Summary
Google DeepMind are looking for a talented Nuclear Engineer to work on radiological and nuclear safety evaluations and mitigations of GDM's technology within the Responsible Development & Innovation team (ReDI) at Google DeepMind. This role involves developing and maintaining these evaluations and the infrastructure that supports them.
About the Role
We are looking for a nuclear engineer to work as a Subject-Matter-Expert as part of the ReDI team. This role will involve creating and executing radiological and nuclear safety evaluations, which are used to make release decisions for our cutting-edge AI systems as well as mitigations. You will apply your knowledge and understanding of nuclear engineering to devise evaluation methodology, contribute to building questions and scenarios and run recurrent or goal directed studies (e.g. red-teaming, capability elicitation studies). You will analyse the results from evaluations, communicate them clearly to advise and inform decision-makers on the safety of our AI systems. The evaluation results will also be used to refine our harm frameworks and inform our mitigation strategy. In this role, you will work closely with other Subject-Matter-Experts (in chemistry, biology and nuclear physics) as well as Research Engineers and CBRN strategists, focused on developing AI systems and with experts in AI ethics and policy.
Accountabilities
- Design, develop and execute radiological and nuclear evaluations to test the safety of cutting edge AI models.
- Clearly communicate results to relevant teams and decision-makers.
- Collaborate with experts in various fields of science, AI ethics, policy and safety.
- Influence harm frameworks and mitigation strategies.
The Candidate we're looking for
Experience:
- PhD in Nuclear Engineering (postdoctoral Preferred but not essential), or
- PhD in nuclear and particle physics with NNSA and/or weapons lab experience, or
- PhD in radiation physics with NNSA and/or weapons lab experience (postdoctoral Preferred but not essential)
Technical skills:
- Radioactive material handling, radiation transport modeling, criticality safety analysis
- Reactor systems, fissile material production/characterization, explosives coupling
- Nuclear physics, radiation physics
- Nuclear security, arms control, nonproliferation
Personal attributes:
- Ability to think critically and creatively about potential misuse scenarios of emerging technologies
- Ability to present technical results clearly
- Passion for accelerating science using innovative technologies.
Benefits
- Work with a talented team of scientists and engineers
- Opportunities for professional growth and development
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Flexible work arrangements
- Access to cutting-edge technology and resources
- Collaborative and dynamic work environment
