Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Requisition Id 15649 Overview: We are seeking a Quality Representative (QR) who will focus on implementing Quality program requirements in support of Research and Development (R&D) within the Enrichment Science and Engineering Division (ESED). This position resides in the Isotope Enrichment & Facilities Group within the Quality Assurance Division (QAD), Environment, Safety, Health, and Quality (ESH&Q) Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and is matrixed to the Systems & Process Assurance (SPA) to support the Plasma Enrichment Science and Engineering (PESE) Section within ESED. We are the nation's steward for research, development, and demonstration of enrichment technologies. ORNL is a recognized leader in centrifuge and electromagnetic enrichment technology. We are the stewards and dispensary of the nation's stable isotope inventory and have a legacy dating to the late 1940s. This division integrates the full enrichment process from chemical...

Requisition Id 15665 Overview: We are seeking a Procurement Officer III who will be responsible for planning, negotiating, awarding and administering subcontracts and purchase orders for professional and technical services, commercial items and specialized materials, equipment and/or commercial services with medium to high levels of complexity and value and independently providing procurement services and support for Laboratory customers. These responsibilities also include the following: pre-procurement planning with customers, pre-proposal conferences, facilitating concurrent reviews, leadership of subcontract negotiations, participation on process improvement teams, award of evaluated, best-value procurements, cost-type and cost-share subcontracts, and subcontract closeout. This position will focus on administering and managing subcontracts for services and equipment, with an emphasis on providing a high level of professionalism and customer services. Examples of...

Requisition Id 15421 Overview: The Multiscale Methods and Dynamics (MMD) Group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking several qualified applicants for postdoctoral positions related to Computational Fluid Dynamics. Mathematical topics of interest include structure-preserving finite element methods, advanced solver strategies, multi-fluid systems, surrogate modeling, machine learning, and uncertainty quantification. The position comes with a travel allowance and access to advanced computing resources. The MMD group is responsible for the design and development of numerical algorithms and analysis necessary for simulating and understanding complex, multi-scale systems. The group is part of the Mathematics in Computation (MiC) Section of the Computer Science and Mathematics (CSM) Division. CSM delivers fundamental and applied research capabilities in a wide range of areas, including applied mathematics and computer science, experimental computing systems, scalable...

Requisition Id 15696 Annual Salary Range: $125,000.00 - $156,000.00 Work-Site Type: Remote ORNL offers a flexible work environment that supports both the organization and the employee. In addition, this position is considered remote-eligible for ORNL in pre-approved locations. Remote-eligibility is not a continued guarantee and could be subject to change based on evolving organizational needs. Note about pay range: Please note that the pay range information is a general guideline only. Many factors are taken into consideration when setting starting pay. Salary for this position will be commensurate with the final candidate's qualifications and experience, including skills, knowledge, relevant education, certifications, plus also aligned with the internal peer group. It is not typical for an individual to be offered a salary at or near the top of the range for a position. Link to benefits. https://jobs.ornl.gov/content/Benefits/?locale=en_US. Overview: The HRIS...

Requisition Id 15420 Overview: The Multiscale Methods and Dynamics (MMD) Group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking several qualified applicants for postdoctoral positions related to numerical methods for kinetic equations. Mathematical topics of interest include high-dimensional approximation, closure models, machine learning models, hybrid methods, structure preserving methods, and iterative solvers. Successful applications will work in applications related to gas dynamics, plasma physics, and radiation transport. The position comes with a travel allowance and access to advanced computing resources. The MMD group is responsible for the design and development of numerical algorithms and analysis necessary for simulating and understanding complex, multi-scale systems. The group is part of the Mathematics in Computation (MiC) Section of the Computer Science and Mathematics (CSM) Division. CSM delivers fundamental and applied research capabilities in a wide range...

Requisition Id 15687 Overview: We are hiring an IT Technologist who will contribute to end user support on over ten thousand Windows/Macintosh/Linux computers and mobile devices throughout ORNL. This position resides in the Client and Service Management group of the Digital Services Infrastructure & Operations division in the Information Technology Services Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The IT Technologist will work across a broad range of technologies including multiple areas of the business to address incidents, problems and requests. Responsibilities include answering and resolving contacts made to IT via phone, email, instant message, or in person and explaining solutions in technical and nontechnical terms. This position will also serve as a main point of contact for ORNL IT services and will deliver the full range of IT support services. These services include supporting: Operating systems; mobile devices (specifically iOS); E-Mail; Backup...

Requisition Id 15690 Overview: We are seeking a Civil Engineer who will focus on daily operations and maintenance of mechanical utility systems. This position is for the Water Work Center of the Mechanical Utilities Complex in the Utilities Division of the Facilities & Operations Directorate at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The Water Work Center is responsible for operation and maintenance of the ORNL water distribution system (including potable and fire water), the wastewater collection and treatment system plant, and the storm drain system. This position is the resident authority on engineering aspects related to system operations and maintenance, provides technical input to support troubleshooting and maintenance, and gives guidance and recommendations concerning new projects or system modifications. This position interacts with operations, maintenance, management, and sub-contractors routinely, so good written and oral communication skills are required....

Requisition Id 15694 Overview: We are seeking a Senior Conduct of Operations Subject Matter Expert who will primarily focus on bringing best practices in the field to ORNL to motivate immediate improvements in the conduct of operations quality and adequacy for all nuclear facilities at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The Senior Conduct of Operations Subject Matter Expert is the senior operation's staff member within ORNL's Nuclear Facility Safety Division (NFSD), responsible for establishing and assessing the Conduct of Operations at all ORNL nuclear facilities and performing the associated management assessments for the program. Nuclear Facilities Safety Division resides in the Environment Safety Health & Quality (ESH&Q) Directorate at ORNL. As part of our team, you will be given the opportunity to grow in leadership while contributing to the team environment to accomplish the tasks needed to support safe and efficient operations of the HFIR reactor and...

Requisition Id 15422 Overview: The Multiscale Methods and Dynamics (MMD) Group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking several qualified applicants for postdoctoral positions related to Computational Methods for Data Reduction. Topics include data compression and reconstruction, data movement, data assimilation, surrogate model design, and machine learning algorithms. The position comes with a travel allowance and access to advanced computing resources. The MMD group is responsible for the design and development of numerical algorithms and analysis necessary for simulating and understanding complex, multi-scale systems. The group is part of the Mathematics in Computation (MiC) Section of the Computer Science and Mathematics (CSM) Division. CSM delivers fundamental and applied research capabilities in a wide range of areas, including applied mathematics and computer science, experimental computing systems, scalable algorithms and systems, artificial intelligence and...

Requisition Id 15447 Overview: The Data and AI Systems Research Section/Workflow systems Group within the Computer Science and Mathematics Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking a postdoctoral researcher with expertise in data management, workflow management, High Performance Computing (HPC), machine learning and Artificial Intelligence to enhance our capabilities in making AI-ready scientific data. As a postdoctoral fellow at ORNL, you will collaborate with a dynamic team of scientists and engineers, leveraging cutting-edge resources; most notably the Frontier supercomputer, the world's first exascale computing system. This is a unique opportunity to engage in transformational research that advances the development of AI-ready scientific data, optimized workflows, and distributed intelligence across the computing continuum. In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead and contribute to cutting-edge research aimed at transforming scientific data...

Requisition Id 15347 Level: RP02 Overview: As a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science national laboratory, ORNL has an impressive 80-year legacy of addressing the nation's most pressing challenges. Our team is made up of over 7,000 dedicated and innovative individuals! Our goal is to create an environment where a variety of perspectives and backgrounds are valued, ensuring ORNL is known as a top choice for employment. These principles are essential for supporting our broader mission to drive scientific breakthroughs and translate them into solutions for energy, environmental, and security challenges facing the nation. We are seeking a Machine Learning (ML) Research Engineer who will support the development of self-supervised learning methods for large vision-language models to benefit downstream tasks including object detection and counting, semantic segmentation, change detection, damage assessment, and polygonization of geospatial vector geometries across...

Requisition Id 15670 Overview: We're hiring an AI Developer having AI/ML development and deployment skills! The position and its focus are to design, develop and move to production AI/ML tools and analytics that enhance and evolve business operations and scientific decision-making capability and related activities at ORNL.Qualified applicants will have a solid foundation of Generative AI and Machine Learning skills. This position resides in the AI Operations Program office within the Application Development Division of the Information Technology Services Directorate. Our AI/ML models are heavily centered on Microsoft Azure and related AI cloud technologies with High Performance Computing (HPC) for on premise AI environments and Azure, AWS, and GCP for off premise environments. Major Duties/Responsibilities: Development and support of models utilizing AI/ML and Microsoft Azure related Power apps, including CoPilot Studio. Collaboration with business and...

Requisition Id 15653 Overview: We are hiring an IT Specialist to provide end user support across more than ten thousand Windows/Macintosh/Linux computers and mobile devices throughout ORNL! This position resides in the Client Support & Engineering Services group of the Digital Services Infrastructure & Operations division in the Information Technology Services Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). In this role, you will support ORNL's executive staff having tier-two computing issues. You will participate in the analysis, design, maintenance, and documentation of intermediate level information technology services for Windows, Macintosh and Linux computers throughout ORNL. Additionally, you'd lead IT technical programs impacting all ORNL staff including working across a broad variety of technology areas in an ITIL environment addressing incidents, problems, changes, and requests. Responsibilities include resolving or addressing incidents or requests and...

Requisition Id 15652 Overview: We're hiring a Senior IT Project Manager to take on a portfolio of information security projects utilizing industry standard best practices, laboratory and division project management processes and guidelines! The position will interact directly with the Chief Information Office (CIO) and all levels within the organization, including senior managers, Group and Team Leaders, Enterprise and Data Architects, research organizations, application developers, IT support staff, subcontractors and external vendors. This position is in the IT PMO & Comms division in the Information Technology Services Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Major Duties/Responsibilities: Planning and Budgeting: Determines requirements and best approach for project management methodology for multiple projects, develops work breakdown structures, Project Management Plans and/or backlog feature and story definitions, project tasking and sequencing for...

Requisition Id 15669 Overview: We're hiring an AI Developer having AI/ML development and deployment skills! The position and its focus are to design, develop and move to production AI/ML tools and analytics that enhance and evolve business operations and scientific decision-making capability and related activities at ORNL.Qualified applicants will have a solid foundation of Generative AI and Machine Learning skills. This position resides in the AI Operations Program office within the Application Development Division of the Information Technology Services Directorate. Our AI/ML models are heavily centered on Microsoft Azure and related AI cloud technologies with High Performance Computing (HPC) for on premise AI environments and Azure, AWS, and GCP for off premise environments. Major Duties/Responsibilities: Development and support of models utilizing AI/ML and Microsoft Azure related Power apps, including CoPilot Studio. Collaboration with business and...

Requisition Id 15685 Overview: The Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS) is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate to support research directed towards developing novel AI/ML algorithms that can incorporate multi-scale computational simulations to aid with data fusion across multiple modalities of experiments with the final goal of discovering novel materials phenomena or even new materials. Focus will largely be in developing and deploying such AI/ML algorithms, closely collaborating with theorists and experimentalists to realize physics- models and/or physics-aware ML-models that can bridge length/time scales, to provide improved mechanistic insights into nanomaterials response. Bulk of the work will be on novel materials for next-generation microelectronic devices (e.g. oxide ferroelectrics and 2D memristive materials). As a Postdoctoral Research Associate, you will contribute to research in these areas, bridging state-of-the-art atomistic and mesoscopic...

Requisition Id 15682 Overview: We are seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Associate to contribute to the NEUROPIX project, an interdisciplinary effort at the intersection of high-energy physics (HEP) detectors, neuromorphic computing, FPGA/ASIC design, and machine learning for edge processing. The successful candidate will work with a multi-institutional and multi-disciplinary team to develop AI-enabled, low-latency signal-processing algorithms for next-generation pixel detectors used in high-energy physics experiments. This position offers the opportunity to engage in cutting-edge research spanning detector simulation, Spiking Neural Network (SNN) design, neuromorphic hardware, and data-rich experimental systems such as CMS pixel detectors, Timepix4, and novel photodetector technologies. This position resides in the Relativistic Nuclear and High Energy Physics group in the Physics Division, Physical Science Directorate, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)....

Requisition Id 15469 Overview: We are hiring a Senior Linux HPC Storage Engineer to design, operate and maintain clusters, servers, and workstations storage supporting services where science happens at ORNL! This position resides in the Emerging Technologies & Computing team in the Research Computing group in the Information Technology Services Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The Emerging Technology Computational Group facilitates ORNL goals through HPC systems engineering, integration, and support for the research community at ORNL. By providing design, deployment, optimization, monitoring, and tooling support across multiple clustered infrastructures, we facilitate Lab-wide R&D projects. Our HPC clusters range in scope from just a handful of nodes to over fifty-thousand cores. We partner with ORNL research organizations to enable research excellence and delivery. We work with other clustered computing and HPC groups to help research programs...

Requisition Id 15654 Overview: We are seeking a Target Systems Manager for the Second Target Station (STS) Project who will lead the Target Systems team in designing and building the neutron producing spallation target/moderator system for STS. This position resides in the STS Project in the Neutron Upgrades Project Office at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The STS is an approximately $2B Department of Energy (DOE) project to be constructed at the ORNL Spallation Neutron Source. The STS will provide wholly new capabilities for the study of a broad range of materials with neutron scattering and support thousands of researchers from the physical, materials, and applied scientists and industry. The science capabilities provided by the STS will complement those of the two existing DOE Office of Science neutron scattering facilities at ORNL, the first target station of the SNS and High Flux Isotope Reactor. The STS will produce the highest peak brightness of cold neutrons in...

Requisition Id 15684 Overview: We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate to help advance our understanding of quantum magnetic materials through materials synthesis and characterization. Research will involve growth of single crystals and measurements to understand their structural and physical properties including magnetism and thermal transport, as well as helping to identify new magnetic materials that may serve as model systems displaying quantum behaviors. It will also provide opportunities for collaboration with quantum computing efforts within the Quantum Science Center, guiding and experimentally validating simulations efforts for quantum spin systems. This position resides in the Correlated Electron Materials Group in the Materials Science and Technology Division, Physical Sciences Directorate at ORNL, and provides the opportunity to collaborate with researchers from diverse backgrounds, including condensed matter theorists and experimentalists performing...