Jobs at National Laboratory of the Rockies

Conduct postdoctoral research applying machine learning and generative AI/LLM techniques to power-system operation, control, modeling, and simulation. Develop and implement ML/AI algorithms (including GNNs and RL), run experiments on HPC/Linux, collaborate with PIs and researchers, and publish results with limited supervision.

Postdoctoral researcher to develop power system modeling, optimization, and data-driven control strategies (ADMS/DERMS/microgrids) to improve grid reliability and resilience. Collaborate on multiple projects, publish research, and work on-site at NLR Golden, CO.

Postdoctoral researcher to characterize and understand photo(electro)catalytic semiconductor thin films for reactions (HER, CO2RR, NO3RR). Duties include spectroscopic and microscopic in situ characterization, product detection, tuning materials via doping/surface chemistry, probing mechanisms and stability, data analysis, experimental design, collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, and scientific communication/publication.

Intern will analyze PMU data from 100+ devices to detect oscillations and grid disturbances, visualize grid strength (e.g., inertia, ESCR), run simulations, produce reports and recommendations, collaborate with engineers and developers, and contribute to technical documentation and research publications to improve stability in IBR-dominant grids.

Conduct and lead adversarial cybersecurity research for energy systems: design and run threat emulation and cyber-range experiments, develop simulation and modeling tools, analyze IT/OT vulnerabilities, integrate results into resilience and risk models, publish findings, mentor junior staff, and support adversarial research infrastructure.

Support development of a digital twin for biorefinery processes by building process models, integrating sensor and historical data, creating simulation tools and dashboards, validating models with pilot-scale data, documenting workflows, and contributing to publications and presentations.

Conduct fundamental and applied research to design, characterize, and evaluate heterogeneous catalysts for converting biomass and waste plastics to value-added products. Use spectroscopic and analytical techniques, continuous flow reactors, and mass-transfer understanding. Plan and execute experiments, troubleshoot, collaborate across disciplines, and publish peer-reviewed results while following strict safety procedures.

Conduct research on mathematical optimization for energy systems, develop and implement scalable optimization and AI/RL algorithms, integrate optimization with simulations and parallel computing, collaborate with domain experts, author publications, and contribute to proposals to advance energy system decision-making.

Support development of software and data infrastructure for autonomous thin-film semiconductor experimentation. Develop Python-based instrument control and lab automation, implement APIs and messaging for distributed instruments, enable real-time data exchange and provenance, assist integration/testing/deployment, and build monitoring, logging, and visualization tools while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

Assist the III-V semiconductor team with large-area device processing and characterization. Perform cleanroom fabrication (lithography, metal deposition, chemical etching) and use techniques like X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy, IV and optical probing to evaluate material and device quality and support DOE research goals.

Graduate intern will research uncertainty quantification and hallucination detection for multi-turn LLM-based scientific assistants, develop probing methods for internal representations, build evaluation pipelines on HPC/multi-GPU systems, run experiments across scientific domains, and produce research code, documentation, and publications.

Conduct lab-scale research to develop and scale separations for recovery of bio-based carboxylic acids using adsorption resins, electrochemical pH-swing ISPR, and other methods. Plan and execute experiments, troubleshoot processes, document and publish results, and collaborate within a multidisciplinary team while following safety protocols and SOPs.

Perform research to develop novel PEM electrolysis electrodes: synthesize electrodes, characterize physical and electrochemical properties, test PEM electrolyzers, analyze morphology-performance-durability relationships, and contribute to device development and reporting/publications in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

Implement and harden security controls across heterogeneous environments (AWS, HPC, OpenStack). Script and automate security tasks (Bash, Python), monitor vulnerabilities, analyze logs via SIEM, coordinate remediation, produce security artifacts and reporting, and partner with NLR Cyber Security, HPC, and Cloud teams to meet DOE cybersecurity requirements.

Remote student intern to support community-scale air quality monitoring research and education: literature review, review of existing programs, sensor network integration planning, environmental data collection, analysis, visualization, and development of community science and educational materials.

Remote internship supporting research and education on carbon management, bio-based products, industrial and large energy-load systems. Tasks include literature reviews, data collection, spreadsheet analysis, performance comparisons, and developing student-facing curriculum, presentations, and technical summaries for researchers and partners.

Lead the Scalable Algorithms, Modeling, and Simulation group: set strategic vision, manage multidisciplinary staff and budgets, recruit talent, secure funding, and provide technical leadership in scalable CFD, multiphysics simulation, solvers, meshing, HPC, and AI/ML-enabled computational science. Foster collaboration, deliver research and deployed capabilities, and ensure programmatic execution aligned with NLR mission.

Graduate intern will research and analyze economic, job, and social impacts of wind project decommissioning and replacement scenarios; conduct stakeholder outreach; develop informational resources; support job and workforce analysis; assist report writing and collaborate with researchers to advance community preparedness and planning for decommissioning.

Develop and apply high-fidelity CFD and multi-physics simulations for energy technologies (combustion, estuary flows, turbines). Enhance solver suites (Kynema), implement numerical methods (immersed boundary), refine property models (FuelLib), maintain codebases and repositories, collaborate with partners, and author scientific publications.

Postdoctoral research on reaction engineering for biomass fractionation and lignin-rich oil production. Design, build, and operate novel reactors, perform lignin oxidation catalysis and catalyst/process design, analyze products, publish results, and collaborate within a multidisciplinary team to enable retrofit-compatible pulping and downstream separations.