Senior Scientist - Analytics

Title: Senior Scientist - Analytics

Start date: Summer 2026

Salary Range: $90,000 - $120,000

Compensation: Competitive salary, stock options, annual bonus, paid time off, relocation support, health, dental, vision and group life insurance, 401k

Company Summary: UbiQD (pronounced 'ubiquity') is an advanced materials company powering product innovation in agriculture, clean energy, and security. Our quantum dots enable products that harness the power of color and light. Headquartered in Los Alamos, New Mexico, UbiQD is licensing technology developed at leading research institutions, including Los Alamos National Laboratory and M.I.T. To learn more, please visit our websites: UbiQD and UbiGro.

Job Description: UbiQD is seeking an experienced spectroscopist to support operation of Analytics Department, including daily materials characterization tasks. A successful applicant will be results-oriented, have a strong understanding optical characterization of materials, be able to maintain a database of the spectroscopic measurements, perform instrument maintenance, troubleshoot, and run calibration checks for the instruments. This position also involves standing for extended periods of time, and periodically presenting technical progress to the team and broader communities, as well as constant communication with R&D Team.

Job Requirements

·       PhD degree in physics, physical chemistry, or related discipline.

·       Demonstrated 5 years of experience with absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy.

·       Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, and supervise others.

·       Ability to organize/analyze data and draw conclusions from technical data.

·       Strong scientific record keeping abilities.

·       Experience with safe material handling in a chemistry lab setting.

·       Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

·       Experience with Microsoft Office (especially PowerPoint and Word).

·       Residence in or re-location to Los Alamos, NM (within 40 miles of HQ).

·       Be eligible to work in the USA.

Desired Qualifications

·       Industrial spectroscopy experience.

·       Experience with assembly of home-built spectrometers or strong knowledge and hands-on experience in repairs of commercial spectrometers.

·       Experience with nanocrystals, quantum dots, and/or nanocomposites.

·       Experience with databases, SQL, Python, LabView, Origin, Mathematica.

Note: Applicants should be aware that working at a startup company may involve a greater degree of risk than working at a larger established company. UbiQD is an at-will, equal opportunity employer. For more information or to apply please email Nikolay Makarov: nikolay@ubiqd.com and Liseth Garay: liseth@ubiqd.com