Actinide Analytical Technologist (2/3)

Los Alamos National Laboratory; Los Alamos (NM); On-site; USD 97,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, NM, seeks a Technologist 2 or 3 to join the Plutonium Assay/Interstitial Chemistry (PA/IC) team within the Actinide Analytical Chemistry group. This role supports national security missions in weapons science and threat reduction and involves analytical measurements on plutonium and uranium materials.

You will prepare samples, perform wet chemistry, execute separations, develop methods, analyze data, and report results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field with five years of related experience or equivalent.
• Experience in analytical chemistry and actinide handling is preferred.
• Ability to work in shielded, radiological laboratory environments.

Responsibilities

• Prepare reagents and perform general lab tasks, including extensive sample preparation.
• Dissolution of actinide materials.
• Operate instruments for actinide analyses.
• Follow approved written procedures and QA/QC guidelines.
• Maintain radiological training and operate in gloveboxes with PPE.

Skills

Analytical chemistry

Actinide analysis

Sample preparation

Instrumentation operation

QA/QC practices

Data analysis

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Electrochemistry

Titrimetry

Ion chromatography

UV-Vis spectrophotometry

Job description

Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, NM, seeks a Technologist 2 or 3 to join the Plutonium Assay/Interstitial Chemistry (PA/IC) team within the Actinide Analytical Chemistry group. This role supports national security missions in weapons science and threat reduction and involves analytical measurements on plutonium and uranium materials.

You will prepare samples, perform wet chemistry, execute separations, develop methods, analyze data, and report results.