Aerosol Science Lead

The Role

We are seeking an applied research Scientist Lead with expertise in aerosol particle science, to drive hands-on research and innovation within a growing interdisciplinary team. This role will help shape innovations that influence our business strategy and deliver world-class solutions to our clients.

This position will lead significant technical initiatives, ensuring technical excellence, alignment with corporate goals, and will contribute to the development of the R&D department. As a member of the research staff, this position will report to the Research Director and will lead R&D efforts in aerosol particle counting while collaborating with microbiology and liquid teams. While primarily an individual contributor role, this position includes supervising a small, high-performing team of interdisciplinary researchers on aerosol particle counting development, guiding their development and ensuring strong alignment with goals.

The role will focus on industrial research projects, with a path toward productization solutions and validating their efficacy in simulated and customer environments. Beyond research, this position is involved throughout the entire lifecycle from applied research to product, translating complex challenges to impactful solutions for customers.

Key Responsibilities :

• Lead technical development in aerosol science, with a focus on condensation particle counters (CPCs), particle counting, and metrology instrumentation
• Deliver high-quality research into novel concepts and technologies, informing product roadmaps and readying R&D organization for NVI
• Identify, evaluate and de-risk emerging technologies and methods to advance aerosol measurement capabilities
• Translate customer needs and real-world applications into tangible metrics for evaluation during research and development
• Guide and / or execute computational modeling and simulation (e.g., FEA, COMSOL) to optimize instrumentation performance
• Collaborate cross-functionally as subject matter expert with manufacturing, product management, quality, and service teams as required in support of ongoing quality and delivery
• Collaborate with Project Management Organization (PMO) to ensure effective project planning and execution aligned with business strategies and goals
• Supervise and provide day-to-day guidance and technical mentorship to a small team of aerosol scientists and engineers. Coordinate project assignments, support professional development, and foster a collaborative, inclusive team environment that encourages innovation and accountability

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The Details

Location – This is an “in-office” position 75% – 100% of the time. The remainder of the time you may work from home. These percentages are targets with the actual schedule to be determined in conjunction with the manager’s expectations for the position. The location of this position is in Boulder, CO, moving to Niwot, CO in 2025. Relocation may be offered for this role, but local candidates will receive first consideration.

2025 Benefits At-a-Glance

Our benefit package is provided through our parent company, Spectris.

Pay Range

$85000 - 130000 depending upon experience