7 transportation jobs found

Requisition Id 16580 Overview: We are seeking a highly motivated R&D Associate Staff Member to drive innovation in high-performance polymeric thermal insulation and other building envelope materials. The successful candidate will focus on developing and characterizing novel materials and formulations for low-cost, high-thermal-resistance insulation systems, sealants, and other products relevant to both new construction and retrofit applications in building envelopes. This position resides in the Building Envelope Materials Research (BEMR) Group within the Buildings and Transportation Science Division, Energy Science and Technology Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). This role offers the opportunity to conduct cutting-edge research at the intersection of materials science and building science, leveraging ORNL's world-class capabilities in material formulation, synthesis, fabrication, advanced characterization, and industry collaboration. Major...

Engineering Technician III Huntsville, Alabama HX5 is an award-winning provider of engineering, research and development, and technical services to clients such as NASA and the Department of Defense. Founded in 2004, HX5 is a fast-growing veteran- and woman-owned company with locations nationwide. HX5 is currently seeking an Engineering Technician to work onsite in a laboratory environment at Redstone Arsenal. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Constructs components, subunits, or simple models or adapts standard equipment; may troubleshoot and correct malfunctions. Follows specific layout and scientific diagrams to construct and package simple devices and subunits of equipment. Conducts various tests or experiments which may require minor modifications in test setups or procedures as well as subjective judgments in measurement, selecting, preparing, and operating standard test equipment and records test data. Assemble or construct standard equipment or parts...

Requisition Id 16506 Overview: The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking a system integrator who will focus on the design, fabrication and function of laboratory furnaces, reactors and control systems including gas delivery and pneumatic controls. This position resides in the Ceramics and Ceramic Composites (CCC) Group, Materials Processing Science and Engineering (MPSE) Section of the Materials Science and Technology Division (MSTD), Physical Sciences Directorate (PSD). The individual will also interact and coordinate with other team members in other ORNL Research Divisions. As part of our research team, you will collaborate with senior technical staff who are world leaders in ceramic science and engineering through sponsorship from the US Department of Energy's Transportation Technology Office as well as the National Nuclear Security Administration. Your role will be to provide a comprehensive understanding of the laboratory furnaces, reactors and control systems...

Requisition Id 16534 Overview: We are seeking a research and development staff who will focus on the development of modeling and control for complex systems seen in transportation, power systems and industrial processes. This position resides in the Applied Research for Mobility Research Group in the Vehicle and Mobility Systems Research Section, the Buildings and Transportation Science Division (BTSD), Energy Science and Technology Directorate, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Major Duties/Responsibilities: Be responsible for conducting, coordinating, and reporting complex research assignments related to the modeling and control for complex systems in manufacturing (papermaking and steel making), transportation and power grid (hydropower and transmission systems, data analysis, etc.). Develop novel reduced order models for complex systems simulated by computational fluid dynamics and digital twin, performing fluid dynamics analysis, system modeling, analyzing...

Requisition Id 16530 Overview: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking applicants for an Electric Motor Designer position to conduct projects, expand research, and lead research and development activities focused on advanced rare-earth-free motor topologies for transportation applications. The successful candidate will perform analysis, simulation, design, and evaluation of electric motor topologies with reduced critical mineral dependence, emphasizing sustainable, high-performance, and rare-earth-free motor technologies for next-generation hybrid-electric transportation systems. The Electric Drives Research (EDR) Group supports the U.S. Department of Energy and other sponsors in the development of advanced electric motor technologies and next-generation motor systems for a broad range of transportation applications, including on- and off-road hybrid-electric vehicles, propulsion systems for more electric aircraft (MEA), and marine propulsion systems. The selected...

Requisition Id 16494 RP02 Overview: We are seeking a Research and Development Associate - Chemical Transformation of Macromolecules who will focus on chemical modification of polymers for synthesis of energy materials and polymer matrix composites. This position resides in the Carbon and Composites Group in the Separations and Polymer Chemistry Section, Chemical Sciences Division, Physical Sciences Directorate, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Major Duties/Responsibilities: Conduct chemical modification of polymers for energy materials synthesis Synthesize deuterated copolymers for neutron scattering experiments Conduct monomer purification, polymerization and polymer functionalization Conduct block copolymer synthesis and chemical characterization (e.g., spectroscopy, thermal analysis, morphological characterization by scattering and microscopy tools, and data analysis). Synthesize and functionalize polymers with complex architecture for use as...

Requisition Id 16307 Overview: We are seeking an Associate R&D Staff Member in Data Science for Advanced Manufacturing who 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 MDF hosts a diverse set of...