Senior Physicist
Company: Prescient Edge
Location: Reston
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Description Prescient Edge is seeking a Senior Physicist to
support a federal government client. Benefits: At Prescient Edge,
we believe that acting with integrity and serving our employees is
the key to everyone's success. To that end, we provide employees
with a best-in-class benefits package that includes: A competitive
salary with performance bonus opportunities. Comprehensive
healthcare benefits, including medical, vision, dental, and
orthodontia coverage. A substantial retirement plan with no vesting
schedule. Career development opportunities, including on-the-job
training, tuition reimbursement, and networking. A positive work
environment where employees are respected, supported, and engaged.
Description: Supports defense analytical requirements with enhanced
scientific research, capability / limitation analysis, reverse
engineering analysis / characterizations, facility and
vulnerability assessments. This includes, but is not limited to,
applied and interdisciplinary fields of physics such as
astrophysics, biophysics, directed energy weapons, and/ or
geophysics. Conducts independent research, technical writing,
modeling, and overseeing I consulting with allied engineering
disciplines on, but not limited to, the areas of fiber optics,
acoustics, semiconductors, lasers, weapons development and testing
and/ or identifying the characteristics of hard and deeply buried
targets. Prepares products to describe and document findings and
activities. Requirements Desired experience: Minimum 12 years of
experience related to the specific labor category with at least a
portion of the experience within the last 2 years. Desired
education: Master’s Degree in an area related to the labor category
from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by
the U.S. Department of Education: or have a bachelor’s degree
related to the labor category from a college or university
accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of
Education and an additional 5 years of related Senior experience
for a total of 17 years, as a substitute to the master’s degree.
Security Clearance: Security clearance required TS/SCI with CI POLY
or the ability to obtain CI POLY. Location: Reston, VA.
Keywords: Prescient Edge, Washington DC , Senior Physicist, Energy / Utilities , Reston, DC
