Senior Nuclear Physicist - Modeling (OFSE-ST) Houston

Are you passionate in scientific and engineering methodologies?
 

Do you enjoy leading and motivating a successful engineering team?
 

Join our exciting Team!
 

As a leader in the oilfield services industry, Baker Hughes offers opportunities to grow in our high-performance organization. Our leading technologies and our ability to apply them safety and effectively create value for our customers and shareholders.
 

Partner with the best
 

In this role, you'll develop downhole nuclear logging methods, operating protocols, signal transforms, compensation/correction and interpretation algorithms in collaboration with geoscientists. You'll lead the setup, analysis, and optimization of data acquisition and processing workflows during component/system laboratory and field tests.

As a Senior Nuclear Physicist-Modeling, some additional responsibilities will include:

• Developing and protecting high-value intellectual property via patent submission.
• Contributing to the design and optimization of hardware in collaboration with electrical and mechanical engineers. This includes novel nuclear tools, tool components, and tool assemblies, leveraging advanced radiation transport methods.
• Supervising the codification of above tasks into tool firmware and response interpretation software.
• Defining and delivering the scope of work necessary to complete above tasks on time, budget, and scope.
• Leading and participating in design reviews, change management processes, and product development workflows/milestones as necessary.
• Writing reports and delivering presentations to stakeholders to summarize research results and communicate lessons learned.
• Exemplifying compliance with all applicable health, safety, environment, and export control policies and regulations.

Fuel your passion
 

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have an advanced degree in Nuclear, Particle, or Accelerator Physics, Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Chemistry, or closely related discipline. PhD preferred.
• Have 7+ years of experience developing downhole nuclear logging methods, protocols, signal transforms, compensation/correction and interpreting algorithms, and formation evaluation products and services.
• Have extensive experience with advanced nuclear modeling packages (e.g. MCNP and other RSICC licensed software/codes).
• Have experience with HPC environments, and advanced Monte Carlo variance reduction techniques and deterministic transport codes is advantageous.
• Have experience with standard scientific programming tools and operating systems (e.g. MATLAB, Python, Linux).
• Have experience with data analysis/interpretation methods and workflows for nuclear tool-based formation evaluation services.
• Have advanced knowledge of a broad suite of downhole logging tools, techniques, and applications with particular focus on nuclear modalities.
• Have excellent communication, technical writing, and project documentation skills.

Work in a way that works for you
 

We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

Working with us
 

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.
 

Working for you
 

Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input.  Join us, and you can expect:

• Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
• Comprehensive private medical care options
• Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
• Tailored financial programs
• Education Assistance
• Generous Parental Leave
• Mental Health resources
• Dependent Care
• Additional elected or voluntary benefits