Principal Physical Scientist

• MSTS offers our full-time employees highly competitive salaries and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision; both a pension and a 401k; paid time off and 96 hours of paid holidays; relocation (if located more than 75 miles from work location); tuition assistance and reimbursement; and more.
• MSTS is a limited liability company consisting of Honeywell International Inc. (Honeywell), Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Jacobs), and HII Nuclear Inc.

We are looking for a Principal Scientist candidate to work within the Physical Sciences Division of the NNSS’ Science and Technology Directorate. We are seeking a highly motivated scientist who will work in a team environment to solve national security problems. This position will involve all aspects of the project’s life-cycle from initial proposal development to final reporting. In addition to performing technical work, the candidate will provide technical direction and assign work to scientists, engineers, technicians and others who assist on specific assignments. This scientist will collaborate with partner labs throughout the DOE infrastructure and academia and serve as subject matter experts on research and development projects. They will create technical reports and present findings to USG stakeholders and customers.

• Work as a Principal Investigator proposing, developing, testing and delivering novel systems in support of national security objectives.
• Perform wide range of simulation, design and experimental tasks.
• Lead small project teams (including tasking and budgets) and report deliverables directly to sponsors and collaborators.
• Work with other senior staff to conduct experiments for a diverse array of real-world applications.
• Travel to participate in field experiments and project meetings.
• Focus on the most complex projects with the broadest technical scope, requiring interdisciplinary and interagency coordination.
• Set priorities and standards for research, data compilation and data analysis.
• Carry out special or unique studies requiring unconventional or novel approaches and techniques.
• Serve as an expert resource, consultant, and advisor both internally and to other organizations.
• Develop new initiatives and technical capabilities for the company.
• Advise management on technology utilization and development. Provide guidance to senior management regarding strategic development opportunities for new technologies and capabilities.

• Bachelor’s degree in a calculus-based (STEM) field, plus at least 9 years’ relevant experience. Skill building experience must demonstrate either deeper technical specialization or additional cross-disciplinary knowledge. Graduate research experience
  may be recognized.
• Strong experimental and theoretical background in scientific research directed towards real world applications is required.
• Ability to manage multiple ongoing projects is required.
• Experience writing successful technical proposals and responding to broad area announcements is required.
• Demonstrated ability to apply knowledge, experience, and judgment to evaluate and interpret data is required.
• Experience in applied chemical or physical sciences that may lead to practical field applications of technology such as developing and synthesizing novel materials for proliferation detection applications is desired.
• Demonstrated experience with material characterization techniques and spectroscopy tools such as NMR, XRD, and SEM is desired.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and changing priorities, apply leadership concepts and techniques is required.
• Experience effectively managing projects and ensuring milestones and schedules are met and work is performed within scope, cost, and schedule is required.
• Interpersonal communication skills to promote an open and informal communication environment, foster collaborations and develop mutual trust and teamwork are required.
• Demonstrated skills to establish and maintain strong and effective customer relationships are highly desired.
• The primary work location will be at the Special Technologies Laboratory (STL) located in Santa Barbara, California.
• Flexible work schedule can be negotiated with the manager; employees can work a 5/8s, 9/80, or 4/10s work-week.
• Pre-placement physical examination, which includes a drug screen, is required. MSTS maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license.