Fuse
Health Physicist
Albuquerque, New Mexico · Full-time · Posted Aug 19, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of operational health physics experience, including at least 2 years in a tritium-handling environment.
- Education
- Master's degree in Health Physics, Nuclear Engineering, Radiological Sciences, Physics, or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations under ITAR. Role may require ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.
About the job
Leads the on-site technical radiation-protection program for fusion operations, including shielding analysis, dosimetry, surveys, and decisions on safe handling and clearance.
What you'll do
- Verify shielding designs and run radiation-transport and activation analyses; maintain validated source-term models.
- Specify and oversee radiation instruments, dosimetry, and calibration programs.
- Conduct surveys, establish release and clearance procedures, author radiological work permits, and train staff.
What they ask for
- Master’s degree in Health Physics, Nuclear Engineering, Radiological Sciences, Physics, or a related field.
- Certification by the American Board of Health Physics (CHP).
- 5+ years of operational health physics experience in non-trivial neutron and photon fields, including at least 2 years in a tritium-handling environment.
- Production-grade proficiency with at least one major transport code; working knowledge of the listed regulations and standards; hands-on tritium bioassay, internal-dose assessment, and activation-analysis experience.
Nice to have
- Experience with pulsed radiation sources or specifying/commissioning a radiation-instrument fleet for a new facility.
- Experience collaborating with R&D teams, environmental monitoring programs, non-radiological hazards, or PDM/PLM and document control.
Tools
MCNP, MCNPX, PHITS, GEANT4, FLUKA, ICRP biokinetic models for HTO, 10 CFR 835, 10 CFR 20
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