Principal Physical Scientist

Key Responsibilities

• Work as a Principal Investigator proposing, developing, testing and delivering novel systems in support of national security objectives.
• Perform wide range of simulation, design and experimental tasks.
• Lead small project teams (including tasking and budgets) and report deliverables directly to sponsors and collaborators.
• Work with other senior staff to conduct experiments for a diverse array of real-world applications.
• Travel to participate in field experiments and project meetings.
• Focus on the most complex projects with the broadest technical scope, requiring interdisciplinary and interagency coordination.
• Set priorities and standards for research, data compilation and data analysis.
• Carry out special or unique studies requiring unconventional or novel approaches and techniques.
• Serve as an expert resource, consultant, and advisor both internally and to other organizations.
• Develop new initiatives and technical capabilities for the company.
• Advise management on technology utilization and development. Provide guidance to senior management regarding strategic development opportunities for new technologies and capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a calculus-based (STEM) field, plus at least 9 years’ relevant experience. Skill building experience must demonstrate either deeper technical specialization or additional cross-disciplinary knowledge. Graduate research experience
  may be recognized.
• Strong experimental and theoretical background in scientific research directed towards real world applications is required.
• Ability to manage multiple ongoing projects is required.
• Experience writing successful technical proposals and responding to broad area announcements is required.
• Demonstrated ability to apply knowledge, experience, and judgment to evaluate and interpret data is required.
• Experience in applied chemical or physical sciences that may lead to practical field applications of technology such as developing and synthesizing novel materials for proliferation detection applications is desired.
• Demonstrated experience with material characterization techniques and spectroscopy tools such as NMR, XRD, and SEM is desired.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and changing priorities, apply leadership concepts and techniques is required.
• Experience effectively managing projects and ensuring milestones and schedules are met and work is performed within scope, cost, and schedule is required.
• Interpersonal communication skills to promote an open and informal communication environment, foster collaborations and develop mutual trust and teamwork are required.
• Demonstrated skills to establish and maintain strong and effective customer relationships are highly desired.
• The primary work location will be at the Special Technologies Laboratory (STL) located in Santa Barbara, California.
• Flexible work schedule can be negotiated with the manager; employees can work a 5/8s, 9/80, or 4/10s work-week.
• Pre-placement physical examination, which includes a drug screen, is required. MSTS maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license.

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