Technical Professional, Strategic Materials (Hybrid Eligible)

Requisition Id 12858 

Overview: 

The Fusion Energy Division (FED) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is hiring an Associate Technical Staff Member, Strategic Materials in the Remote Systems Group. Our group specializes in the development of advanced remote processes, handling systems, and robotics for inaccessible environments in nuclear fission, fusion, and particle accelerator applications. We seek individuals with technical and analytical skills who are comfortable working across disciplines to contribute and lead in fast paced, team-oriented environment. Successful candidates will have a clear enthusiasm for strategic materials research. You will be investigating strategic material supply chains to generated data for establishing risk metrics.

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. We have a dedicated and creative staff of over 6,000 people! Our vision for diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) is to cultivate an environment and practices that foster diversity in ideas and in the people across the organization, as well as to ensure ORNL is recognized as a workplace of choice. These elements are critical for enabling the execution of ORNL’s broader mission to accelerate scientific discoveries and their translation into energy, environment, and security solutions for the nation.

Major Duties / Responsibilities:

• Work individually and/or as part of a team, utilizing knowledge and experience to create strategic material supply chains within the Palantir Gotham Platform

• Analyze a variety of supply chain issues, determine where additional research is required and propose data gathering solutions.

• Prepare schedules, cost estimates, status updates, and performance reports for tasks.

• Effectively create and communicate a supply chain reviews to ORNL management and project sponsors.

• Attend conferences to develop contacts within the scientific and technical community.

• Accountable for compliance with environment, safety, health, and quality in the workplace.

• Deliver ORNL's mission by aligning behaviors, priorities, and interactions with our core values of Impact, Integrity, Teamwork, Safety, and Service. Promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility by fostering a respectful workplace - in how we treat one another, work together, and measure success.

Basic Qualifications:

• A BS in a scientific or technical field and 2+ years of relevant experience or a MS and 1+ year of relevant experience.

• Prior experience with strategic material supply chain research.

• Prior experience with Palantir Technology’s Gotham Platform.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of prior working experience in a related field.

• Experience researching assigned strategic materials and produce associated report narratives.

• Ability to work in team environment while excelling in your own research.

• Excellent communication skills including verbal, presentation, and writing skills are required to enable effective interaction with technical peers and program managers.

Benefits at ORNL:  

ORNL offers competitive pay and benefits programs to attract and retain hard-working people. The laboratory offers many employee benefits, including medical and retirement plans and flexible work hours, to help you and your family live happy and healthy. Employee amenities such as on-site fitness, banking, and cafeteria facilities are also provided for convenience.

Other benefits include the following: Prescription Drug Plan, Dental Plan, Vision Plan, 401(k) Retirement Plan, Contributory Pension Plan, Life Insurance, Disability Benefits, Generous Vacation and Holidays, Parental Leave, Legal Insurance with Identity Theft Protection, Employee Assistance Plan, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, Wellness Programs, Educational Assistance, Relocation Assistance, and Employee Discounts.

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This position will remain open for a minimum of 5 days after which it will close when a qualified candidate is identified and/or hired.

We accept Word (.doc, .docx), Adobe (unsecured .pdf), Rich Text Format (.rtf), and HTML (.htm, .html) up to 5MB in size. Resumes from third party vendors will not be accepted; these resumes will be deleted and the candidates submitted will not be considered for employment.

If you have trouble applying for a position, please email ORNLRecruiting@ornl.gov.

ORNL is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, are encouraged to apply.  UT-Battelle is an E-Verify employer.