Research Physicist

**Note: Resumes are limited to two pages and are accepted until 11:59pm ET on 14 October 2026.**

Summary: You will serve as a Research Physicist within the Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC.

Duties of this position include, but are not limited to:

• You will conduct research, analysis, modeling, testing and evaluation leading to the fielding of laser-based countermeasures systems to defeat EO/IR-guided threats.
• You will contribute to written technical reports and give oral presentations of the methods and results of mathematical modeling.
• You will perform behavior modeling of missile engagements using mathematical analysis tools such as MATLAB, government software written in C++ and Python.
• You will conduct research on the applications of the electromagnetic and quantum phenomena as it applies to electronic warfare system development.
• You will utilize and develop new features for a high-fidelity physics model of missile engagements.

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NRL is an equal opportunity employer.