Material Scientist Lead

Full-Service Environmental Laboratory with 35 Years of Proven Quality and Expertise

• Experienced Support for Complex Projects

Comprehensive sediment testing to support dredging projects, disposal determinations, beneficial reuse evaluations, and regulatory compliance requirements.

MAI is continually seeking motivated scientists, analysts, technicians, and laboratory professionals interested in environmental testing, analytical chemistry, GC-MS/LC-MS analysis, microbiology, aquatic toxicity, and regulatory compliance support. Our laboratory environment emphasizes teamwork, technical growth, responsive client service, and high-quality defensible analytical data.

Laboratory job Opening in our Solids analytical laboratory for Materials Scientist or Geochemist to be Department Lead for 4 other staff. Applicants must have an intermediate to advanced level of knowledge and experience using instrumental techniques such as XRD, XRF, FTIR, SEM, TEM,polarized light microscopy, and radiochemistry.

Duties begin by learning our existing certified methods using XRD, XRF, FTIR, ATR-FTIR &PLM as applied to unknown identification, microplastics, respirable SiO2, particulate matter,impurities in oil & PLM asbestos and thereby demonstrating your competency and ability tolead.

We hold certifications from NELAP, ELAP, ISO
17025, NIOSH, OSHA, DOD, and a number ofothers so that expert quality analysis is our expected performance standard.

After training on our LIMS software & data flow, and demonstrating expertise in our existingmaterial science methods, your primary duties will be to lead, maintain, and expand the materialscience department. This includes managing workflow & staff, technical problem solving,improvement of existing processes, maintaining functionality of existing instrumentation, and helping expand our client and market base. Applicant must have the skill and drive to set up newinstrumentation that is already in house such as our SEM & TEM, and to have the depth of knowledge in material science instrumentation and markets to grow the department.

You willlead our lab in setting

The primary attribute that we are looking for is depth of experience, which must be coupled withversatility, mechanical & instrumental aptitude, native intelligence, drive, and ability and passionto learn. Must be able to smoothly manage your department but also be able to accept direction and work as a team member. Minimum BSc required but higher degree preferred.

Our Mat Sci department sits inside a larger lab containing 8 other departments and 150 stafffocused primarily on environmental testing. We are located in Pittsburg, CA.

Salary range: $80,000 to $100,000 / Year. Good benefits:
Family flexibility, Kaiser Health insurance, subsidized dental, 401K, paid vacations and holidays, merit based bonuses and raises, excellent work environment.

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