Director Mobility Partnerships

At Argonne National Laboratory, we work in support of the US Department of Energy’s mission to ensure America’s security and prosperity by pursuing its energy, environmental, and economic opportunities and addressing challenges through transformative science and technology (S&T) solutions. The Transportation and Power Systems (TAPS) division at Argonne envisions a future of efficient mobility and energy conversion, fueled by abundant, affordable resources. Using the laboratory’s world-class scientific and engineering expertise and facilities, the TAPS team collaborates with internal and external partners to advance innovative experimental, computational, and analytical research and develop a highly skilled workforce in transportation and power systems.

Argonne’s mobility partnerships director will be responsible for performing business development and execution for Argonne’s science and engineering contributions across its transportation and mobility topics consistent with Argonne’s strategic goals. The person is responsible for DOE, laboratory, and Industry coordination, planning, and execution. The responsibility includes business development for government offices and including U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Transportation section, U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), and private industry in the transportation and mobility segments. The position includes facilitation and coordination of partnership efforts, coordination of project execution, and coordination with DOE EERE and other national laboratories. This position is remote, all U.S., and will interface with DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) to coordinate execution of critical partnerships with industry stakeholders to achieve cost-effective national energy, environment, and economic goals through clean, efficient, sustainable transportation solutions. This position will build, strengthen, and manage strong working relationships with industry partners.

Major Duties/Responsibilities: 

• Develop and grow research and development programs focused on mobility, mobility systems, and components of mobility systems.

• Coordinate across all sponsors (DOE DAS-T including Vehicle Technologies Office, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office, Bioenergy Technologies Office, DOE-DOT Joint Office, DOT).

• Interface regularly with auto industry execs and build trusted relationships.

• Collect, analyze, follow trends in industry data.

• Inform/develop strategic initiatives for DOE and the partnership informed by data, trends, and analysis.

• Utilize data and trends to steer partnerships and DOE R&D portfolio.

• Help VTO lead large and highly visible partnerships with industry, including USDRIVE, 21st Century Truck Partnership, and could also include Li-Bridge, the DOE and USG Battery Public-Private Partnership.

• Serve as liaison with government agencies and offices, to ensure optimized, consistent engagement across research efforts, and managing deliverables to ensure projects goals are met on time and within established budget parameters.

• Organize project or program review meetings with federal work sponsors to promote and ensure success of research and development thrusts, including timelines for completion of work and budget status updates.

• Build and maintain a working knowledge of appropriate Argonne policies and procedures for formal institutional and DOE approval of proposed work, and management of special project efforts.

• Maintain a strong commitment to the implementation and perpetuation of Argonne Core Values.

Position Requirements

• Mastery level business acumen and mastery of business analysis skills, concepts, procedures, and methodologies specific to the automotive industry sufficient to interact with automotive industry stakeholders within light- and Medium/heavy-duty OEMs and staying apprised of industry trends to inform DOE research and partnerships.

• Working knowledge of transportation research thrust areas and strategies, and general comprehension of leading-edge research/scientific capabilities. 

• Able to provide authoritative advice and assessment to lab leaders and senior DOE managers up to and including Deputy Assistant Secretary of Transportation in the development and fostering DOE’s partnership with the automotive industry, including but not limited to USDRIVE and 21CTP.  This position is responsible for managing sensitive and complex relationships across the automotive industry for the Department. Interacts with automotive industry stakeholders within light- and Medium/heavy-duty OEMs and staying apprised of industry trends ton inform DOE research and partnerships.  These relationships are critical to e