Jobs at Argonne National Laboratory

Develop and operate scalable AI inference solutions for scientific workflows on HPC systems and AI accelerators. Build Python REST services, integrate AI models, optimize inference performance, and support distributed workloads involving batching, scheduling, memory management, and observability. Collaborate with scientific application teams, academic and industry partners, national laboratories, and agencies to advance AI-enabled scientific computing.

Leads a high-profile catalysis research group, setting scientific goals, directing fundamental and applied research, mentoring researchers, securing funding, managing major programs, collaborating with industry and academic partners, and publishing influential findings. Conducts research on homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis, catalytic materials, reaction mechanisms, and novel processes while contributing to scientific conferences and programmatic growth.

Provides executive and administrative support to two Deputy Associate Laboratory Directors and other Photon Sciences leaders. Responsibilities include managing calendars and email, scheduling meetings, coordinating domestic and international travel, preparing presentations and reports, arranging conferences and onsite visits, managing event logistics, and handling sensitive information with discretion. The role requires strong organization, communication, judgment, confidentiality, and proficiency with Microsoft Office and SharePoint.

Supports daily payroll transactions, including bi-weekly and monthly processing, timecard review, rate verification, data validation, employee inquiries, service requests, reporting, and records maintenance. Ensures compliance with DOE regulations, federal and state laws, and organizational policies while safeguarding confidential payroll data. Collaborates with Payroll, Human Resources, Legal, and Accounting teams.

Develop and enhance Argonne’s Python-based GREET life cycle assessment software, including architecture, data schemas, calculation engines, APIs, databases, web interfaces, and AI capabilities using LLMs. Conduct energy and environmental LCA studies, build validated data pipelines, collaborate with external researchers and sponsors, publish findings, present results, and lead projects while directing junior staff.

Provides field-based environmental, health, and safety guidance to infrastructure and security directorates across a national laboratory campus. Responsibilities include hazard identification and mitigation, safety planning, OSHA and DOE compliance, inspections, audits, incident investigations, event response, and daily work observations. The role advises line management, collaborates with subject matter experts, supports electrical, chemical, mechanical, construction, and emergency safety, and drives continuous improvement in frontline workplace safety.

Supports the design, development, integration, and advancement of high-performance computing environments. Manages Linux clusters, software stacks, dependencies, programming environments, containers, compilers, build systems, and job resource managers. Develops automation and Spack package definitions, maintains CI pipelines, troubleshoots dependency conflicts, and collaborates with researchers to refine requirements and support scientific computing workflows. U.S. citizenship is required, and the role may require obtaining government access authorization.

Supports systems modeling, simulation, controls analysis, software verification and validation, and vehicle data analysis for advanced vehicle technology competitions. Develops MIL, SIL, and HIL workflows; evaluates hybrid and electric vehicle systems; processes automotive test data; and contributes to analysis tools, reporting frameworks, and technical guidance. Collaborates with industry, government, university, and supplier partners while mentoring student teams and delivering training on modeling, controls, software development, and engineering analysis.

Conduct experimental particle physics research with the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider. Responsibilities include physics analysis, detector performance studies, experiment operations, detector upgrades, scientific programming, software development, and data analysis. The associate will collaborate on silicon detectors, Trigger/DAQ systems, high-performance computing, and machine learning projects in a multidisciplinary research environment.

Conduct basic and applied research on metallization and decarbonized metal production using aqueous, non-aqueous, and molten salt electrolysis. Develop electrolytes, determine physicochemical properties, improve electrolysis processes, and perform materials synthesis, plating, and solution-based processing. Safely handle air-sensitive chemicals and operate gloveboxes. Prepare reports, presentations, and publications while contributing innovative technical solutions in a collaborative laboratory environment.

Supports the design, development, integration, and optimization of Argonne’s high-performance computing environment. Responsibilities include managing Spack environments, compiling and validating scientific software across heterogeneous CPU and GPU architectures, debugging build issues, profiling and tuning applications, reporting defects to external developers, and documenting installation and optimization procedures. The role collaborates closely with researchers, domain scientists, application owners, and open-source communities.

Operate and commission the In Situ Nanoprobe (ISN); support user experiments and x-ray data analysis; collaborate to develop scientific applications and in situ sample environments; develop advanced microscopy methods and instrumentation for the upgraded APS source; present results at conferences and in journals; perform other assigned duties.

Support multi-cloud, Kubernetes-based infrastructure for DOE's American Science Cloud. Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, automate provisioning (Terraform/OpenTofu), operate managed clusters (EKS/AKS/GKE), implement DevSecOps controls, configure monitoring (Prometheus/Grafana/Nagios), manage image registries, and provide production operational support and vendor coordination.

Leads operations for Argonne’s Nuclear Technologies and National Security Directorate, advising the Associate Laboratory Director and managing strategic and tactical operational delivery. Oversees fiscal management, risk, safety, quality, IT, infrastructure, space planning, workforce planning, security, administration, and communications through operational managers and subject-matter experts. Develops infrastructure roadmaps, drives continuous improvement, ensures policy compliance, manages cross-functional initiatives, supervises staff, and supports research mission execution in a DOE national laboratory environment.

Designs, analyzes, fabricates, assembles, and tests mechanical and mechatronic systems for synchrotron beamlines and end stations. Collaborates with scientists and multidisciplinary engineering teams, manages project costs and schedules, coordinates vendors and manufacturing, and oversees inspections and commissioning. The role involves precision mechanics, flexure-based positioning, automation, thermal and fluid analysis, and potentially robotics, vacuum systems, X-ray optics, motion systems, and AI/ML engineering tools.

Leads Argonne’s Rapid Prototyping Laboratory and multidisciplinary research in autonomous laboratories, robotics, AI, data infrastructure, and computational science. Responsibilities include supervising and mentoring staff, recruiting researchers, guiding autonomous laboratory hardware and software development, fostering collaborations, reporting research progress, securing scientific impact through publications and presentations, and supporting DOE-relevant research initiatives.

Manages commercial and non-commercial subcontract procurement from pre-award planning through solicitation, evaluation, negotiation, award, administration, modification, termination, and closeout. Coordinates with internal departments, reviews statements of work, develops procurement objectives and evaluation criteria, performs price and cost analyses, ensures regulatory compliance, and provides proactive customer service. The largely remote role requires Central Time availability and may require onsite work.

Design, fabricate, and characterize superconducting photonic quantum devices in CNM cleanrooms and quantum labs. Conduct local and network quantum experiments, collaborate with Argonne, UChicago, and external partners, and contribute to device development including qubits and microwave-optical transducers.

Perform design and fabrication of electrochemical reactor prototypes, run electrodeposition experiments in deep eutectic solvents, characterize mass transfer and selectivity under flow, screen and tune DES compositions, collaborate with computational modelers, and prepare reports, conference presentations, and peer-reviewed publications.

Lead and perform independent and collaborative experimental research using UHV surface science and scanning probe microscopy (STM/STS/AFM). Support internal and external CNM users, develop new experimental capabilities, communicate results, and contribute to multidisciplinary research programs in nanoscience and surface science.