This team member will:

• Act as an expert on radiation and fusion environment effects in materials to advise groups across CFS
• Contribute to a database of irradiated material properties, and use this to perform analysis and forcasting
• Lead selection, testing, and qualification of materials for use in fusion devices
• Translate performance requirements into material property specifications and define appropriate test methods
• Lead projects in-house and in collaboration with partners at universities, national laboratories, and industry
• Ensure efficient and timely transfer of property data and new insight to the SPARC and ARC Design teams
• Provide technical guidance to project team members to ensure efficient execution of design-build-test-learn cycles and retirement of technical risks
• Work closely with other CFS teams including:
• o  Safety team to manage chemical/mechanical/environmental hazards in existing and New experimental facilities
• o  Adjacent R&D teams to optimally share pooled resources including equipment and personnel
• o  Supply chain team to procure new equipment and materials
• o  Manufacturing team to ensure fabrication methods are scalable

The ideal candidate will have most, if not all, of these requirements:

• PhD in Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field or MS + 3 years experience or BS + 5 years experienceTesting or measuring material properties
• Experience leading/coordinating materials R&D projects from conception to execution
• Experience with radiation effects on materials
• Experience with utilizing University, International/National Laboratory, and/or outsourced testing and research organizations
• Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team of engineers, scientists, technical staff and others
• Ability to clearly express and critique ideas
• Great written and verbal scientific communication
• Strong problem solving skills, ability to approach new problems with creativity
• Resource estimation and projection
• Strong time management skills
• Self - motivation and autonomy

Additional preferred experience and/or qualifications:

• Experience conducting research experiments with neutrons, or other radiation, on materials
• Practical experience in selecting and developing material solutions for fusion applications from industry, government laboratories, or academia
• Experience developing or working on  materials property databases
• Analytical and computational skills that can be applied to complicated and sparse data sets
• Experience in communicating (verbal and written) technical information to people outside the fusion materials field
• Trained in material test methods such as thermophysical properties, mechanical tests, or microscopy
• Extended activities such as typing, standing, and sitting
• Work in a facility that contains industrial hazards including heat, cold, noise, fumes, strong magnets, lead (Pb), high voltage, high current, pressure systems, and cryogenics
• Willingness to travel or work required nights/weekends/on-call occasionally
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