Title:
Research Scientist
Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR!
KBR’s National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security.
Why Join Us?
- Innovative Projects: KBR’s work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.
- Collaborative Environment: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.
- Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.
Job Summary:
Are you ready to take your career to the next level with KBR? As a Research Scientist you will conduct modeling, simulation, and experimental research on nano-patterned phase change materials, with an emphasis on germanium antimony telluride, as well as other non-volatile phase change materials. You will be expected to develop detailed models and simulations for the systems under investigation, together with experimental validation and demonstration of the considered devices. The goal of this project is to incorporate such materials into photonic structures in order to create dynamically reconfigurable devices such as filter, beamsplitters, mirrors, and photonic integrated circuits. Join us and be a part of a forward-thinking company where your skills and ideas are valued!
Key Responsibilities:
- Device Design: Develop and manufacture nano-patterned phase change material device architectures.
- Modeling & Simulations: Optimize device design through FDTD modeling and simulations
- Experimental Device Validation: Characterize device's optoelectronic properties through tabletop experiments.
Work Environment:
- Location: On-site with opportunities for remote work.
- Travel requirements: 10% minimal travel.
- Working Hours: Standard 40 hours per week.
Required Qualifications:
- Education: Master’s Degree, or higher, in Physics, Optics, or a related field of study.
- Experimental Physics Experience: Minimum 4 years of experience in phase change materials
- Experimental Technique Experience: Prior knowledge and experience in nano-scale lithography, spectroscopic ellipsometry, Fourier transform spectroscopy, and atomic field microscopy.
- Communication Skills: Ability to work across disciplines in a team environment, with excellent oral and written communication skills.
Desired qualifications:
- Design and Fabrication: Experience with incorporating phase change materials into designs.
- Software Knowledge: Proficiency with Ansys Lumerical, Python, Matlab, and ZEMAX.
- Research experience: Prior publications in peer reviewed journals in phase change materials and/or devices.
Ready to Make a Difference?
If you’re excited about making a significant impact in the field of space defense and working on projects that matter, we encourage you to apply and join our team at KBR. Let's shape the future together.
KBR Benefits
KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.
Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR
At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together.
KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
