Laboratory Technician

Leidos•Vandergrift, PA

18h•Onsite

About The Position

Leidos is hiring a Laboratory Technician for the Energy & Environmental Division’s onsite laboratory in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania. The role supports the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Shallow Land Disposal Area Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program project and uses chemistry methods and instrumentation to support environmental remediation work. Primary duties include preparing soil samples and performing sample digestions for analysis using CVAA, ICP-MS, and alpha spectrometry. The technician may also assist with instrument analysis, data analysis and review, data package development, reporting, and instrument maintenance and repair. The position requires onsite support and requires passing a blood beryllium lymphocyte proliferation test (BeLPT) before starting at the customer site. Candidates must pass a Public Trust background investigation. Contract requirements specify U.S. citizenship or U.S. permanent residency. The position is covered by the Service Contract Act and is subject to minimum wage and minimum Health and Welfare benefit requirements. The expected pay rate is $32–$38 per hour, potentially higher depending on experience.

Requirements

High school diploma and 2 years of laboratory experience, or a bachelor’s degree in physics, chemistry, or a related science.
Ability to review, compile, and provide data files to users.
Ability to perform sample preparation procedures.
Ability to perform counting procedures on CVAA, ICP-MS, XRD, optical fluorescence, alpha, gamma, and gross alpha/beta samples.
Ability to perform isotopic chemical separation procedures.
Ability to pass a blood beryllium lymphocyte proliferation test (BeLPT) before starting work at the customer site.
Ability to pass a Public Trust background investigation.
U.S. citizenship or U.S. permanent residency, as required by contract.
Ability to work onsite.

Nice To Haves

Prior laboratory experience.

Responsibilities

Perform formal chain-of-custody sample receipt, verify sample information, and log samples into the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).
Prepare soil samples and preserve and aliquot water samples before analysis.
Perform sample digestions and chemical separations according to the applicable standard operating procedures.
Maintain a clean laboratory by following laboratory decontamination procedures.
Prepare reagents as needed for laboratory processes.
Follow radiation and chemical safety procedures throughout the laboratory.
Perform sample analysis using analytical instrumentation, including CVAA, ICP-MS, alpha spectrometry, and other methods as applicable.
Assist with data analysis and review, and prepare and review data packages and reports.
Maintain and repair laboratory instruments.