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Materials Scientist - Grid Materials
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Richland, Benton County, Washington, 99352, USA
Listed on 2026-06-02
Listing for:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-06-02
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Materials Engineer, Research Scientist
Job Description & How to Apply Below
** Overview*
* At PNNL, our core capabilities are divided among major departments that we refer to as Directorates within the Lab, focused on a specific area of scientific research or other function, with its own leadership team and dedicated budget.
Our Science & Technology directorates include National Security, Earth and Biological Sciences, Physical and Computational Sciences, and Energy and Environment. In addition, we have an Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, a Department of Energy, Office of Science user facility housed on the PNNL campus.
The Energy and Environment Directorate delivers science and technology solutions for the nation's biggest energy and environmental challenges. Our more than 1,700 staff support the Department of Energy (DOE), delivering on key DOE mission areas including: modernizing our nation's power grid to maintain a reliable, affordable, secure, and resilient electricity delivery infrastructure; research, development, validation, and effective utilization of renewable energy and efficiency technologies that improve the affordability, reliability, resiliency, and security of the American energy system;
and resolving complex issues in nuclear science, energy, and environmental management.
The Energy Processes and Materials Division, part of the Energy and Environment Directorate, creates and delivers real world solutions that support the Department of Energy's goals for national energy security. We deliver new technologies that connect fundamental science to applications in areas such as energy storage, advanced materials manufacturing, applied catalysis, advanced separations, biomass conversions, carbon capture and utilization, and hydrogen production and storage.
We employ a systems perspective that includes discovery, technology development, and scale-up as well as economic, regulatory, and market acceptance issues necessary for successful technology commercialization.
** Responsibilities*
* The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Applied Materials and Manufacturing group is seeking an outstanding researcher/engineer with expertise in solid phase processing (SPP) to join a world-class, interdisciplinary research program advancing next-generation metals manufacturing for a wide range of technology applications and markets. PNNL's research in this area focuses on understanding the fundamental physics of microstructural evolution in materials subjected to high strain and high shear processing conditions inherent to SPP methods and translating that understanding into scalable manufacturing platforms capable of producing materials and components with exceptional performance.
This position is hands-on with SPP technologies including friction stir welding and consolidation, shear-assisted processing and extrusion (ShAPE), and/or cold spray. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with materials scientists, mechanical engineers, and manufacturing researchers to explore relationships between processing conditions, microstructure, and material performance while developing innovative manufacturing approaches for new materials and component repair applications.
The successful candidate will:
+ Work directly with SPP processing equipment, tooling, robotics, and characterization techniques.
+ Design and develop equipment, tooling, fixtures, and processing approaches for manufacturing applications.
+ Support design-build-test activities, including adaptation of tooling and systems for industrial robotic platforms and prototypical manufacturing equipment.
+ Investigate relationships between processing conditions, microstructure evolution, and material performance.
+ Develop material- and application-specific processing protocols, parameters, and workflows.
+ Apply metallurgy and materials selection knowledge to integrate ongoing research with machine and process development across multiple manufacturing platforms.
+ Coordinate fabrication details with machinists, engineers, and technical staff.
+ Draft recommendations and support testing approaches aligned with ASTM/ISO material testing standards.
+ Prepare technical reports, manuscripts, presentations, and other…
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