Technical Professional Staff, Buildings Equipment Research

Requisition Id 13765 

Overview:

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science national laboratory, with an extraordinary 80-year history of solving the nation’s biggest problems. We have a dedicated and creative staff of over 6,800 people! ORNL’s decadal 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. Come join us as we solve the nation's biggest challenges!

Purpose:

The Building Equipment Research Group in the Buildings and Transportation Science Division (BTSD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking qualified candidates to fill a Technical Professional Staff position. The work in this group supports the U.S. DOE Building Technology Office and other customers by developing state-of-the-art building equipment for energy efficiency and equipment-to-grid integration. Research areas include energy efficient and grid-interactive equipment for heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC&R) and appliances.

Major Duties / Responsibilities:

You will be responsible for conducting, coordinating, and reporting complex research and development related to energy conversion systems including: (1) advanced residential appliances including refrigerators, clothes dryers, dishwashers, other “white goods,” and cooking appliances, (2) commercial appliances, (3) plug loads and miscellaneous electric loads, (4) improving appliance energy efficiency, demand flexibility, and user experience by applying heat pumps (both vapor compression cycles and non-vapor compression technologies), integrating thermal energy storage and multifunction capabilities. In all cases, equipment first cost must be aggressively managed to maximize market impact. This will involve the design, fabrication, measurement, analysis, and modeling of novel systems and components.

The work will involve developing novel equipment designs and experimental setups, conducting experimental campaigns, performing thermodynamic analysis and system modeling, analyzing results, preparing technical documents and research publications. The work will involve interacting and collaborating with researchers from universities, national laboratories, and private industry.  In addition, the successful candidate will be capable of instructing and mentoring junior engineers and provide high-level expertise needs of our advanced laboratories.

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:

• You must have earned a BS or MS degree in Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications:

• At least five years (after acquiring a M.S.) or 10 years (after acquiring an B.S.) of experience is highly desired, especially in a field of heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R), water heating, or appliances. 
• You should possess a strong background in design, development, or laboratory testing of HVAC&R equipment and appliances. 
• Knowledge of how HVAC&R systems and appliances are installed and operated in the field is also desirable. 
• Knowledge of standards by which appliances are evaluated is a plus, including federal minimum standards, methods of test and metrics defined by ENERGY STAR and REEOs, and common methods used in development by manufacturers.

You should have the ability to work with and lead teams of researchers, engineers and technicians to successfully design, build and evaluate advanced building equipment and energy conversion systems.  Excellent communication skills (oral and written), as well as strong interpersonal skills to support team building, partnering, and leadership are required. For more information, please contact Brian Fricke (frickeba@ornl.gov).

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.

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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.