Emerging Technology Analyst

Overview:    

 The Emerging Technology Analysis Group (ETAG) at ORNL seeks applicants for our Emerging and Disruptive Technology Enforcement Liaison position. We are looking for candidates with law enforcement experience and backgrounds in inter-agency collaboration. Experience with Federal, State and local law enforcement partners to identify, research and document technologies that pose an emergent threat to Public Safety and National Security. Applicants must be able to demonstrate the ability to maintain actionable mitigation activities related to identified threats. Applicants must exhibit the ability to author all-source intelligence products and facilitate educational opportunities based on technical analysis. Candidates must be capable of proactive research and development through field response and completed with systematic, structured, intelligence analysis. Emphasis will be on emerging and disruptive technologies (EDT) that affect national security priorities. Applicants must have demonstrated ability to derive tangible insights from publicly available information, commercially available information, and community curated sources. The ability to identify network vulnerabilities and weaknesses from research of threat networks, illicit markets, and ancillary supporting activities is a core competency for this vacancy. 

Major Duties/Responsibilities: 

• Perform unclassified and classified analysis to identify threats and vulnerabilities engendered by emerging and disruptive technologies.
• Interact with subject matter experts (SME) from NSSD and other ORNL directorates/divisions in technical areas including:
  • Advanced materials and manufacturing
  • Integrated technologies
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Additive manufacturing and emergent material science
  • Energetics and projectile technology
  • Organizational learning and technology proliferation 

• Generate analytical assessments and technical products on emergent technological issues that are to be shared with counterparts, ORNL leadership, and sponsors.
• Produce peer-reviewed assessments and briefings of both unclassified and classified analytic products regarding underlying technical details, threats, vulnerabilities, and potential mitigations.
• Present briefings regarding analytical assessments.
• Interact and collaborate with government agencies and members of the national security community.
• Abide by all environmental, safety, health and quality requirements and implement practices per ORNL's Standards-based Management System (SBMS).
• Maintain a strong commitment to the implementation of the Directorate's values and ethics.
• Occasional domestic travel is required 

Basic Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree with 2 years of direct intelligence-driven law enforcement experience and experience working within interagency environments.
• Expertise in computational material design, additive manufacturing, and material science is a plus.  

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Such a candidate (1) demonstrates an ability and desire to design methodology to analyze primary data, along with secondary research, on a wide range of products and industries; (2) is skilled at resolving data issues from heterogeneous sources; (3) has excellent interpersonal skills and communication abilities; (4) is comfortable working in a team environment and communicating with senior leadership and government officials; (5) excels in both written and oral communication; (6) capable of holding and maintaining a SCI; (7) demonstrates a practical knowledge of trends in energetics and projectile production; (8) has a robust knowledge of interagency community partners.