innovation
• Assist in the development of nuclear severe accident and radioactive transport models.
• Perform research in various risk related technologies including traditional probabilistic risk assessment, dynamic probabilistic risk assessment, Bayesian statistics, and other risk related work;
• Have an understanding of the risk basis for nuclear systems including nuclear reactors, radiation facilities, and other nuclear enterprises;
• Work directly with customers to understand their needs and to help define our research topics;
• Develop technical reports based on research including occasional experimentation using Sandia National Lab based experimental facilities.

The selected applicant can be a remote worker located in any U.S. State or District of Columbia. Regular or periodic travel to your assigned work location may be required.

QUALIFICATIONS WE REQUIRE

• PhD in Mathematics, Engineering, or other relevant field
• Demonstrated experience with modeling and simulation of nuclear power plants (e.g., control systems, severe accident analysis, or nuclear transport modeling)
• Ability to conduct and communicate creative, independent research, as evidenced by publications in peer-reviewed journals and/or presentations at scientific conferences
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE L-level security clearance

QUALIFICATIONS WE DESIRE

• Experience presenting R&D to customers and in a formal environment such as a professional conference
• Experience using MATLAB/Simulink, Python, C/C++ or similar code for interfacing with various modeling environments
• Demonstrated experience in the application of advanced encryption techniques
• Demonstrated experience in the application and evaluation of advanced security technologies into nuclear power control systems
• Demonstrated knowledge of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning - Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Large Language Models, Natural Language Processing

NNSA REQUIREMENTS FOR MEDPEDS

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.
If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.

Please refer the Job description for details