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INTERDISCIPLINARY NUCLEAR ENGINEER/HEALTH PHYSICIST

United States Fleet Forces Command

Department of the Navy

Recent

Salary

$46,137 - $74,297

per year

Closes

January 13, 2026

GS-8 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $46,479 - $60,424

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-7. Graduate study or significant experience.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves working in a naval shipyard to ensure safe handling of radiation through engineering and health physics tasks, such as planning projects, monitoring teams, and using specialized tools to follow safety rules.

It's ideal for recent graduates or early-career professionals with a background in nuclear engineering or health physics who enjoy technical problem-solving in a government setting.

The role supports research and development while prioritizing compliance with regulations in a team environment.

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree meeting basic requirements for Nuclear Engineering (GS-0840) or Health Physics (GS-1306)
  • For GS-07: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-05, including planning project designs and protocols for compliance with regulations
  • For GS-05: Basic education requirements plus assisting in project planning, team monitoring, and applying nuclear concepts
  • Knowledge of nuclear engineering and health physics principles, including sampling techniques and instrumentation
  • Experience writing technical or scientific reports
  • Ability to monitor, review, and integrate efforts of multidisciplinary teams (e.g., engineers, physicists, mechanics)
  • Familiarity with administrative techniques for radiation health programs

Full Job Description

You will serve as an INTERDISCIPLINARY NUCLEAR ENGINEER/HEALTH PHYSICIST in the RADIATION HEALTH DIVISION, RADIOLOGICAL CONTROL OFFICE of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD.

For the GS-0840-07: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of Specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Planning and preparing project designs and protocols for research and development work on methods, techniques, and work processes assuring compliance with existing regulations.

Monitoring, reviewing, and integrating efforts of engineers, consultants, physicists, mechanics and others.

Applying knowledge of nuclear engineering/health physics concepts, and principles, as well as administrative techniques helpful to the program.

Using engineering and health physics sampling techniques and instrumentation. Writing technical/scientific reports.

For the GS-0840-05: Applicants who meet the Basic Requirements for this position, listed in the Education section under "Basic Requirements for GS-0840" are fully qualified for the GS-05 grade level.

When combining education, qualifying experience must demonstrate the following: Assisting with planning and preparing project designs and protocols for research and development work on methods, techniques, and work processes assuring compliance with existing regulations.

Assisting with monitoring, reviewing, and integrating team efforts.

Applying knowledge of nuclear engineering/health physics concepts, and principles, as well as administrative techniques helpful to the program.

Using engineering and health physics sampling techniques and instrumentation. Writing technical/scientific reports.

For the GS-1306-07: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of Specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Planning and preparing project designs and protocols for research and development work on methods, techniques, and work processes assuring compliance with existing regulations.

Monitoring, reviewing, and integrating efforts of engineers, consultants, physicists, mechanics and others.

Applying knowledge of nuclear engineering/health physics concepts, and principles, as well as administrative techniques helpful to the program.

Using engineering and health physics sampling techniques and instrumentation. Writing technical/scientific reports.

For the GS-1306-05: Applicants who meet the Basic Requirements for this position, listed in the Education section under "Basic Requirements for GS-1306" are fully qualified for the GS-05 grade level.

When combining education, qualifying experience must demonstrate the following: Assisting with planning and preparing project designs and protocols for research and development work on methods, techniques, and work processes assuring compliance with existing regulations.

Assisting with monitoring, reviewing, and integrating team efforts.

Applying knowledge of nuclear engineering/health physics concepts, and principles, as well as administrative techniques helpful to the program.

Using engineering and health physics sampling techniques and instrumentation. Writing technical/scientific reports.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-PROF https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/nuclear-engineering-series-0840/https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/health-physics-series-1306/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Major Duties:

  • You will establish parameters for types of instrumentation required.
  • You will conduct evaluation and analysis of instrumentation currently in use.
  • You will identify problem areas and recommend changes where appropriate.
  • You will perform quality assurance assessments to document the accuracy of instrumentation results.
  • You will perform technical Health Physics studies in support of the Radiation Health Program.
  • You will act as the technical authority for troubleshooting health physics instrumentation resolving conflicting, controversial or inadequate data.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/5/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/5/2026

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