Electric Drives Researcher
Oak Ridge National Laboratory | |
401(k), relocation assistance | |
United States, Tennessee, Oak Ridge | |
1 Bethel Valley Road (Show on map) | |
Aug 29, 2024 | |
Requisition Id13646 Overview: The Centrifuge Science (CS) Section within the Enrichment Science and Engineering Division (ESED) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking an Electric Drives Researcher for the Mechanical Systems Modeling (MSM) Group. The Electric Drives Researcher will perform research on electric drive systems for gas centrifuges. This research primarily involves design, PCB layout, reliability analysis, and accelerated life testing of drives or their subsystems. Purpose: ESED serves the nation in two critical areas: advancing enrichment technologies and exploring enriched stable isotope production and applications. The division leverages an elite staff of scientists and engineers with the world-leading capabilities of ORNL to deliver groundbreaking advancements with a variety of applications, from national security to life-saving medical treatments.ESED is the national steward for the research, development, and demonstration of centrifuge technology. The successful candidate will provide research and development (R&D) leadership to the group that strategically advances science and technology focused on gas testing of prototype enrichment devices for processing uranium-bearing and stable isotope compounds.The Mechanical Systems Modeling Group applies first principles and empirical approaches to advance the physics and engineering understanding of enrichment devices using analytical methods and computational tools.The Electric Drives Researcher will provide research and development (R&D) leadership to the group/section/division in the area of motor drives. Major Duties and Responsibilities: Major duties will be to design drive components including the power stage, driver circuitry, various on-board power supplies, signal conditioning, and controller circuitry. The successful candidate will also perform PCB layout and reliability analysis for these designs. Design activities will involve improving on existing designs and entirely new design efforts. Many of these activities will require close collaboration with other personnel. Finally, the candidate will be responsible for developing plans for and helping implement accelerated life testing of drive components. Additional duties include the following:
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About the Isotope Science and Engineering Directorate (ISED): Benefits at ORNL: 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. |