Chemist

ARA Career • Alexandria, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Mission Concepts and Capabilities (MCC) division of Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is seeking a Chemist to support research, development, test, and evaluation as well as provide analytical and synthetical chemical support. The right candidate will have a background as a chemist, chemical scientist or chemical engineer. This person will work with subject matter experts to ensure safe, accurate, and cost-effective execution of chemical analysis, synthesis, and potentially production capabilities for bench-scale synthesis. The candidate will possess surface-based analytical and synthetic chemistry knowledge and laboratory capabilities, particularly those in which the resultant surface is used for sensing applications. The candidate is expected to know and understand surface-based analytical techniques. The candidate will perform work in a laboratory setting and must understand techniques pertaining to chemical synthesis, chemical analysis, synthesis scale up, chemical engineering, and post-batch process analytical evaluations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering discipline or related scientific field (physics, chemistry, etc.) with 2-4 years of industry experience
• Demonstrated ability to provide clear written and oral briefings, including the ability to tailor content for specific audiences
• Experience with chemically-relevant engineering, such as synthesis scaleup, in-line analysis, automated chemical synthesis methods
• Experience with process scale-up
• Experience in chemical synthesis process design, development, and optimization
• Must be a US citizen
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree (MS) in chemistry, chemical engineering or other related technical field
• Programmatic work experience
• Process engineering and integration knowledge
• Knowledge of quality requirements and system qualification.

Responsibilities

• Researching, developing, testing, and evaluating (RDT&E) as well as manufacturing and providing in-service analytical and synthetical chemical support.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with customers and stakeholders.
• Work under supervised direction but be able to independently determine and develop approaches to solutions.
• Develop professionally to maintain and expand technical competence.
• Ensure proper execution of the project including planning, scheduling, and procurements.
• Implement safety and quality programs.
• Manage and prioritize numerous assignments.
• Work independently in a laboratory-based environment
• Possess synthetic chemistry skills, including the ability to plan reactions, determine equipment and reagents, determine and perform analysis steps, purify the product, etc.
• Possess analytical expertise for understanding material characterization

Benefits

• Employees are eligible for contributions which not only add to the company’s success, but also their own through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees