Post-Bachelor Research Associate - Electrical Engineering & Data Analysis - Disruptive Technology

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory • Richland, WA

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About The Position

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 National Security Directorate (NSD) drives science-based, mission-focused solutions to take on complex, real-world threats to our nation and the world.
The Physical Detection Systems and Deployment Division, part of the National Security Directorate, delivers policy-informed technology solutions by removing barriers to real-world implementation. We strive to understand end-user environments to transition technology from the developmental stage to deployment. Our diverse expertise in operational systems provides tools, technologies, and approaches for combating a range of threats, both at home and in more than 100 countries around the globe.
The Disruptive Technology group supports national security missions that require a blend of instrumentation, data reduction, and technical problem solving across physics and engineering applications.
This role is intended for a recent graduate who can function as a junior technical contributor across electrical engineering and data-analysis tasks, including support to nuclear-physics measurement workflows.
The associate will work with scientists and engineers to reduce and interpret data, improve analysis pipelines, support instrument-focused problem solving, and document technical results.

Requirements

• Candidates must have received a Bachelor’s degree within the past 24 months or within the next 8 months from an accredited college or university.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• This position involves access to sensitive systems and information.
• Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is subject to the Department of Energy Unclassified Foreign Visits & Assignments Program site, information, technologies, and equipment access requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Nuclear Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or a related field completed by start date.
• Experience with technical data analysis, scripting, and quantitative problem solving.
• Comfort working with large or messy experimental datasets and turning them into usable outputs.
• Strong written communication and ability to explain technical findings clearly.

Responsibilities

• Analyze experimental and operational data using Python, MATLAB, or equivalent tools.
• Support development and maintenance of repeatable data-processing workflows.
• Assist with instrumentation-related technical work where EE fundamentals are useful.
• Prepare figures, summaries, and technical documentation for internal project use.
• Work across engineering and science teams to connect measurement needs with analysis outputs.

Benefits

• Employees and their families are offered medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, robust telehealth care options, several mental health benefits, free wellness coaching, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, basic life insurance, disability insurance, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, tuition assistance, relocation, backup childcare, legal benefits, supplemental parental bonding leave, surrogacy and adoption assistance, and fertility support.
• Employees are automatically enrolled in our company-funded pension plan and may enroll in our 401 (k) savings plan with company match.
• Employees may accrue up to 120 vacation hours per year and may receive ten paid holidays per year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees