# XRD Facility Manager at Periodic Labs

- Company: Periodic Labs
- What the company does: From bits to atoms. Backed by Accel, Lightspeed and a16z.
- Company website: https://periodic.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Menlo Park, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-15
- Apply by: 2026-10-30
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/periodic-labs/e82a30cb-ad71-402f-b1c2-1b762fc50bfe
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/periodic-labs-xrd-facility-manager/

## About the role

We are looking for an experienced diffraction specialist to manage our X-ray diffraction facility, which includes multiple laboratory diffractometers used for powder, thin-film, and capillary measurements. You will be responsible for instrument alignment and calibration, preventive maintenance and repair, user training, measurement standards, radiation safety, and overall attention to the performance of the X-ray equipment.

## What they're looking for

- 5+ years of hands-on experience operating and maintaining X-ray diffractometers in a university shared facility, national lab, analytical services lab, industrial R&D lab, or at an instrument vendor
- Strong XRD background across powder, thin-film, and capillary/transmission work. Proficient in phase identification, Rietveld refinement, and quantitative analysis
- Experience maintaining several instruments, ideally from more than one vendor. Comfortable troubleshooting hardware and judging when to repair versus call for service
- Careful documentation habits, treats metadata as part of the measurement
- Able to support many users in a busy lab while maintaining good practice
- PhD in materials science, physics, chemistry, or a related field, or equivalent experience

Tags: Science