Firearm & Tool Mark Examiner

Job Description

Job DescriptionDescription:

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.

Requirements:

• 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