Materials Engineer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Knowledge or experience with vacuum systems and hardware.
• Knowledge or experience with materials growth and deposition methods, such as chemical vapor deposition, physical vapor deposition, or bulk crystal growth.
• Knowledge or experience with materials characterization methods.
• Knowledge of laboratory safety practices, including PPE, chemical handling, and waste disposal.
• Ability to maintain organized and detailed notes.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to express ideas successfully to drive understanding.
• Willingness to work in a fast-paced team environment.
• Active security clearance at the Secret level or higher is listed as a required skills/experience area.
• U.S. citizenship and eligibility to obtain a government security clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science.
• For the Professional level, no prior relevant work experience is required; for the Intermediate Professional level, at least 2 years of relevant experience is required; for the Advanced Professional level, at least 5 years of relevant experience is required.

Nice To Haves

• Past success growing and depositing materials.
• Past success using materials characterization tools.
• Experience with microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition (MPCVD) equipment.
• Experience growing single-crystal or polycrystalline diamond films.
• Experience with semiconductor materials and devices.

Responsibilities

• Research materials growth and deposition methods.
• Operate furnaces and reactors and monitor materials growth and deposition processes.
• Configure furnaces, reactors, and hardware for vacuum systems.
• Perform equipment maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Characterize materials and devices using methods such as microscopy, spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and electrical testing.
• Analyze characterization and testing data.
• Create project summaries and write technical reports.
• Plan project tasks and provide instructions to other staff members and students.
• Collaborate with engineers and research faculty to write proposals, develop budgets, and prepare Statements of Work.
• At higher levels, conduct independent and collaborative research, development, testing, and evaluation to address complex scientific and engineering challenges supporting DoD sponsors and national security missions.
• At higher levels, investigate and apply established and emerging engineering principles, scientific methodologies, and advanced technologies to develop technical solutions.
• At higher levels, plan, perform, and lead analytical studies, modeling and simulation, laboratory experimentation, field testing, and prototype demonstrations.
• At higher levels, design, develop, integrate, analyze, and evaluate complex technologies within assigned technical disciplines.
• At higher levels, apply systems engineering principles throughout the project lifecycle, including requirements, architecture, design trade studies, integration, verification, validation, risk management, and configuration management.
• At higher levels, develop experimental plans, test procedures, data collection methodologies, and performance metrics; analyze results and recommend design improvements.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Retirement plans.
• Paid time off, including holidays, vacation, and sick time.
• 75% tuition discount for employees and eligible spouses and children.