Scientist I/II, X-ray Diffraction Characterization

Your Impact at LILA

Lila Sciences is seeking a Scientist I/II, X-ray Diffraction Characterization to join the Materials Science team within the Autonomous Science Platform. The Autonomous Science Platform combines experimental science, automation, AI, and software to accelerate materials discovery. This role turns X-ray diffraction measurements into trusted, machine-readable structural, phase, and thin-film data that supports scientific decisions, automated workflows, and model development.

You will develop, validate, and operate XRD characterization workflows across a range of materials systems, including powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), X-ray reflectometry (XRR), grazing-incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXRD), and associated analyses. You will prepare samples for XRD measurement, run measurements, interpret diffraction and reflectometry data, troubleshoot data-quality issues, and build methods that ensure characterization data is accurate, reproducible, and fit for purpose.

You will also help translate XRD expertise into scalable analyzer workflows. Partnering with AI, software, automation, and experimental teams, you will support data ingestion, metadata capture, provenance, quality control, and analysis pipelines that make diffraction outputs reliable, traceable, and useful at scale.

The ideal candidate combines strong experimental ju