Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Athenix Special Missions (ASM) is searching for a qualified Firearm and Tool Mark Examiner based in Fort Gillem, GA with the potential to travel OCONUS (as needed).

Quality Policy: To meet or exceed our customer's expectations for quality, delivery, and service through continual improvement, striving to meet our objectives and committing to meeting all legal and statutory requirements.

Position Overview:

• Examine evidence and forensic materials and render all items safe
• Examine evidence items for any signs indicating make, model, modifications, place of origin, manufacturer or maker, and serial numbers.
• Examine evidence items for unique or indicative toolmarks, using magnification, etching, x-ray, and/or photographic techniques to best exploit the evidence items.
• Use photographic equipment to capture still images of each evidence item and relevant key portions of the evidence item, or other exhibits, to support further analysis, conclusions, and documentation.
• Perform forensic examination of tool marks on a wide variety of weapons and IED related evidence.
• Produce detailed notes and reports.
• Perform technical and administrative reviews of another examiners casework Instrument maintenance.
• Interact and collaborate with other group/team members and other forensic staff to ensure a high quality and accurate product.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Four (4) years of experience with the analysis of firearms, ammunition, and ammunition components; conducting microscopic comparisons of questioned bullets and cartridge cases; examining various types of manufacturer, class and individual characteristics of tools and tool marks on a variety of objects; conducting shooting incident reconstruction; providing training for other laboratory examiners and personnel in regard to firearm safety and proper handling techniques; and guidance/expertise to latent print examiners in regard to assisting them with potential locations on firearms where latent prints may be found.
  - Experience conducting examinations while maintaining chain of custody, and formulating interpretation results for forensic and/or intelligence exploitation.
  - Experience with administrative and technical review (AR/TR) lab procedures.
  - Experience performing quality checking of instruments and reagents.

• Must be able to successfully pass a skills assessment.

• Able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance.

• Physical ability and commitment to deploy globally as a team member.

• Must be able to obtain a U.S. Passport

Preferred Requirements:

• Professional certifications such as Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners (AFTE).
• Active DoD Secret Security clearance

Clearance Required:

• United States Citizen

• Must be able to obtain DoD Secret clearance

Athenix Solutions Group, LLC and its companies Athenix Cyber and SIGINT, and Athenix Special Missions is an EEO/Affirmative action employer and is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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