Energy Technology System Engineer and Analyst

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

$93,204 - $204,636

$93,204 - $170,556 Annually for the SES.2 level

$111,804 - $204,636 Annually for the SES.3 level

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 System Engineer and Analyst 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 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.

This position will be filled at either level based on knowledge and related experience as assessed by the responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if hired at the higher level.

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.
• Actively participate in and lead discussions in the conception, design, and execution of original research to address defined problems.
• Collaborate with others in a multidisciplinary team environment to accomplish research goals.
• Publish research results in peer-reviewed scientific journals and present results at conferences, seminars, and meetings.

Additional job responsibilities, at the SES.3 level

• Pursue independent research that complement team objectives and engage with a broad network of scientists both internally and externally
• Establish and nurture strong partnerships with the climate mitigation and renewable energy sectors, including proactive engagement with key decision-makers on analytical topics to support informed decision-making.
• Lead and manage independent projects focused on developing models and analyses to support the scaling and commercialization of technologies.
• Identify and drive innovative program growth opportunities through collaboration with existing and prospective sponsors, and by crafting compelling proposals.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in engineering (e.g., chemical, mechanical, civil, environmental)or relevant scientific discipline (e.g., chemistry, physics, material science), or the equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Experience in process modeling, kinetics-based reactor modeling, thermodynamics and separation processes, techno-economic and lifecycle assessment geospatial analysis, analytic computational modeling, and simulation.
• Comprehensive knowledge and experience in several key areas: energy systems, industrial chemical engineering systems, or carbon management systems.
• Demonstrated ability to undertake original research and communicate findings in peer-reviewed publications.
• Science and technology knowledge and/or ability to understand issues re