54 jobs found in Oak Ridge, TN

Requisition Id 16828 Overview: We are seeking an experienced instrumentation & controls (I&C) engineer who will focus on leading the design, development and procurement of ITER I&C control systems including instruments, pilot valve enclosures, control panels, junction boxes, and control system software. In this role you will interface with mechanical engineering, systems engineering, multi-disciplinary analysis teams, vendors, and personnel at the ITER headquarters in France to realize optimal design solutions in compliance with ITER requirements. Working closely with quality assurance and procurement officers, you will serve the role of Technical Project Officer (TPO) for I&C contracts. This position resides in the Instrumentation & Controls team in the Engineering Systems, US ITER project, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Major Duties/Responsibilities: Work with I&C engineers, mechanical engineers, designers and analysts on development of...

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 16501 Overview: Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest US Department of Energy science and energy laboratory, conducting basic and applied research to deliver transformative solutions to compelling problems in energy and security. We are seeking a Dynamic Test Engineer who will support the Dynamic Testing Group in the Enrichment Science and Engineering Division (ESED), Isotope Science and Engineering Directorate (ISED) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to support dynamic testing of enrichment devices. In addition, the Senior Dynamic Test Engineer will independently lead programmatic tasks and deliver improvements and solutions to meet the desired KPIs. ESED serves the nation in two critical areas: advancing enrichment technologies and exploring stable isotope production and applications. The division leverages an elite staff of scientists and engineers with the world-leading capabilities of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to deliver...

Requisition Id 16741 Overview: The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking a ceramist, ceramics engineer, or material scientist with strong technical writing skills and demonstrated laboratory skills in mechanical testing and characterization of multifaceted material powders. This Technical Professional position will directly support the Program Director, Deputy Director, and team of principal investigators with new and existing projects. In this role, the selected candidate will interact with, support, and collaborate with a diverse multi-disciplinary team of research professionals, assisting in the characterization of complex material mechanical responses of ceramic powders and similar material science research. As a very significant effort and as a way to familiarize the selected candidate with the breadth and depth of the team's research, the selected candidate will be responsible for writing technical reports from partial documentation and from archived material...

Requisition Id 16822 Overview: The Laboratory Modernization Division (LMD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Mechanical Engineer, with experience in the design, construction, and operation of mechanical systems supporting data centers. The selected candidate will provide engineering and design oversight for facility-level process cooling systems and subsystems, including the interfaces between those systems and specific High Performance Computing platforms. This role includes providing technical and field oversight for construction on a new data center facility at ORNL. This position resides within the New Facility Construction Group within the Laboratory Modernization Division, which is part of the Facilities & Operations (F&O) Directorate. The successful candidate will support planning, design, construction, commissioning, and turnover of mechanical and related facility systems for a large-scale, high-security...

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 16827 Overview: We are seeking a Reliability Engineer who will focus on developing, implementing, and improving a reliability and asset management program for predictive operations for the systems within the Facilities and Operations (F&O) Directorate. This position resides in the Reliability Engineering Team in the Infrastructure Reliability Group in the Integrated Operations Support Division, F&O Directorate, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). As part of our team, you will collaborate with system stakeholders and various operations personnel to employ the reliability program for F&O managed equipment throughout ORNL facilities and systems. This position will provide reliability cultural leadership to system stakeholders to build a sustainable reliability and asset management program. As a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science national laboratory, ORNL has an extraordinary 80-year history of solving the nation's biggest problems....

Requisition Id 16807 Overview: We are seeking an Accelerator Facility Safety Engineer who will focus on performing, documenting, and maintaining technical safety documentation for ORNL accelerator facilities. This position resides in the Accelerator Safety Program group in the Nuclear and Radiological Protection Division in the Environment, Safety, Health, and Quality Directorate, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). As part of our team, you will become an expert on the Accelerator Safety Order, DOE O 420.2 and accelerator technology and operations. You will interact with engineers and accelerator system operators to understand and evaluate accelerator specific hazards associated with current operations and planned upgrades and modifications, identify and develop controls to mitigate hazards, and interface with the Department of Energy to document and implement the controls necessary to ensure safe operation of the accelerator. Major Duties/Responsibilities: Perform,...

Requisition Id 16335 Overview: We are seeking a Beam Instrumentation Systems Lead to support the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of beam instrumentation systems for the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). This role contributes to improving accelerator performance, reliability, and availability through advanced diagnostic and control system development. This position reports to the Beam Instrumentation Group Leader within the Accelerator Science & Technology Section, Research Accelerator Division, Neutron Sciences Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The Spallation Neutron Source is a world-leading facility and the most powerful pulsed proton accelerator in the world, producing neutron beams for cutting-edge materials science research. ORNL is the U.S. Department of Energy's largest science and energy laboratory, delivering transformative solutions in energy, science, and national security. Within...

Requisition Id 16804 Overview: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking a Nuclear Mechanical Engineer with experience in the analysis of heat transfer and fluid flow in nuclear systems to provide support in the development of novel radioisotope production targets and enhanced tools for analysis. You will work with scientists, engineers, and technicians to develop thermal and fluid flow models for HFIR isotope production targets. A successful candidate will be capable ofleading efforts to achieve isotope production objectives, including HFIR target design, qualification, fabrication, irradiation, and post-irradiation chemical processing. The work is performed under exacting quality standards and in accordance with conduct of operations requirements for nuclear facilities, requiring strong technical judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to work efficiently under demanding schedules. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential, as success in...

Requisition Id 16797 Overview: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the largest science and energy laboratory within the U.S. Department of Energy, conducts cutting-edge basic and applied research to deliver transformative solutions that advance national energy and security priorities. The Biosciences Division (BSD) within the Biological and Environmental Systems Science Directorate (BESSD) is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate to join the Microbial Engineering Group. In this role, you will develop next-generation genetic tools for non-model microorganisms, enabling precise genome engineering in microbial systems relevant to the emerging bioeconomy. These tools will accelerate our ability to interrogate genotype-phenotype relationships, expand fundamental understanding of microbial physiology, and support the development of design rules for engineering microbes for energy and environmental applications. ORNL's multidisciplinary research environment brings together...

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...

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 16720 Overview: Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest US Department of Energy science and energy laboratory, conducting basic and applied research to deliver transformative solutions to compelling problems in energy and security. The Environmental Sciences Division of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) seeks a creative individual for a postdoctoral research associate position in ORNL's Center for Radiation Protection Knowledge (CRPK). The candidate will work with experts in computational radiation dosimetry and risk assessment. The candidate should be an independent thinker and able to participate creatively in defining and refining research directions. M a jo r Duties/Responsibilities: The successful candidate will interact with a team of scientists and engineers at ORNL in a variety of projects involving internal and external dosimetry and radiation risk analysis The CRPK provides technical assistance to U.S. federal agencies involved in...

Requisition Id 16746 Overview: We are currently seeking qualified applicants for a Distinguished Nondestructive Assay (NDA) Scientist in the Non-Destructive Measurement Science and Technology Group within the Safeguards and Treaty Verification Section in the Nuclear Nonproliferation Division. The Safeguards and Treaty Verification Section focuses on enhancing scientific concepts, strategies, and technologies that will strengthen the capabilities of USG and international regimes (e.g., the IAEA and partner countries) to safeguard and secure nuclear material, commodities, and technologies from proliferation, improve nuclear safety systems, and enhance treaty verification. The Nondestructive Measurement Science and Technology Group focuses on research, development, and application of nondestructive assay systems, data acquisition technologies and analysis methods that support material control and accounting, operational safety for material processing, and nuclear material...

Requisition Id 16041 Level: RP04 Overview: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) invites applications for a senior scientific leadership position to advance the science and technology of materials for extreme environments, with an emphasis on the convergence of fusion and fission structural materials, reactor core materials innovation, and the expansion of nuclear materials research capabilities. This position resides in the Radiation Effects and Microstructural Analysis Group (REMAG) within the Materials in Extreme Environments Section of the Materials Science and Technology Division in ORNL's Physical Sciences Directorate. Working in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fusion Energy Sciences (FES), Office of Nuclear Energy (NE), and Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES), as well as industry, universities, and other external stakeholders, the selected candidate will leverage internationally recognized expertise in nuclear materials science to...

Requisition Id 16778 Overview: Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest US Department of Energy (DOE) science and energy laboratory, conducting basic and applied research to deliver transformative solutions to compelling problems in energy and security. The Enrichment Systems Engineering Section is seeking a Machine Design Engineering Group Leader who will support the Enrichment Science and Engineering Division (ESED) within the Isotope Science and Engineering Directorate (ISED) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). ESED serves the nation in two critical areas: advancing enrichment technologies and exploring stable isotope production and applications. The division leverages an elite staff of scientists and engineers with the world-leading capabilities of ORNL to deliver groundbreaking advancements with a variety of applications, from national security to life-saving medical treatments. ESED is the national steward for the research, development, and demonstration of...

Requisition Id 16779 Overview: We are accepting applications for Postdoctoral Research Associate positions in Data Science for Advanced Manufacturing that will focus on the development of next-generation, data-driven manufacturing systems that integrate artificial intelligence, real-time sensing, and digital twins to transform how critical components are designed, produced, and qualified. The selected candidates will conduct research in data science and AI to develop scalable, deployable methodologies to assess and to improve manufacturing quality, efficiency, and certification readiness. This position resides in the Manufacturing Systems Analytics group in the Digital and Secure Manufacturing Section, Manufacturing Science Division, Energy Science and Technology Directorate (ESTD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). You will work at the MDF to advance digital manufacturing technologies and to accelerate their deployment to industry and national scale applications. The...

Requisition Id 16512 Overview: We are seeking a Chief Safety Basis Engineer who will primarily focus on safety basis quality and adequacy for all nuclear facilities at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The Chief Safety Basis Engineer is the senior nuclear safety engineer within ORNL's Nuclear Facility Safety Division (NFSD). 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 non-reactor nuclear facilities across the ORNL compass. The successful candidate must be a leader with the ability to communicate with various levels of management and engineering disciplines, build team cohesion, and one who values diversity of opinion, education, and experiences. Major Duties/Responsibilities:...

Requisition Id 16773 Level: TP02 Overview: We are seeking a highly motivated Technical Professional (TP) to support the synthesis, characterization, and deployment of isotope-labeled molecules, including deuterated and other isotopically enriched compounds, for neutron scattering and nanoscience research. This position is jointly supported by the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS) and the Neutron Scattering Division (NScD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), providing a unique opportunity to contribute to world-leading user programs in nanoscience, materials synthesis, and neutron scattering. The successful candidate will reside within the Macromolecular Nanomaterials Group in CNMS and will work closely with scientists, technical staff, and users across both organizations to develop isotope-labeled molecular systems that enable cutting-edge research in soft matter, energy materials, quantum materials, and biological systems. In addition to synthetic...