Materials Science - Nanofabrication, Nanoelectronics and Nanophotonics, Onsite

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Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide

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Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)

Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov

* These benefits vary by job classification.

What Your Job Will Be Like:

We seek a motivated R&D staff member (Materials Science) to join the Materials Physics department and work at the interface of Physics, Materials Science, and Electrical Engineering. The candidate will be expected to have significant and diverse experiences in the fabrication of novel nanoscale devices within cleanroom environments. The successful candidate will be expected to take over the management and operations of a small cleanroom onsite;

coordinate interactions with and facilitate access to local external clean rooms (such as LLNL, LBNL and Stanford University) to enable extended fabrication capabilities; work with other researchers in the department on device fabrication, testing, and characterization; and develop independent research in emerging areas at the intersection of Physics, Materials Science, or Electrical Engineering.

On any given day you may be called on to:

Coordinate maintenance on cleanroom instruments

Manage and maintain safety in fabrication laboratories

Educate and oversee the local nanofabrication community

Interact with external fabrication facilities to expand access to the user community

Develop new programmatic directions for utilization of the nanofabrication facilities

Travel to local clean rooms to perform fabrication operations not available at SNL

Perform materials and device fabrication research in collaboration with other researchers

Collaborate with other researchers on the development of research proposals

Publish and present work at relevant conferences and in scientific journals

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

Salary Range:

$139,900 - $280,600

* Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

Qualifications We Require:

• PhD in Physics, Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Qualifications We Desire:

Extensive experience in cleanroom fabrication, tools, techniques and materials

Experience with electronic and photonic device fabrication, testing, and characterization

A strong publication record in high impact journals

A broad research experience across disciplines

Experience writing research proposals

Experience working as part of multidisciplinary teams

About Our Team:

The Materials Physics department performs fundamental research on the structure and properties of materials to support programs in energy research, device physics, materials reliability, and national security. Specific activities include experimental and modeling studies of surface electronic structure and surface atomic structure and dynamics of metals, oxides, low dimensional semiconductors, and adsorbates; atomic-scale structure and composition analysis of metals, semiconductors, and composites;

electrical and optical properties of low-dimensional semiconductors and optoelectronic devices; and the structural and electrochemical characterization of solid-state ionic materials. The Department supports internal and external sponsors and government agencies that seek solutions to problems of fundamental scientific inquiry, energy sustainability, and national…