Job Details

Idaho National Laboratory is hiring an experienced Masters of Science level Weld Engineer, Material Scientist, Materials Engineer, or Metallurgist. to work in our Materials Properties Department. Our team works a 9x80 schedule located out of our Idaho Falls facility with every other Friday off. You will report to the Department Manager.

You will focus on research and development in joining and welding of both current and exotic materials. The role includes working with advanced manufacturing techniques such as welding-based 3D metal printing, casting, solidification, and thermomechanical processing. Candidates with experience in alloy development and a strong background in joining and welding technologies for applications in harsh environments will be ideal. You must integrate modeling and simulation into the development of processes and materials, and will lead teams as a principal investigator, securing funding and guiding unique laboratory research studies.

Responsibilities:

• Lead R&D efforts in welding and joining technologies including welding based advanced manufacturing technologies
• Write proposals to obtain funding from appropriate private and public organizations to implement work
• Support materials testing and characterization for multiple research programs.
• Be a subject matter expert on thermo-mechanical processing of materials in area of specialty.
• Review requirements, designs, codes, tests, and documentation.
• Provide production parameters to keep consistent quality and performance on armor materials.
• Lead in technical design and testing committees and provide insight and direction to ensure development projects are being solved for customer.
• Provide technical solutions and position us for potential strategic business ventures.
• Maintain product configuration management. Update product and materials specifications.
• Procure items according to Product Configuration Management requirements.
• Enhance inter-group interactions and teamwork to increase awareness of department capabilities and collaboration and identify important areas to enhance activities within the department to meet sponsor needs. Develop customer relationships.
• Oversee the successful execution (cost, schedule, environmental compliance, quality assurance, and safety) of assigned projects.
• Mentor and support peers and junior staff in technical growth.
• Establish beneficial collaborative relationship with customers, technical representatives and field operations personnel looking for application-based advance materials development and deployment.
• Be a major or sole contributor to the generation of reports, publications, and proposals and contribution to the generation of additional proposals and concepts submitted for external funding.
• Be the Engineering Technical Authority's lead technical expert on welding and related research activities.
• Maintain working relationships as the Engineering Subject Matter Expert on welding.
• Establish credentialing of sub tier local welding technical experts.
• Participate in code committee work associated with welding and represent the INL's position. Work with other outside organizations for the betterment of welding.
• Work with individuals and programs to develop new welding processes.
• Maintain personal training and keep certification(s) current.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.