Material Scientist

Leidos is seeking a Material Scientist to join our team in Albany, OR to work with a distributed, multidisciplinary team on the cutting edge of high-temperature hydrogen attack of carbon and low-alloy steels and advanced novel alloys for hydrogen applications. The candidate should possess knowledge of and practical experience with conducting research on alloy development for hydrogen-fueled applications. The position will be 100% onsite research and development support for the National Energy Technology Lab (NETL) R&D facility in Albany, OR.

This work will involve a multi-disciplinary, scientific, and technically-oriented national laboratory team, participation alongside other data scientists, engineers, geologists, and computer scientists that produces technological solutions for America's energy challenges.

• Working on applied, cutting-edge projects with global impact while being mentored by the nation's leading energy scientists and engineers.
• Real-world experience supplemented with technical development and discussions that provide unique insight into the broad range of mission critical engineering and scientific disciplines NETL leverages to support national energy research and policy development.
• Unique access to world-class, customized facilities specific to high impact energy research, technology generation, and patent development.
• Participation in novel fundamental and applied alloy development with direct economic impact on national and global energy infrastructure.

• Characterize microstructures using advanced techniques (SEM, XRD, EBSD, TEM).
• Perform high-temperature hydrogen attack (HTHA) tests on steels and nickel-based alloys.
• Evaluate compositions and schemes of new HTHA-resistant alloys from computational simulation results.
• Perform mechanical testing and phase stability studies of new alloy concepts.
• Perform heat treatment trials to optimize the grain size in the as-aged microstructures in high-carbon-containing alloys.
• Write technical reports outlining results of lab testing.

• Masters degree in Material Science and Engineering or related field with 2+ years related experience.
• Experience characterizing microstructures of structural materials using advanced techniques (SEM, EDS, XRD, EBSD, TEM and potentially EPMA).
• Ability to produce technical reports, journal articles, prepare and present at professional conferences.
• Understand processing-microstructure-property relationships in nickel and iron-based alloys.
• Knowledge of deformation of materials, with emphasis on hydrogen embrittlement.
• Knowledge of environmental interaction.
• Knowledge of phase formation in alloys.
• Knowledge of mechanical properties and testing of steels and nickel-based alloys, especially for evaluating hydrogen embrittlement and attack.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and with minimum supervision, and ability to work effectively as a part of a team in a multi-disciplinary environment and interact with people with a variety of expertise.
• Must be able to meet the requirements for gaining access to work on the NETL campus.

• Ph.D. in Material Science and Engineering or related field.
• Background in alloy design and development with emphasis on steels.
• Experience with characterization of structural materials (microstructure, grain structure, phase identification, deformation).
• Knowledge of hydrogen embrittlement and other hydrogen/material interactions.
• Experience with data analysis relating processing-microstructure-property relationships for structural materials.
• Excellent record of peer-reviewed quality publications with emphasis on microstructure characterization in nickel and iron alloys, potentially hydrogen environments.

Salary Range for this position is: $90K to $95K.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.