Material Scientist (ET – Sintering Development)
Location
Albuquerque, NM
Job Type
Full-time
Category
other-general
Posted
June 06, 2026
Job Description
This Material Scientist role focuses on leading operational qualification and process optimization of carbothermal reduction and sintering furnaces within an R&D environment. Responsibilities include guiding experiments, ensuring adherence to thermal profiles, analyzing material quality, troubleshooting process deviations, and documenting results to support continuous improvement and compliance. The position requires strong knowledge of thermal processing effects on material properties and proven ability to analyze process and quality data. Candidates should have experience in nuclear fuel R&D or manufacturing, familiarity with equipment qualification and scale-up, and working knowledge of statistical process control and QA practices. A bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Materials, or Mechanical Engineering (advanced degree preferred), at least eight years of relevant experience, and strong organizational and communication skills are required. Salary ranges from 90K-130K...
This Material Scientist role focuses on leading operational qualification and process optimization of carbothermal reduction and sintering furnaces within an R&D environment. Responsibilities include guiding experiments, ensuring adherence to thermal profiles, analyzing material quality, troubleshooting process deviations, and documenting results to support continuous improvement and compliance. The position requires strong knowledge of thermal processing effects on material properties and proven ability to analyze process and quality data. Candidates should have experience in nuclear fuel R&D or manufacturing, familiarity with equipment qualification and scale-up, and working knowledge of statistical process control and QA practices. A bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Materials, or Mechanical Engineering (advanced degree preferred), at least eight years of relevant experience, and strong organizational and communication skills are required. Salary ranges from 90K-130K...