Principal Research Engineer II, SI

Job No: 501526

Work Type: Staff Full-time Exempt

Location: Alabama

Categories: Research – Other
Purpose of the Position:
The Principal Research Engineer II serves as a SME in the research and development of energy and materials projects in support of critical requirements relative to national initiatives.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Serves as research engineer in support of projects developing thorough testing and understanding of energetic materials and chemical characterization in support of national initiatives.
• Research into new techniques for prototyping and testing of energy storage techniques.
• Integrates work into a team to understand and improve capabilities of new opportunities in chemical and structural designs.

Minimum Requirements:

• Ph.D. in Chemical or Materials Science Engineering with 12-15 months of full-time verifiable work experience or an equivalent combination of education and years of experience (Bachelor’s or Master’s degree required)
• Prior research experience in electrochemical changes, destructive and non-destructive testing, modeling and characterization.
• U.S. citizenship is required

Desired Qualifications:

• Capable of working within a team to accomplish fundamental theory and innovative systems design.

Published Salary (if available):
$100,328 – $107,452

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