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Sigma-1 Materials Processing and Compatibility Research Technologist 1/2
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos, USA
Full-time
Entry
Onsite
USD 87800-158000 yearly
Discovered 1 months ago
Full Job Posting
- Design, construction, testing, and operation of vacuum/pressure/gas/furnace/hot-press systems and equipment.
- Preparation, processing, analysis and mechanical testing of polymers, plastics and polymer composite oxides
- Design and assembly of fixtures and equipment; preparation of engineering drawings using CAD software; interfacing with machine shops
- Experience in polymers/oxides/hydrides/polymer composites preparation, processing, testing and analysis
- Basic chemistry/chemical engineering/materials processing knowledge and skills.
- Experience with pressure systems/electrical systems/furnaces/hot-presses/vacuum systems.
- Willingness to learn, maintain and operate commercial off-the-shelf and custom built analytical instrumentation.
- Motivated to be a self-guided learner of new techniques under the supervision of more experienced personnel.
- Willingness to work with radioactive materials and other hazardous materials, chemicals and solvents in a rigorous safety environment.
- Ability to acquire a Q-clearance, which typically requires US citizenship.
- Advanced knowledge and demonstrated experience in materials preparation, processing and testing
- Advanced knowledge and demonstrated experience with pressure systems/electrical systems/furnaces/thermal/hot-presses/vacuum systems
- Experience developing and modifying equipment design, experimental methods, and procedures to achieve prescribed experiment objectives.
- Experience with materials characterization techniques (XRD, electron microscopes, pycnometer, etc.,)
- Experience with testing materials mechanical properties, compatibility and ageing phenomena.
- Experience in operating and/or maintaining analytical instrumentation.
- Hands-on experience with sample preparation, materials processing in glove box and data acquisition and analysis resulting in reports or published manuscripts.
- Written and oral communication skills, including experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint.
- Experience performing laboratory equipment or instrument specification, procurement, assembly, modification, maintenance, repair, and automation.
- Advanced experience with computer aided design (CAD), Labview, Matlab and Origin software.
- Demonstrated experience in operating and/or maintaining analytical instrumentation.
About Los Alamos National Laboratory
Scientific Research & Development17925 employeesFounded 1943
Multidisciplinary research institution advancing science for national security.
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