Job Summary

Nokomis is a dynamic technology company with over 16 years history of technical excellence in the development of next-generation Radio Frequency (RF) coatings, components, and sensor systems. During the last 6 years, Nokomis has experienced rapid growth in the area of materials development, both aimed at supporting core RF technology areas and also independent technology areas, such as coatings, EO/IR sensor materials and ultra-low wear protective films. Nokomis is seeking to grow their technical staff to support continued expansion.

Nokomis is seeking innovative and ambitious scientists and engineers, to join and complement our 20 member R&D team. Successful candidates are driven by technical accomplishments and making a strong impact on the development of advanced technology. This position will focus primarily on material development, supporting current efforts on charged carrier emission suppression coatings, tribological coatings, and EO/IR sensor materials. The ideal applicant may also support projects involving RF sensing and spectral analysis for target detection, and cyber security when necessary.

The position requires strong technical ability as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills. The candidate will have significant opportunities in proposing new R&D efforts that would then fall under the umbrella of existing research efforts as well as near areas of interest. Successful efforts will also lead to new patents that the proposing team is expected to author.

The Materials Scientist role at Nokomis will drive innovative R&D efforts through government contracts to develop revolutionary materials and materials applications. Successful Scientists become the leaders of R&D efforts and become integral to all aspects of Nokomis activities.

The candidate will work within the materials group at Nokomis, Inc. while also being available to support other existing projects external to the materials group that are of importance to the company. The candidate will be responsible for the design and execution of technical experiments, data analysis, result reporting, and presentation. Technical writing, including proposal applications, are a significant opportunity for the ideal candidate to direct the course of future work and quickly advance to positions of leadership and greater responsibility.

Responsibilities include:

• Develop new technology initiatives through solicited and unsolicited proposals to government agencies
• Data analysis and reporting
• Assist in programmatic aspect including drafting on internal and external documents, interfacing with customers, suppliers, and subcontractors
• Assist with and draft reports, proposals, and other documentation deemed necessary to move the company forward
• Supporting existing projects in making technical progress according to grant and/or contractual obligations and research goals
• Maintain a team-oriented focus where everyone’s success is everyone’s goal
• When necessary, travel to customer or supplier sites to support ongoing projects
• When necessary, support travel to conferences, symposiums, and other events critical to technology transitioning and marketing
• Assist with patent development

The successful candidate would have a set of Material Science skills that are valuable to existing projects and bring a set of skills unique to their background that they will leverage to develop new technology initiatives.

Required:

• Doctoral Degree or Master’s Degree
• Able to work both independently and as part of a team
• Self-starter that can work efficiently without oversight
• Experience with or interest in learning Program Management as it applies to highly fluid, acting as Principal Investigator on engineering, and research and development efforts.
• Must have confidence and ability to make decisions independently and to proactively seek input when needed.
• Strong knowledge of materials development/testing
• Excellent time management
• Excellent people person, must be comfortable engaging with technical staff and key decision makers within the DOD, DOE, and other government agencies
• Must be passionate about technology development and be engaged from concept stage all the way through to demonstration
• Must be willing to jump into unfamiliar areas and rapidly assimilate
• Must be willing to write proposals and perform outreach related tasking to bring in additional funding for new and existing technologies

Desired:

• Post-doctoral experience desired
• Previous experience working in a national lab
• Experience performing data analysis via Matlab, Python, R, or another similar computational software
• Basic or advanced programming experience

• Successful proposal writing experience, especially SBIR/STTR
• Experience with or interest in thin film deposition
• Experience in optics or EO/IR sensors/windows
• Experience with energy conversion or storage materials/systems

Doctoral Degree or 2 years post-graduate experience with a Master’s Degree in Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Engineering, or equivalent field.Education

Master’s Degree required, PhD Preferred.

Full-time or Part-time

Nokomis is a high growth technology company dedicated to providing advanced technical capability for our customers.

Over the last decade our team has developed and delivered state-of-the-art uniquely capable sensors and technology solutions.

Nokomis is a certified small business with corporate offices located in Charleroi, Pennsylvania. The 50,000 sq ft Charleroi facility is endowed with state-of-the-art scientific, engineering and manufacturing capabilities.

Additional locations include an Embedded Systems Division located in Toledo, OH; a Non-Destructive Evaluation Division in McDonald, PA; and a 163 acre test facility in Mather, PA.