Group leader - Manufacturing Systems Analytics

Requisition Id 11943 

ORNL is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science national laboratory, with an extraordinary 80-year history of solving the nation’s biggest problems. We have a dedicated and creative staff of over 6,200 people! ORNL’s decadal vision for diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) is to cultivate an environment and practices that foster diversity in ideas and in the people across the organization, as well as to ensure ORNL is recognized as a workplace of choice. These elements are critical for enabling the execution of ORNL’s broader mission to accelerate scientific discoveries and their translation into energy, environment, and security solutions for the nation.

 

Overview:

We are seeking a senior scientist or engineer to lead the Manufacturing Systems Analytics (MSA) group at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).  This group resides in the Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF - https://www.ornl.gov/facility/mdf/) where it focuses on designing, developing, and deploying advanced machine learning and decision science algorithms and techniques for advanced manufacturing applications. The group consists of highly talented experts in image/signal processing, mechanical engineering, data analytics including artificial intelligence and machine learning, and sensing system development. They are collectively engaged in transformational research and development to address advanced manufacturing challenges that can be grouped in four categories: process understanding, process optimization, process prediction, and process control.

The MSA group is within the Manufacturing Sciences Division (MSD), which conducts research supporting DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) along with various national security sponsors.  In addition to the current application spaces, MSA seeks to grow new research and development areas for national energy and security interests to include manufacturing systems modeling and analysis, manufacturing systems reliability, development and integration of new technologies, as well as manufacturing workforce development in the context of augmented intelligence deployment.

 

Purpose:

Provide RDT&E leadership to the group that strategically advances science and technology consistent with ORNL’s aspiration to be the world’s premier R&D institution and ORNL’s science culture.

 

The MSA Group Leader brings together a group of peers with the primary goal of pursuing global scientific and engineering leadership in their field, nurtures ORNL’s culture among group members, and continues to build and scale up individual excellence and impact in research and development. The MSA Group Leader reports to and works closely with the RDT&E Section Head to implement the group’s scientific vision; develops group members to enable their career advancement; establishes capabilities that enable programs to excel at the forefront of science and technology; performs RDT&E to advance the field of knowledge and/or technology in one’s respective specialty; sets, implements, and models standards for performance of work consistent with Environment, Safety, Security, Health, and Quality (ESH&Q) requirements and business rules; and ensures a diverse and inclusive work environment where every employee feels safe, heard, and appreciated—a workplace that sets an example for the broader community.

 

Major Duties/Responsibilities:

Research

The successful scientific or engineering candidate is a recognized leader in MSA areas of technical expertise. The successful candidate will initiate, lead, and perform independent RDT&E on an on-going basis.

 

Leadership

• Develop a vision and implement a cohesive group research strategy to ensure the success of new and ongoing research projects to position the group for future success.

• Develop and implement plans to exploit new opportunities and/or expand existing efforts including providing leadership and strategic direction of concept papers, proposals, presentations, and the ability to communicate the groups vision and capabilities to broad and diverse audiences.

• Assist staff in setting performance goals consistent with the group’s strategy and members’ long-term career goals. Provide feedback to address performance issues in a timely manner.

• Provide relevant input to assist the R&D Section Head with staff development while providing direct and impactful guidance to staff on regular basis.

• Attract a quality, diverse pool of top candidates and hire staff members who are committed to world-class R&D and aspire to be the best in their field.

• Lead by example by exercising the principles in ORNL’s “Research Code of Conduct” as