Energetic Materials Advanced Manufacturing - Postdoctoral Researcher

Experience in energetic materials process development, materials formulation, diagnostics development, and computational data analysis.

Knowledgeable of the concepts of additive manufacturing, compaction experimentation and modeling, and mechanical testing.

Ability as an innovative experimentalist with a broad range of experience in experimental design, techniques and execution.

Experience with energetic materials formulation, processing, and testing.

Experience in computational tools for data analysis (e.g.

Knowledge in additive manufacturing techniques, including development of tool paths for both 3-axis and 6-axis platforms.

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Position Information

This is a Postdoctoral appointment with the possibility of extension to a maximum of three years, open to those who have been awarded a PhD at time of hire date.

Why Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory?

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to conduct research in advanced manufacturing methods for energetic materials (explosives, pyrotechnics, propellants).

You will actively participate in research developing additive manufacturing techniques to improve our understanding of the process, structure, property, performance, and safety relationships of energetic materials.

This position is in the Aging, Compatibility, and Manufacturing of Energetics (ACME) group within the Energetic Materials & Design (EMD) section of the Materials Science Division, supporting the Energetic Materials Center (EMC).

Conduct research on advanced manufacturing of energetic materials to improve understanding between the manufacturing process, materials structure, mechanical properties, and detonation performance.

Develop methods to investigate multi-material compaction in energetic materials and perform analysis to predict resultant materials properties and improve processes.

Contribute to and actively participate in the conception, design and execution of research to address defined problems.

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