Energy Technology System Engineer and Analyst - Postdoctoral Researcher

Company Description

Join us and make YOUR mark on the World!

Are you interested in joining some of the brightest talent in the world to strengthen the United States’ security? Come join Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) where our employees apply their expertise to create solutions for BIG ideas that make our world a better place.

We are committed to a diverse and equitable workforce with an inclusive culture that values and celebrates the diversity of our people, talents, ideas, experiences, and perspectives. This is important for continued success of the Laboratory’s mission.

Pay Range

$106,200 - $132,480 Annually 

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting; pay will not be below any applicable local minimum wage.  An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

Job Description

We have an opening for a highly qualified and motivated Energy Technology Engineer and Analyst Postdoctoral Researcher to join us to solve critical climate change problems. You will work with a diverse group of scientists and engineers supporting LLNL’s Carbon Initiative within the Global Security (GS) Directorate’s Energy and Homeland Security Program. You will analyze and assess the impact of innovative and complex energy technologies integrated with carbon removal systems associated with achieving greater efficiency, optimization, and sustainability. This position is in the Computational Engineering Division (CED). within the Engineering Directorate.

In this role you will

• Conduct conceptual design, process modeling, system integration of different chemical engineering processes to optimize system’s energy efficiency and carbon removal efficiency.
• Simulate kinetics-based reactor modeling to help design and scale up reactors for novel materials, predicting system behaviors and provide guidance for experimental designs.
• Evaluate the technical and economic feasibility of various sustainable technologies such as carbon capture, biomass conversion to various products, hydrogen production and storage, battery storage and create strategies to technology scale-up and commercialization.
• Conduct system-level analysis of the feasibility of implementation of technology solutions including evaluation of the supply chain and system linkages.
• Contribute to and actively participate in the conception, design, and execution of original research to solve defined problems.
• Collaborate effectively with others in a multidisciplinary team environment to accomplish research goals.
• Pursue independent (and complementary) research interests and interact with a broad spectrum of scientists internally and externally to the Laboratory.
• Publish research results in peer-reviewed scientific journals and present results at conferences, seminars, and meetings.
• Travel as needed to coordinate with research collaborators and visit field sites.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• PhD in engineering (e.g., chemical, mechanical, civil or environmental), relevant scientific discipline (e.g., chemistry, physics, material science), or the equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Knowledge of process modeling, kinetics-based reactor modeling, thermodynamics and separation processes, techno-economic and lifecycle assessment geospatial analysis, analytic computational modeling, and simulation.
• Knowledge and experience in one or more key areas: energy systems, industrial chemical engineering systems, or carbon management systems.
• Ability to perform independent research. Demonstrated ability to undertake original research and communicate findings in peer-reviewed publications.
• Experience working with a multidisciplinary team of scientists, engineers, and project managers to develop and apply these capabilities, and to inform engineering decisions.
• Proficient verbal and written communication skills to collaborate effectively in a team environment and present and explain technical information.

Qualifications We Desire

• Engineering experiences with pilot, demonstration, or commercialization scale engineering projects.
• Experience in technology commercialization.
• Knowledge and experience in carbon accounting and environmental regulations.
• Proficiency in chemical process simulation software (e.g., Aspen Plus, HYSYS, BioSTEAM).

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