20 science jobs found in Oak Ridge, TN

Requisition Id 16896 Overview: We invite applications for the early career position of R&D Assistantto support the Sensors and Electronics Group in the Electrification and Energy Infrastructures Division (EEID). This early career research position will involve supporting existing programs in areas involving particle accelerators, electronics, pulsed power, and energy systems. Major Duties/Responsibilities Perform particle tracking simulations and computational analyses to support the design, optimization, and interpretation of advanced engineering and scientific research Develop and maintain computational workflows, scripts, and software tools to improve simulation efficiency, data processing, and reproducibility Design, assemble, and execute laboratory experiments to validate simulation results, analyze experimental data, and refine computational models based on observed performance Analyze and interpret experimental and simulation data using appropriate...

Requisition Id 16802 Overview: We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate for the development and application of advanced multiphysics simulations, and machine learning (ML) methods relevant to additive manufacturing (AM), virtual manufacturing, material characterization, topology optimization, and real-time sensing. This position resides in the Computational Sciences and Engineering Division (CSED) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). CSED focuses on transdisciplinary computational science and analytics at scale to enable scientific discovery across the physical sciences, engineered systems, and biomedicine and health. It provides foundations and advances in quantum information sciences to enable quantum computers, devices, and networked systems. It develops community applications, data assets, and technologies and provides assurance to build knowledge and impact in novel, crosscut-science outcomes. The candidate will be a postdoctoral researcher within the...

Requisition Id 16764 Overview: The National Center for Computational Sciences (NCCS) at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking a postdoctoral research associate in the area of Application-driven Composable Distributed Storage. The candidate will be able to make research contributions in understanding and efficient use of distributed data storage and I/O subsystems for High-Performance Computing (HPC), scientific Artificial Intelligence (AI), and scientific edge computing. We are a leader in computational and computer science, with signature strengths in high-performance computing and data analytics with applications in a large variety of science domains. NCCS is home to some of the fastest supercomputers and storage systems in the world. This position is in the Technology Integration group within NCCS. Specific areas of research interest include: Flexible, composable storage service architectures that expose useful data container abstractions and interfaces...

Requisition Id 16879 Overview: We are seeking a Software systems engineer to create state of the art software technologies for use in a wide variety of engineering disciplines, ranging from quantum computers used to advance the state of the art in scientific computing to unique modeling and simulation technologies for national security applications. Oak Ridge National Laboratory supports unique research needs for the Department of Energy and other Government agencies with goals ranging from the integration of quantum computing in high performance computing architectures, improving the resiliency of the national electric infrastructure, and bolstering national defense. The Software systems engineer will play an integral role in prototyping, demonstrating, and transitioning to production complex systems to meet these diverse objectives. This position resides within the Quantum Computational Science Group in the Computational Sciences and Engineering Division (CSED) at Oak Ridge...

Requisition Id 16716 Overview: We are seeking a radiofrequency (RF) System Test Engineer who will focus on supporting the assembly, testing, commissioning, maintenance, and operation of the RF electrical systems for fusion technology prototype devices and applications. Projects of specific interest include the Material Plasma Exposure eXperiment (MPEX), and the U.S. ITER project which are supported by the U.S. DOE Office of Science Fusion Energy Sciences (FES). This position resides in Fusion Energy Directorate (FED) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. As part of our team, you will conduct testing and documentation for RF components and systems that utilize AC and DC high voltage sources (up to 100 kV) and frequencies from 1 MHz to 100 GHz and power levels approaching 500 kW. You will also design, build, and sustain test configurations that support performance verification for prototype components and systems. A key aspect of this role is the installation, commissioning, and...

Requisition Id 16867 Overview: We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Robotics and Navigation who will focus on developing an autonomous underground exploration and mapping robotic platform. The successful candidate will (1) integrate heterogeneous sensors and onboard computing hardware; (2) develop methods for LiDAR-based simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM), autonomous navigation, trajectory planning, and point cloud mapping; and (3) deploy the developed algorithms on a physical mobile robot operating in GPS-denied, low-light, and geometrically repetitive environments. The candidate will collaborate with multidisciplinary researchers in robotics, surveying, remote sensing, and artificial intelligence. This on-site position resides in the Building Envelope Materials Research Group in the Building Technologies Research Section, Buildings and Transportation Science Division, Energy Science and Technology Directorate, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)....

Requisition Id 16798 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 16824 Level: RP02 Overview: The Multiphysics Modeling and Flows (MMF) Group in the Computational Sciences and Engineering Division is seeking a Research Computational Scientist with expertise in computational mesh generation to generate validated computational results that are used for large-scale, physics-based simulations for variety of applications. Our Group: MMF is a computational multiphysics modeling group at the forefront of deploying novel computational engineering techniques for problems that are critical to U.S. national and energy security. We utilize our expertise in numerical discretization techniques, high performance computing, mesh generation, and geometry representation for a wide variety of physics applications. Our intention is to integrate computational modeling with experimental methods and provide innovative solutions for technology growth. We aspire to help generate technical artifacts (patents) as well as scientific artifacts...

Requisition Id 16821 Overview: The Laboratory Modernization Division (LMD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Electrical Engineer to support the new Government Computing Facility (GCF) data center project. This role will provide electrical engineering, design oversight, field support, and technical coordination for a new data center facility at ORNL supporting high-performance and mission-critical computing capabilities. The position resides within the New Facility Construction Group within LMD, which is part of the Facilities & Operations Directorate. The successful candidate will support planning, design, construction, commissioning, and turnover of electrical and related facility systems for a large-scale, high-security data center environment. Responsibilities include electrical power distribution, telecommunications, instrumentation and controls, utility interfaces, facility automation, and coordination with...

Requisition Id 16505 Overview: The Computer Science and Mathematics Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking an exceptional Postdoctoral Researcher to advance programming systems for extreme-scale, heterogeneous computing. This role sits at the intersection of compiler infrastructure, formal verification, runtime systems, and hardware/software co-design-expanding into emerging paradigms such as quantum and analog computational models. You will explore how compilers, runtimes, and AI-driven agents can co-optimize complex architectures, reasoning across conventional processors (CPUs/GPUs), custom accelerators, and next-generation quantum and analog devices . Your work will contribute to a vision of autonomous system engineering in which AI agents understand algorithmic intent, architectural constraints, and performance models-driving system co-design across the entire computing stack. Major Duties/Responsibilities: LLVM Compiler Innovation : Advance the...

Requisition Id 16811 Overview: We are currently seeking a technical professional to join the Signals Collections and Analysis Group in the Nuclear Nonproliferation Division (NND), National Security Sciences Directorate (NSSD) at ORNL. This position will support custom electrical design and instrumentation control activities which will empower new discoveries within the nuclear fuel cycle and advance the nation's nuclear nonproliferation objectives. The technical professional will support both hardware and software development for electrical instrumentation and controls engineering (EI&C), to include custom circuit design, power distribution hardware, embedded systems, and industrial sensing applications. The successful candidate will be a highly motivated and creative problem solver, comfortable parsing complex electrical sensing and power distribution problems to produce customized solutions to support the construction and upkeep of a one-of-a-kind facility supporting...

Requisition Id 16754 Overview: The Computational Sciences and Engineering Division (https://www.ornl.gov/division/csed) in the Computing and Computational Sciences Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking a senior scientist to lead a world-class research group in Applied Quantum Technologies (AQT) within the Quantum Information Science (QIS) Section. The QIS section includes more than 35 full-time scientists carrying out interdisciplinary, collaborative research in fundamental and applied quantum computing, communications, and sensing. With substantial institutional investments in equipment and facilities, as well as recent and expected increases in federal funding from the Department of Energy (DOE) and other federal agencies, the AQT group is positioned to experience rapid growth. Building on this solid foundation, the successful candidate will develop capabilities in the group to address key questions to advance the maturity of quantum technologies for...

Requisition Id 16771 Overview: The Advanced Technologies Section (ATS) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Research Scientist to provide scientific and technical leadership in systems architecture for next-generation leadership-class high-performance computing. This position is embedded within the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF) and serves as a strategic research leader at the intersection of advanced computing systems, storage architectures, and high-performance networking. The successful candidate will lead collaborations with other research staff and postdoctoral researchers in developing and evaluating transformative technologies for future leadership computing systems. This position is part of the Advanced Technologies Section within the National Center for Computational Sciences (NCCS) Division. The ATS is an applied research and development organization that provides scientific, technical, and thought...

Requisition Id 16005 Overview: The National Center for Computational Sciences (NCCS) at Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL), which hosts several of the world's most powerful computer systems, is seeking a highly qualified individual to play a key role in improving the security, performance, and reliability of the NCCS computing environments. This includes supporting one of the fastest supercomputers in the world, Frontier, along with numerous commodity clusters and specialized programs and partnerships. Frontier is one of the scientific research community's most powerful computational instruments for exploring solutions to some of today's most challenging problems. As an HPC Linux Systems Engineer, you will work within the HPC Scalable Systems Group inside of the NCCS Systems Section to support numerous activities of the center. The Scalable Systems group oversees, administers and supports system installation, deployment, acceptance, performance testing, upgrades, problem...

Requisition Id 16765 Overview: The National Center for Computational Sciences (NCCS) at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking a postdoctoral research associate in the area of HPC Confidential Computing and Secure Multi-tenancy. The candidate will be able to make research contributions in areas of system software architectures to support secure computing enclaves on large scale HPC and supercomputing resources. The candidate will also contribute to the development of large-scale identity and key management solutions. We are a leader in computational and computer science, with signature strengths in high-performance computing and data analytics with applications in a large variety of science domains and NCCS is home to some of the fastest supercomputers and storage systems in the world. This position is in the Technology Integration group within NCCS. Specific areas of research interest include: Integration of memory encryption, confidential computing, and...

Requisition Id 16766 Overview: The National Center for Computational Sciences (NCCS) at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking a postdoctoral research associate in High-Performance Computing (HPC) system architecture and intelligent storage design. The candidate will contribute to research and development efforts in scalable storage and memory architectures, telemetry-driven system optimization, and application-driven performance analysis for HPC, scientific Artificial Intelligence (AI), and scientific edge computing. We are a leader in computational and computer science, with signature strengths in high-performance computing, system architecture, and data analytics with applications in a large variety of science domains. NCCS is home to some of the fastest supercomputers and storage systems in the world. This position is in the Technology Integration group within NCCS. Specific areas of research interest include: Telemetry collection and analysis to inform...

Requisition Id 16713A Overview: We are seeking a temporary Technical Professional Staff Member to support the design, integration, testing, and verification of advanced additive manufacturing systems and components. This position resides in the Manufacturing Systems Design Group in the Manufacturing Science Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). As part of our research team, you will support the development of practical mechanical designs, robotic system components, sensor integrations, fixtures, test methods, and documentation needed to advance MDF hybrid and additive manufacturing capabilities for government and industrial users. Major Duties/Responsibilities: Support research and development projects involving additive manufacturing systems, robotic manufacturing hardware, hybrid manufacturing platforms, and related mechanical subsystems. Create and revise mechanical CAD models, assemblies, drawings, bills of materials, and supporting design documentation...

Requisition Id 16891 Overview: We are seeking a Sensor Application Engineer who will focus on design and installation and assist with the development (hardware and software), of sensor systems for advanced manufacturing systems. They will maintain sensor calibration and quality across a variety of machines and support the development of state-of-the-art sensor technologies and their usage in advanced machine learning algorithms. This position resides in the Manufacturing Systems Analytics (MSA) Group in the Manufacturing Science Division (MSD), Energy Science and Technology Directorate (ESTD), at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Major Duties/Responsibilities: Design and install image-based and other sensing systems Develop data acquisition software for sensing systems Maintain and upgrade existing imaging and sensing systems Develop new sensing techniques and technologies Calibrate sensors and ensure data integrity for use in machine learning algorithms Support...

Requisition Id 16890 Overview: We are seeking a Sensor Application Engineer who will focus on design and installation and assist with the development (hardware and software), of sensor systems for advanced manufacturing systems. They will maintain sensor calibration and quality across a variety of machines and support the development of state-of-the-art sensor technologies and their usage in advanced machine learning algorithms. This position resides in the Manufacturing Systems Analytics (MSA) Group in the Manufacturing Science Division (MSD), Energy Science and Technology Directorate (ESTD), at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Major Duties/Responsibilities: Design and install image-based and other sensing systems Develop data acquisition software for sensing systems Maintain and upgrade existing imaging and sensing systems Develop new sensing techniques and technologies Calibrate sensors and ensure data integrity for use in machine learning algorithms Support...

Requisition Id 16799 Overview: We are seeking an Instrument Support Electrical Engineer to support the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) neutron scattering instruments and associated infrastructure. This role performs hands-on electrical design and troubleshooting - panel layouts, wiring schematics, power distribution, and cable/equipment specification - to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation of HFIR Beamline Operations (HBO) systems, consistent with the safety and regulatory standards that govern reactor facility operations. Work spans power distribution systems, electrical design for beamline instruments and conventional facilities, and experimental equipment support. This position resides in the HFIR Instrument Support Group in the HFIR Beamline Operations Section, Neutron Scattering Division, Neutron Sciences Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Major Duties/Responsibilities: Design and develop electrical systems - panel layouts, wiring...