Public Notice for Chemist at Federal Aviation Administration

Department: Department of Transportation

Compensation

$64,308 – $173,890/yr

Location: Atlantic City, New Jersey
Level: not_specified
Posted: Apr 9, 2026

Description

This Chemistry Series (1320) vacancy requires full professional education and training in chemistry and involves research, investigation, analysis, and interpretation of substances’ composition, molecular structure, physical and chemical properties, reactions, and associated matter and energy. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, meet the specified chemistry education or education-plus-experience requirements, and may need security investigation, drug testing, and a one-year probationary period. The position may be filled at any pay band level, with a negotiable duty location.

Required Skills

LC/MS
Drug analysis
Chemical testing
Analytical methods
Research leadership

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Degree in physical sciences, life sciences, or engineering with 30 semester hours in chemistry, mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics.
Required Previous Experiences: Experience with LC/MS, drug analysis in biological fluids and tissues, or analytical chemical principles for aerospace/aviation programs.
Experience producing authoritative test and evaluation reports, independently designing chemical testing programs, conducting analytical methods, and applying laboratory safety procedures.
Experience planning, executing, and reporting original or ongoing chemistry studies, applying analytical and evaluative methods, and leading research projects.
Experience independently conducting and overseeing complex special scientific chemistry studies in uncharted areas.