Health Physicist at Fuse

Company: Fuse

Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico

Type: FULL_TIME

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<p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>About Fuse</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">We are a (rad hard) team of builders, breakers, and fixers - delivering pulsed-power systems to accelerate the world’s transition to fusion. Customers span defense, energy, and aerospace; our pulsed-power platforms (e.g. TITAN, Z-STAR) support nuclear effects testing now and fusion plants tomorrow.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>About the Role</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">Design and ownership of radiological protection programs for a high-radiation prompt test environments. The role covers ALARA practices, dosimetry and bioassay programs, instrumentation/spectroscopy, shielding/activation analysis, environmental monitoring, waste and source control, procedure development, and audit readiness. You will collaborate with Radiation Contamination Technologists (RCTs) and Test/Engineering to enable safe throughput and reliable data while meeting federal and state requirements.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Job Requirements</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Plan and execute radiation work procedures (RWPs)/ALARA for radiation generating operations (pulsed-power accelerators and neutron yields); establish boundaries, brief crews, and control access. Develop, implement, and maintain the site Radiological Protection Program (RPP); chair/coordinate ALARA reviews and dose trending for individuals.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Author Radiation Work Permits and safety checklists for radiation generating operations; establish boundaries, postings, and access controls with RCT collaboration.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Manage Dosimetry &amp; Bioassay programs and extremity dosimetry monitoring of rad workers; determine bioassay requirements (urinalysis/thyroid counting), maintain exposure records and reporting.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Regulatory understanding, negotiating, and implementation as required for regular operations</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Oversight of all radiological work and radiological protection including daily operations as well as high radiation areas and contamination scenarios.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Perform quick-turn shielding/activation estimates (MCNP/GEANT4/NOVICE or validated simplified methods); recommend cell layouts, shielding, and radiation material area (RMA) criteria.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Establish contamination control levels; oversee RCT decontamination practices of hardware, facilities, and personnel as required.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Monitor and trend machine activity and surface surveys; investigate anomalies and document corrective actions.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Deliver Radiation Worker (I and II) training and refreshers. Maintain training records.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Ensure alignment with NRC/DOE/OSHA/EPA/state requirements and

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