Sandia National Lab Seeking Diagnostic Development and Application Researcher For Neutron Generators

Are you passionate about fundamental and applied research in support of a critical national security mission? Are you passionate about developing and maturing leading edge diagnostics technologies to impact our mission? Do you want to join a dynamic organization that shoulders crucial responsibilities for our Nation’s security?

You could be the future diagnostics development and application researcher we are seeking in the Neutron Generators Applied science and technology Maturation department.

You will be working with other SMEs and researchers in the group to develop diagnostic techniques for the investigation of physics relevant to Neutron Generators, especially neutron tubes. These investigations will be in service of improving understanding of the relevant physics governing the operations of the tube and closing knowledge gaps in this domain. The data from these investigations will also provide model development and validation data for a computational modeling capability. Typical techniques of interest include electrical waveform capture and analysis, non-intrusive diagnostic methods applicable to understand High Voltage Breakdown (Flashover) in particle accelerators, spectroscopic and other techniques for composition and thermal field measurements. Familiarity with diagnostics equipment, their safe operations and associated data analysis methods will be critical for success in this role. Familiarity and experience with laser based optical diagnostic techniques is a plus. You will work with engineers designing current and future generations of tubes, production engineers responsible for their production and SMEs developing modeling capabilities to simulate the operation of these tubes. A background in high voltage electrical engineering, electrical and material aspects of particle accelerators and the plasmas therein, in addition to advanced diagnostic and data analysis techniques to interrogate these physics is needed. 

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