Material Scientist

Job Description

Description

SAIC is seeking a Material Scientist to support the US Navy in Crane, IN.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The position shall provide knowledgeable support for Lead Acid, NiZn, and Lithium battery technologies development as applied to Next Generation Submarine Battery (NGSB) Cells and Pressure Rescue Module (PRM) Cells. The NGSB Cells are defined as 500 Ah and larger and are components of 2,000 Ah batteries.  

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assisting the Government in research, development, applicable vendor history, and identifying/correcting current technical issues associated with Submarine Batteries.
• Assisting the Government in identification and review of Lithium (and other battery chemistries) Cells/Modules and string safety concerns as they apply to Navy applications with an emphasis on Submarine application. Safety concerns include, but are not limited to, topics such as thermal runaway, outgassing, venting and arc flash.
• Participating in Battery dissections, which requires an expertise in recognizing various historical failure modes in grids, negative/positive active material, separators, seals and electrolyte.
• Assisting the Government by advising in Battery market research, monitoring, and reporting, staying abreast of emerging companies and have awareness of consolidations, company stability/market share and raw supply issues that may impact Battery Manufacturing Capability
• Provide production engineering analysis of NGSB and PRM Cells and provide engineering recommendations to improve production capability in manufacturing of NGSB, PRM, Lead Acid, Lithium-Ion, NiZn, and other type of batteries.
• Support also includes performing the following for Battery Monitoring Systems (BMS) for NGSB, PRM, Lithium-Ion, NiZn, and Lead Acid Batteries tasks:
  1. Repair and Maintenance Actions 
  2. Inspecting Next Generation Submarines Batteries and Verify Tech Manuals
  3. Submarine Battery Cells manufacturing plant process inspections 
  4. Communicate with Government and request approval for repair actions
  5. Battery Module Refurbishments
• The position shall assist with Engineering Investigations (EIs) on Battery dissections, Nickel Zinc, Lithium-Ion, Lead Acid, and other battery related tasks.
• The position shall assist with Next Generation Submarine Battery development data analysis of Lithium Battery Cells and NiZn Battery cells. Also, the Contractor shall assist with Next Generation Submarine Battery Cells dissections (Lithium, Nickel Zinc, Lead Acid) and other battery related tasks.
• The position shall provide quality assurance services for vendor's Next Generation Submarine Battery Cells (NiZn, Lithium, Lead Acid), PRM Cells, new production qualification testing support, Quality process documents reviews, and other manufacturing specifications process documents reviews and standards in compliance with ISO 9001:2000 or equivalent during the annual Quality Audits.  
  Some travel expected to conferences, Government locations, and training, including:  
  Washington DC; Carderock, Maryland; Washington Navy Yard, DC; San Diego, CA;
  Joplin, MO; Henderson, NV 

Qualifications

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND CLEARANCE:

• Bachelor's degree and two (2) years experience; Master's degree and zero (0) years experience.  Degree required to be in Material Science or related technical area
• Must be able to communicate effectively with all levels of personnel, and work well independently and as part of a team.  
• Interim secret clearance required to start with the ability to obtain a secret clearance.  SAIC will sponsor the clearance process.

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.
Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.

Overview

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