• Job Description

  Req#: 416704

  Argonne’s Transportation and Power Systems (TAPS) Division seeks a research engineer experienced in decarbonized prime mover and fuel technologies.

  The successful candidate will serve as the principal investigator for experimental DOE sponsored research and for various collaborations with industrial partnerships. The technology research will include but is not limited to hydrogen PEM fuel cell systems and reciprocating engines with decarbonized fuels, both within the context of mobile powertrain systems. The research will be predominately experimental in nature and require some knowledge of 1-D modeling with regard to supporting systems and boundary operating conditions. The successful candidate will also interact with the powertrain systems modeling group for emulating various on-road and non-road application powertrains and their operating duty cycles to evaluate the transient characteristics of the various technologies. The position’s role is within the Advanced Power Systems Research (APSR) group of the Advanced Propulsion and Power Department of the TAPS Division, and reports to the APSR Group Leader.

  Position Requirements

  • Conduct research on decarbonized powertrain technologies, including but not limited to hydrogen fuel cell systems and hydrogen internal combustion engine (ICE) development. The position will work as part of multi-disciplinary, multi-laboratory teams.

  • Plan and perform complex experiments, data analysis, and report results on prime movers in an emulated systems environment generated with a Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) facility. New powertrain technology transient performance is a major focus.

  • Knowledge and skills in PEM fuel cells and balance of plant research techniques including collection and analysis of experimental data.

  • Knowledge and skills in ICEs , in particular, hydrogen combustion strategies, , and engine research techniques including collection and analysis of experimental engine data.

  • Knowledge of life-cycle environmental impacts.

  • Knowledge of engineering concepts and procedures.

  • Skilled oral and written communications skills at all levels of the organization.

  • Skills in working in a research environment.

  • A successful candidate must have the ability to model Argonne’s Core Values: Impact, Safety, Respect, Integrity, and Teamwork.

  • A successful candidate must have the ability to model Argonne’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility values.

  The selected candidate will be placed at the appropriate level (RD3 or RD4) depending upon depth and breadth of relevant knowledge, skills, and experience brought to the position. The requirements for the desired levels are as follows:

  RD3: Bachelor’s and 8+ years, or Master’s and 5+ years, or Doctorate and 4+0 years

  RD4: Bachelor’s and 12+ years, or Master’s and 7+ years, or Doctorate and 6+0 years

  Job Family

  Research Development (RD)

  Job Profile

  Mechanical/Civil Engineering 3

  Worker Type

  Regular

  Time Type

  Full time

  As an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer, and in accordance with our core values of impact, safety, respect, integrity and teamwork, Argonne National Laboratory is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace that fosters collaborative scientific discovery and innovation. In support of this commitment, Argonne encourages minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities to apply for employment. Argonne considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship status, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

  Argonne employees, and certain guest researchers and contractors, are subject to particular restrictions related to participation in Foreign Government Sponsored or Affiliated Activities, as defined and detailed in United States Department of Energy Order 486.1A. You will be asked to disclose any such participation in the application phase for review by Argonne's Legal Department.

  All Argonne offers of employment are contingent upon a background check that includes an assessment of criminal conviction history conducted on an individualized and case-by-case basis. Please be advised that Argonne positions require upon hire (or may require in the future) for the individual be to obtain a government access authorization that involves additional background check requirements. Failure to obtain or maintain such government access authorization could result in the withdrawal of a job offer or future termination of employment.

• About the company

  Argonne National Laboratory is a science and engineering research national laboratory operated by UChicago Argonne LLC for the United States Department of Energy.

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