Research Scientist Manager, Climate and Energy

• Take a nebulous energy challenge and turn it into a concrete, validated technical solution. Motivate, support, and manage research lab environments or early-stage innovation teams as projects grow.
• Design, build, and test experimental apparatuses for physical research and development. Influence research direction and produce novel scientific contributions and published findings.
• Scale and manage projects as they grow from initial proof-of-concept to broader initiatives, including recruiting domain experts and establishing teams.
• Perform careful, deep-dive analysis to identify where technologies might fail and where they can be pivoted for success. Use simulation and computational analysis to de-risk a pipeline of energy solutions.
• Evaluate the feasibility and merit of different collaboration and grant proposals.

Minimum qualifications:

• PhD degree in Physics or Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience with research agendas across multiple teams or projects.
• Experience in one or more of the following: High vacuum systems (UHF), Pulse power systems (high voltage), combustion and thermodynamic systems, optics and lasers, or cryogenic systems (superconductors, detectors).

Preferred qualifications:

• Scientific publications in conferences or journals.
• Experience with experimental apparatus, data acquisition, and rapid physical prototyping.
• Experience managing a research lab or being an early-stage employee/founder at a startup.
• Experience evaluating feasibility and merit of grant/partner proposals, as well as grant disbursement.
• Experience collaborating with EHS organizations and navigating regulatory compliance.
• Experience with simulation and computational analysis.

• PhD degree in Physics or Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience with research agendas across multiple teams or projects.
• Experience in one or more of the following: High vacuum systems (UHF), Pulse power systems (high voltage), combustion and thermodynamic systems, optics and lasers, or cryogenic systems (superconductors, detectors).