Materials Scientist
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Job Description
The Extreme Light, Matter, and Fusion Directorate (LMF), formerly the NIF & Photon Science Directorate, is seeking a Materials Scientist to support the characterization, processing, and integration of glasses, crystals, ceramics, coatings, and other inorganic optical materials used in laser components and optical systems. The successful candidate will contribute to materials development and evaluation for high-power and high-energy laser applications.
This position will work within an interdisciplinary research and development environment and collaborate with scientists, engineers, technicians, and industrial partners. The selected candidate will perform materials characterization, optical metrology, optical processing, and opto-mechanical assembly while supporting assigned laboratory capabilities and instrumentation.
In this role, you will
- Contribute to the development in new materials , including chemical, physical, mechanical, structural, thermal, and optical properties, and characterize glasses, crystals, ceramics, coatings, and other optical materials used in laser and optical systems.
- Work under general direction following established procedures to inspect installed optics for optical damage and obtain samples for off-line metrology and materials analysis.
- Participate in the wet-bench processing of optics and samples, including cleaning, etching, surface preparation, and application of treatments to optical components.
- Apply characterization techniques such as scanning electron microscopy, spectroscopy, microscopy, surface characterization, optical metrology, and other relevant methods, and analyze and interpret experimental data using appropriate statistical, computational, and data-analysis tools.
- Participate in the opto-mechanical assembly, including precision optical bonding and related component-integration activities.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Additional job responsibilities, at the SES.2 level
- Contribute to research on the interaction of materials with light, including optical absorption and laser-induced damage, Characterize material failure mechanisms associated with mechanical stress, environmental exposure, processing defects, and optical damage.
- Under limited direction, synthesize coating materials for specialized optical and laser applications, and establish and maintain operating procedures for assigned laboratory equipment, exploring a variety of approaches within established methods.
- Prepare patents and peer-reviewed publications, both internally and externally.
- Serve as an Instrument Owner for assigned laboratory equipment, and prepare technical reports, experimental plans, procedures, and presentations.
Qualifications
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship.
- Bachelor of Science degree in Materials Science or a related field, or a...
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