Location: Knoxville, TN
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
Requisition Id 16311 **Overview:** Oak Ridge National Laboratory (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 most complex challenges. ORNL employs over 6,200 staff dedicated to advancing science and technology to support energy, environmental, and national security missions. ORNL is committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible workplace that supports innovation and excellence. The Grid Systems Hardware (GSH) Group at ORNL is seeking a highly motivated Power Electronics and Grid Hardware Research Engineer/Associate to support research and development of next-generation grid-integrated hardware systems. This position focuses on hands-on development, integration, and testing of power electronic converters, embedded systems, communication interfaces, and grid-connected hardware platforms. The successful candidate will contribute to the development of innovative power electronic systems and controls, support system integration and experimental validation, and work closely with multidisciplinary teams across ORNL, industry, utilities, and DOE programs. **Major Duties/Responsibilities:** - Conduct applied R&D in power electronics, embedded systems, and grid-integrated hardware platforms - Design, develop, and test power electronic converters (AC/DC, DC/DC) and associated control systems - Develop and implement embedded controller solutions using DSP/FPGA/Microcontroller/Microprocessor (such as Raspberry Pi) platforms. - Integrate and validate systems using hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and laboratory testbeds - Develop and implement industrial communication protocols, including Modbus RTU / TCP/IP, MQTT, CAN Bus, SCADA interfaces - Support integration of grid-tied systems, including hybrid energy storage and power electronic interfaces - Develop and integrate wireless communication systems - Perform system-level integration and validation of solutions