Jobs at Idaho National Laboratory

Lead the implementation and administration of Controlled Unclassified Information requirements, including policy development, information marking and safeguarding, stakeholder coordination, contractor flow-downs, audits, self-assessments, training, metrics, and breach reporting. The role advises management and contractors, manages program milestones and budgets, responds to regulatory changes, and supports DOE compliance. Requires U.S. citizenship, a DOE Q clearance, and classification analyst certification.

Design, implement, and support the MOOSE multiphysics computational framework; develop AI and agentic workflows for nuclear energy design and licensing; optimize large-scale simulations using parallel computing and GPUs; generate synthetic data and integrate surrogate models; collaborate with government, laboratory, industry, academic, and international partners; and provide technical leadership through publications, proposals, reports, and program development.

Conduct nuclear cybersecurity research for U.S. and international partners under experienced researcher mentorship. Investigate cyber threat intelligence, defensive security, OT security, cyber-physical analysis, supply-chain security, incident response, and security testing for current and next-generation nuclear facilities. Collaborate with nuclear operators, developers, regulators, laboratories, and universities while communicating technical findings and working independently within a distributed team.

Analyzes business, functional, technical, and data requirements; improves enterprise processes; develops value stream maps, statistical models, Power BI dashboards, PowerApps, automated workflows, RPA solutions, and AI-enabled tools. The role bridges IT and business needs, leads process transformation and special projects, supports compliance and benchmarking, and collaborates with stakeholders to deliver efficient systems and data-driven insights.

Analyzes and mitigates information-system security risks through vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, cyber defense capability development, RMF/SA&A implementation, and security operations support. The role designs cybersecurity tools, evaluates hardware and software, manages security documentation, supports incident handling and training, and collaborates with ISSMs, ISSOs, and technical stakeholders. Work includes prototype development, data-management capabilities, technology research, and risk assessments for enterprise and portable electronic devices.

Provides technical expertise and problem-solving support to facility managers, engineers, and researchers. Responsibilities include troubleshooting, data analysis, graphical modeling, technical evaluations, engineering reports, equipment procurement support, and technical direction for strategic projects. The role requires collaboration across technical teams, independent judgment, DOE and engineering requirements knowledge, and work in office, field, and laboratory environments.

Designs, develops, installs, tests, and maintains instrumentation and control systems for nuclear energy and manufacturing environments. Responsibilities include developing models, defining requirements, documenting designs, ensuring quality and regulatory compliance, overseeing fabrication and procurement, validating instrument data, and communicating research results. The engineer collaborates with multidisciplinary teams and external stakeholders, mentors junior staff, supports proposals, and maintains knowledge of nuclear industry technologies, codes, and standards.

Provides administrative support to the HR Business Partner team by entering and reviewing HCM transactions, preparing HR and regulatory reports, maintaining confidential personnel records, processing documentation, responding to data requests, and coordinating with departments. Requires accurate data entry in regulated systems, records management, reporting, and Microsoft Office proficiency.

Build full-stack applications, integrations, automations, and AI-enabled solutions using Microsoft technologies, Python, React, and enterprise AI platforms. Conduct business analysis, observe workflows, elicit requirements, prototype solutions, and collaborate with stakeholders through Agile delivery. Develop secure, tested, maintainable software, SQL solutions, and system integrations while supporting CI/CD, troubleshooting, and continuous process improvement. The role requires obtaining and maintaining a Department of Energy Q clearance.

Provide legal counsel on federal procurement, government contracts, DOE M&O contracting, real property transactions, compliance, disputes, and commercial agreements. Advise INL leadership and stakeholders on FAR, DEAR, regulatory, property, intellectual property, export control, and government contracting matters. Support bid protests, claims, ethics initiatives, training, and cross-functional legal matters. The role requires a J.D., active bar membership, significant government contracts experience, U.S. citizenship, and ability to obtain a DOE security clearance.

Develops and maintains automated unit, integration, API, UI, and end-to-end tests for web, backend, desktop, and complex software systems. Integrates test suites into CI/CD pipelines, analyzes quality metrics and defects, improves testing methodologies, and partners with development teams on testability and acceptance criteria. The role also documents results, mentors junior engineers, contributes to technical reviews, supports project planning, and helps define strategic technical direction.

Performs laboratory-level financial analysis, indirect rate and forecast preparation, cost model impact analysis, burden schedule maintenance, unallowable expenditure reporting, and funding and FTE projections. Provides management reporting and presentations, supports DOE data requests, ensures costing compliance, and mentors financial analysts on cost accounting and charging practices.

Build end-to-end business solutions using Microsoft Power Platform, Python, generative AI, and automation tools. Conduct observational discovery, elicit requirements, prototype workflows, and iteratively deliver applications, dashboards, integrations, and intelligent agents. Evaluate when automation or new systems are appropriate, collaborate with stakeholders and vendors, support implementations, document solutions, and mentor team members. The role requires Power Platform development, AI engineering, database and API integration, business analysis, and ownership from scoping through support.

Designs, develops, tests, verifies, and integrates complex mechanical, electrical, software, and reactor systems. Applies systems engineering across requirements development, traceability, configuration management, risk analysis, system modeling, technical documentation, and design reviews. Uses digital engineering, MBSE, PLM, AI-assisted review, and requirements tools. Coordinates multidisciplinary engineering activities, supports safety-basis documentation and regulatory compliance, resolves integration issues, and mentors junior staff across multiple reactor and facility projects.

Designs, develops, tests, verifies, and integrates complex mechanical, electrical, and software systems for reactor and facility projects. Responsibilities include requirements development and traceability, configuration management, systems modeling, risk and reliability analysis, technical documentation, AI-assisted design reviews, system architecture, controls concepts, and multidisciplinary engineering coordination. The role also mentors junior staff and ensures compliance with DOE orders, standards, codes, and regulations.

Conduct geological and metallurgical research focused on comminution, beneficiation, and critical-materials processing. Develop novel feedstock and separation technologies, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, pursue DOE and industry funding, publish research, present technical findings, and support deployment of production technologies. The role includes field studies, sample collection, laboratory testing, industry engagement, and extended fieldwork in remote and radioactive-boundary areas.

Designs and enhances data management and AI ecosystem tools, including digital twins, data frameworks, autonomy capabilities, and agentic AI workflows. Develops full-stack applications across web, desktop, embedded, and hosted platforms using modern software engineering and DevOps practices. Builds CI/CD and containerized deployments, integrates modeling and simulation systems, ensures robust testing and documentation, provides technical consultation, mentors colleagues, and contributes to technical publications.

Develop and enhance DeepLynx data management, digital twin, AI, and autonomy systems. Design data architectures for AI/ML, build agentic workflows, develop full-stack applications, and implement DevOps practices across cloud and on-premise environments. Responsibilities include software development in C#, Python, and related languages; testing, documentation, simulation integration, technical consultation, and collaboration with scientists and engineers on nuclear energy and critical infrastructure applications.

Supports INL’s Infrastructure Transformation Program by researching historical construction plans, locating former buildings and underground utilities, interpreting civil engineering drawings, digitizing materials into EDMS, and validating findings with team members. The internship is onsite in Idaho Falls on a 9x80 schedule and includes travel between INL facilities.

Leads multidisciplinary teams executing nuclear fuel and materials irradiation experiments from design through post-irradiation examination. Manages scope, budgets, schedules, risks, technical milestones, quality, regulatory coordination, engineering deliverables, partner relationships, and experiment execution plans. Represents the laboratory in national and international discussions and coordinates scientists, engineers, and support functions across complex nuclear research programs.