Carbon Materials Research Scientist

Description

Leidos is seeking an exceptional and motivated Research Scientist who is interested in pursuing their passion and expanding their expertise by working side-by-side with world experts through a post-doctoral research appointment at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL). In this role, you will work as part of DOE's leading engineering R&D laboratory team supporting NETL to address carbon management and energy storage challenges through novel carbon materials synthesis and characterization. Specifically, you will work with NETL's carbon materials manufacturing team to develop novel methods to synthesize graphite, graphene, porous and nano-porous, and composite carbon materials for optimal electrochemical energy storage performance. In this role, you will engage with world-class carbon materials synthesis researchers and electrochemical storage engineers, including leading DOE scientists and external partners to develop world-changing energy solutions that address global carbon management.

What this opportunity with Leidos supporting NETL uniquely provides you :

• Working on applied, cutting-edge projects with global impact while being mentored by the nation's leading energy scientists and engineers.
• Real-world experience supplemented with technical development and discussions that provide unique insight into the broad range of mission critical engineering and scientific disciplines NETL leverages to support national energy research and policy development.
• Unique access to world-class, customized facilities specific to high impact energy research, technology generation, and patent development.
• Participation in novel fundamental and applied energy technology development with direct economic impact on global carbon management and resource use.

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Salary range for this position : $95K to $105K

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Original Posting : September 24, 2025

For U.S. Positions : While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range :

Pay Range $85,150.00 - $153,925.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.