Chemist

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Draper is seeking a highly motivated and energetic chemist to join our interdisciplinary chemistry and failure analysis laboratory. This position requires a detail-oriented person who can work closely with a team of chemists, material scientists, physicists and engineers in designing and testing materials and processes for a variety on high-reliability electro-mechanical and opto-electric devices. The individual must be flexible, able to adapt to a fast-paced, dynamic work environment, and able to work as a leader and/or a member of teams and work independently.

The position involves applying knowledge of chemistry to perform analytical and physical chemistry and material testing to support design and failure analysis of material systems of fielded electromechanical systems. The candidate will assist senior staff in developing and performing analyses of a wide variety of materials using a variety of techniques including FTIR, Raman, UV-VIS, GC-MS, LC-MS, DSC.

The candidate will be required to analyze data and report results to peers.

The candidate will work with industrial partners and sub-contractors by serving as the point person for acceptance testing and failure analysis of high reliability materials, as well as assist in developing methods and procedures to control or modify manufacturing processes.

BA in chemistry with at least 6 month hands-on laboratory experience.

Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.

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