Robotics Modeling and Simulation Professional

Idaho National Laboratory needs Robotics Modeling and Simulation Professionals to develop, deploy, and support innovative technical solutions across platforms including mobile, embedded, desktop, and web-based capabilities supporting programmatic goals. You'll apply software engineering principles to complex analytical processes and information visualization, leverage modeling and simulation to address problems in nuclear applications, chemistry, digital twins, critical infrastructure, and energy security, and analyze, test, modify, document, and maintain simulation-based systems.

Your work includes executing computational analysis tasks, developing and reviewing designs and requirement definitions, optimizing and programming software using C/C++, Python, and similar technologies, and providing consultation services on applicable technologies and testing processes. You'll continuously enhance skills with cutting-edge technology, deliver high-quality features exceeding client expectations, and potentially mentor junior staff while advancing Idaho National Laboratory's mission in energy and national security.

• Apply principles, theories, and concepts to develop, deploy, and support innovative technical solutions across various platforms (mobile, embedded, desktop, web-based, and hosted capabilities) to support programmatic goals.
• Apply software engineering principles to complex analytical processes and information display and visualization.
• Leverage modeling and simulation to address complex problems across multiple fields, including nuclear, chemistry, digital twins, critical infrastructure, energy delivery, and energy security applications.
• Analyze, test, modify, document, and maintain models or simulation-based systems related to scientific domains, including nuclear applications.
• Execute assigned computational analysis/modeling tasks and make preliminary selections and adaptations of technical alternatives.
• Develop and review designs, requirement definitions, operations, documentation, and testing processes.
• Optimize, program, and develop software using technologies such as MATLAB, Simulink, C/C++/C#, Python, Julia, etc.
• Provide consultation services to internal teams in applicable technologies, requirement definitions, operations, and testing.
• Continuously enhance skills with cutting‑edge technology.
• Deliver high-quality product features exceeding client expectations.
• Ability to collaborate in ROS2, Python and Git Hub environments.
• May mentor junior staff and lead groups.

• Level 2:
  Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline from an accredited institution and 2 years of relevant experience; or an advanced degree in Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline from an accredited institution.
• Level 3:
  Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline from an accredited institution and 5 years of relevant experience; or an advanced degree in Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline from an accredited institution and 2 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in robotics including autonomous interactions with a physical environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Advanced degree from an accredited institution.

While performing the duties of this classification, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, stoop, kneel, bend, use hands to handle materials, manipulate tools, keyboard and type, reach with hands and arms, and operate job‑related equipment. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Sufficient visual acuity and hearing capacity to perform the essential functions and interact with people is required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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