Senior Health Physicist – Radiological Engineer

Savannah River Mission Completion

Senior Health Physicist providing technical guidance for radiological designs at Savannah River Mission Completion. Responsible for radiological protection controls to minimize adverse effects on personnel and the environment.

Posted 4/13/2026full-timeAiken • South Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $76,704 - $170,076 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provides technical guidance in support of company radiological designs and modifications.
Calculates, analyzes, establishes, and incorporates proper radiological protection controls to prevent or minimize adverse effects to onsite personnel, the surrounding public, and the environment.
Applies radiological engineering and health physics principles learned through formal education and comprehensive work experience for a moderate to large facility/project.
Provides comprehensive technical, operational, and regulatory guidance on the company’s Radiological Protection issues under broad supervision.
Performs standard to complex assessments, calculations, and/or monitoring to determine the proper radiological controls and shielding required to meet or exceed company/regulatory standards, while considering economic impacts.
Prepares technical documentation and models to support calculations.
Manages (tracking, estimating, etc.) and communicates changes to assigned schedule.
Conducts peer review of tests and calculations for validity.
Prepares briefings, presentations, technical papers, reports, and lectures for department management.
Stays current on facilities, projects, processes, and regulatory procedures.
Works independently on a variety of complex assignments.
Serves as subject matter expert (SME) for radiation protection procedures that perform standard to complex radiological calculations, calibrations, data reviews, regulatory reviews, and assessments.
Represents the group in meetings based on familiarity with Code of Federal Regulations, DOE Orders, 5Q RadCon Manual and Site Engineering Standards.
Presents technical reports and lectures of assigned tasks to peers, facility personnel, and management.
Performs research and analyzes new equipment to develop cost-effective solutions and improvements.
Performs field walk downs as deemed necessary to ensure implementations are performed to calculated design.
Functions as Radiological Engineer/Health Physicist lead or (SME) within company.
Performs hazard assessments by conducting engineering evaluations for projects deemed to have detrimental effects to the company if proper radiological controls are not implemented.
May guide less experienced professionals.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering, health physics or applicable science or engineering discipline from an accredited college or university and relevant professional experience
Thorough knowledge of health physics concepts, principles and techniques; general knowledge of related disciplines.
Working knowledge of Code of Federal Regulations, DOE Orders, and ANSI standards that provide guidance and requirements for radiation protection programs.
Familiarity with MCNP, SCALE, Origen ARP, MicroShield, HOTSPOT codes.

Benefits

Comp & perks

401k Retirement Savings Plan – 5% immediate company contribution, additional matching for employee contributions
Health Insurance & Prescription Drug Program
Health Savings Account
Telehealth with BlueCare on Demand
Dental Coverage
Vision Coverage
Flexible Spending Accounts
Includes 160 hours annual paid time off (accrued monthly), plus 11 paid holidays
Life and Accident Coverage
Disability Coverage
Employee Assistance Program
Tuition Reimbursement

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Hard Skills & Tools

radiological engineeringhealth physicsradiological protection controlsradiological calculationshazard assessmentstechnical documentationdata reviewsengineering evaluationscalculationsmonitoring

Soft Skills

technical guidancecommunicationindependent workpeer reviewpresentation skillsleadershipoperational guidanceregulatory guidanceproblem-solvingresearch

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineeringBachelor’s degree in health physicsBachelor’s degree in applicable scienceBachelor’s degree in engineering discipline