Job Description
Mid-Level Engineers, Scientists, and Technicians support research and technical projects for the EPA, focusing on environmental decontamination, emission characterization, and air quality modeling, working in specialized laboratories and providing technical solutions, project execution, and mentorship.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical support in the development, design, and execution of research projects related to atmospheric sciences, environmental monitoring, and air quality modeling.
- Conduct research activities including measurement method validation, source emission characterization, and data collection.
- Operate and work within specialized laboratories and machine shops, including fabrication, metrology, analytical, and microbiological labs.
- Design, develop, and optimize technical solutions and research methodologies.
- Execute technical projects and contribute to their progress and completion.
- Mentor junior team members and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.
- Prepare work plans, quality assurance documents, health and safety plans, and technical reports.
Requirements
- The candidate must have a strong technical background with experience in designing, developing, and optimizing solutions for technical research projects.
- The candidate must have the skills to prioritize, perform, and communicate effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- The candidate must have experience providing technical support in the development, design, and execution of technical research projects related to decontamination, consequence management, measurement methods development and validation, source emission characterizations, and data collection research.
- The candidate must have experience working in specialized laboratories and machine shops, including fabrication machine shops, Metrology laboratories, and microbiological laboratories.
- The candidate must have the ability to write work plans, quality assurance project plans, health and safety plans, and reports for work performed.
- The candidate must have a strong technical background in engineering, science, or related fields relevant to atmospheric sciences, physical, chemical, biological, toxicological, and human and ecological exposure research.
- The candidate must have excellent problem-solving skills.
- The candidate must have the ability to collaborate across teams to drive innovation.
- The candidate must have at least a mid-level professional experience, which typically includes several years of relevant work experience (specific years not specified but implied as mid-level).
- The candidate must be highly motivated and capable of mentoring junior team members.
- The candidate must be able to perform research activities involving the development and validation of measurement methods, source emission characterizations, and data collection in atmospheric and environmental sciences.
- The candidate must be able to work in environments involving specialized laboratories and machine shops, including fabrication, metrology, analytical, and microbiological laboratories.
- The candidate must be able to meet the physical demands of working in laboratory and machine shop environments (implied, as activities include working in specialized labs and shops).
- The candidate must be willing to work in environments that may include exposure to hazardous materials or conditions typical of laboratory and field research settings.
- The candidate must be able to develop and evaluate air quality simulation models in the Fluid Modeling Facility Meteorological Wind Tunnel and related research activities.
- The candidate must be able to perform research activities related to atmospheric sciences, physical, chemical, biological, toxicological, and ecological exposure assessments.
- The candidate must have the ability to communicate effectively through writing work plans, quality assurance documents, health and safety plans, and technical reports.
Benefits & Perks
Competitive salaries
Health and dental insurance
Life insurance
Long-term disability insurance
Educational benefits
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
Generous 401(k) plan
Profit sharing
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
11-20 paid vacation days per year
10 paid holidays per year
56 hours or more of sick leave per year, pro-rated for part-time employees
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