Jobs at Argonne National Laboratory

Provide mechanical design, hands-on build/assembly, and analysis for particle detectors and atomic-physics instrumentation. Support Barrel Imaging Calorimeter and TRACER center projects, use CAD and FEA tools, work with vacuum, laser/optical, and radiation/beam detector systems, collaborate with scientists, vendors, and lab staff, and grow toward a lead engineering role.

Lead development and deployment of advanced control and optimization algorithms for connected and automated vehicles. Design multi-resolution CAV models and scenarios, extend traffic-flow and simulation tools (RoadRunner, SUMO, POLARIS), support hardware-in-the-loop and on-road experiments, publish results, collaborate with partners, and mentor junior researchers.

Partner with the Head of Executive Communications to craft strategic messaging for Argonne’s top leaders. Produce speeches, presentations, briefings, and executive materials; prepare leaders for engagements; manage projects, stakeholders, and approvals; translate complex science into clear narratives; improve measurement and processes; and serve on the crisis response team to strengthen executive visibility and institutional priorities.

Lead research developing AI/ML methods and closed-loop experimental workflows for autonomous nanoscale materials synthesis. Implement active learning, inverse design, and real-time multimodal data analysis; integrate edge, beamline, and HPC infrastructures; collaborate with synthesis and characterization teams; publish and guide future autonomous materials research.

Lead and manage the laboratory electrical safety program, serving as SME and AHJ. Develop policies, training, inspections, audits, and incident investigations; oversee QEW program and mentor staff while ensuring compliance with codes and DOE 10 CFR 851.

Provide administrative support to directors including scheduling and calendar management, travel and expense processing, meeting coordination, document preparation and transcription, tracking action items, maintaining electronic files, processing foreign national site access, and performing confidential or sensitive office tasks with attention to detail and timeliness.

Provide ESH guidance and oversight for accelerator operations, high-voltage, RF, and cryogenic systems. Lead hazard analysis, work planning, inspections, incident investigations, policy recommendations, and represent ESH with DOE and Argonne stakeholders. Support line management and workers to ensure compliance with DOE orders, NFPA 70E, and other safety standards.

Lead development, implementation, and continuous improvement of continuity, emergency preparedness, and readiness assurance programs. Perform continuity planning, readiness assessments, drills/exercises, corrective action management, data analysis, reporting, and EOC preparedness. Coordinate with DOE and internal stakeholders, support emergency activations, and maintain compliance with DOE requirements.

Lead modernization and support of control systems for 60+ insertion devices and magnetic measurement labs using EPICS. Integrate AI/ML for diagnostics and predictive maintenance, design control architectures for next-generation light sources, manage R&D projects, collaborate across institutions, publish research, and mentor junior staff.

Lead development, release, and operational support of the MADSci Python microservices framework. Design architecture, implement features, triage bugs, manage CI/CD releases, onboard instruments, support lab deployments, mentor contributors, collaborate with scientists and engineers, and represent the project to external collaborators.

Lead and develop a research program in microelectronics (heterojunction device physics and transport measurements); manage and support cleanroom nanofabrication tools (EBL, plasma FIB), electrical probe stations, and process development; provide technical guidance and user support for external collaborators; collaborate across CNM/Argonne and troubleshoot instrumentation to ensure reliable operation.

Postdoctoral researcher will develop on-chip superconducting quantum detectors coupling magnetic targets (magnons/YIG) to solid-state qubits for axion dark-matter detection. Tasks include superconducting hybrid circuit design and nanofabrication, microwave and cryogenic characterization, detector demonstration experiments, and development of quantum-limited devices tolerant to magnetic fields (parametric amplifiers, qubits).

Develop a massively parallel lattice Boltzmann (LBM) solver using AMReX for exascale systems (Aurora). Create physics-based, flow/geometry-aware adaptive refinement strategies, integrate in-situ visualization and possible ML, and optimize scalability for multi-phase CFD problems.

Machine and finish X-ray optical components from single crystals and other materials using grinding, lapping, ultrasonic milling, and polishing. Set up, operate, and maintain optics fabrication equipment, follow blueprints and specifications, document work orders, and provide advanced technical support for complex fabrication and testing problems while collaborating with the APS Optics Group and customers.

Serve as scientific and technical lead for a DOE-wide AI STEM Educator Jam: design AI-enabled scientific challenge frameworks, develop datasets and LLM workflows, train facilitators, support event implementation, coordinate with cross-lab teams, and iterate content based on feedback to ensure scientific integrity and accessibility.

Design, develop, and evaluate agentic AI systems for scientific discovery, integrating agents with simulations, data pipelines, instruments, workflows, and knowledge bases. Build methods for planning, memory, tool use, workflow orchestration, and decision-making. Deploy and scale systems in HPC/distributed environments, assess scientific usefulness, reliability, robustness, efficiency, and safety, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to advance Argonne's AI and scientific missions.

Perform advanced synchrotron x-ray experiments to study materials across solid-melt transitions at high pressure-temperature conditions. Implement and optimize BCDI, XPCS, PCI, nano-beam, time-resolved microscopy, PDF, and 3D imaging on upgraded APS/HPCAT beamlines. Drive scientific direction, expand material scope, develop AI/ML data processing and software, and collaborate with HPCAT staff and partner institutions. Two-year fixed-term appointment with potential extension.

Lead development and execution of a multi‑million‑dollar R&D program advancing stationary energy storage for AI and data centers. Build partnerships, secure funding, translate operational needs into R&D objectives, and oversee teams applying AI/ML, robotic labs, and digital twins to accelerate battery research, manufacturing, and deployment.

Lead and execute advanced synchrotron X-ray experiments (BCDI, Laue, ptychography, XPCS) to quantify defect and interface dynamics in oxides and 2D materials. Design in-situ/operando studies, acquire multimodal datasets, perform quantitative reconstruction and analysis, and collaborate with AI/ML teams to produce interoperable, physics-informed datasets. Publish and present results and work within multi-institutional teams.

Perform mesoscale and macroscale computational modeling of next-generation batteries, implement and run numerical simulations, integrate AI and agentic workflows to accelerate discovery, analyze simulation and experimental data, collaborate with experimental and theoretical teams, publish results, and present findings at conferences.