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National Security

Protecting U.S. citizens through discovery and innovation

The National Security Sciences Directorate leads scientific and technological breakthroughs to confront some of the nation’s most difficult security challenges. We develop applications needed for the security of our nation today and target our vision on how these challenges may manifest themselves in a decade or more.

Our research and development focuses on cybersecurity and cyber physical resiliency, data analytics, geospatial science and technology, nuclear nonproliferation, and high-performance computing for sensitive national security missions. We also enhance ORNL contributions to national security challenges by working closely with leading researchers at the lab in areas such as nuclear and chemical sciences and engineering, applied materials, advanced manufacturing, biosecurity, transportation, and computing.

 

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National Security

Protecting U.S. citizens through discovery and innovation

ORNL’s strengths in advanced materials, nuclear science, and supercomputing are addressing complex national security challenges in the areas of nuclear nonproliferation, national defense, homeland protection, and intelligence.

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Postdoctoral Research Associate - Environmental Scientist
Postdoctoral Research Associate - Environmental Scientist Oak Ridge, TN, US, 37830 Mar 22, 2026 0.00 mi
Oak Ridge, TN, US, 37830 Mar 22, 2026
Grid Sensors R&D Engineer
Grid Sensors R&D Engineer Oak Ridge, TN, US, 37830 Mar 22, 2026 0.00 mi
Oak Ridge, TN, US, 37830 Mar 22, 2026
IC Classified Computing, Group Leader
IC Classified Computing, Group Leader Oak Ridge, TN, US, 37830 Mar 22, 2026 0.00 mi
Oak Ridge, TN, US, 37830 Mar 22, 2026
Senior Nuclear Mechanical Engineer
Senior Nuclear Mechanical Engineer Oak Ridge, TN, US, 37830 Mar 21, 2026 0.00 mi
Oak Ridge, TN, US, 37830 Mar 21, 2026
Postdoc - Theory-in-the-loop of Autonomous Experiments for Materials-by-Design Oak Ridge, TN, US, 37830 Mar 21, 2026
Senior HPC Linux Systems Engineer
Senior HPC Linux Systems Engineer Oak Ridge, TN, US, 37830 Mar 21, 2026 0.00 mi
Oak Ridge, TN, US, 37830 Mar 21, 2026
HPC Linux Systems Engineer
HPC Linux Systems Engineer Oak Ridge, TN, US, 37830 Mar 21, 2026 0.00 mi
Oak Ridge, TN, US, 37830 Mar 21, 2026
Digital Communications Specialist
Digital Communications Specialist Oak Ridge, TN, US, 37830 Mar 21, 2026 0.00 mi
Oak Ridge, TN, US, 37830 Mar 21, 2026
Postdoctoral Research Associate - Process Monitoring of Directed Energy Deposition of Metals Knoxville, TN, US, 37931 Mar 21, 2026
Postdoctoral Research Associate - Computational Radiation Protection Scientist Oak Ridge, TN, US, 37830 Mar 21, 2026

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