Emerging Technology Analyst

Overview

The Emerging Technology Analysis Group (ETAG) at ORNL seeks applicants for our Emerging and Disruptive Technology Enforcement Liaison position. We are looking for candidates with law enforcement experience and backgrounds in inter‑agency collaboration, who can identify, research and document technologies that pose an emergent threat to Public Safety and National Security. Applicants must maintain actionable mitigation activities and author all‑source intelligence products, facilitate educational opportunities, and conduct proactive research and development through field response and systematic intelligence analysis.

• Perform unclassified and classified analysis to identify threats and vulnerabilities engendered by emerging and disruptive technologies.
• Interact with subject matter experts (SME) from NSSD and other ORNL directorates/divisions in technical areas including:
• Advanced materials and manufacturing
• Integrated technologies
• Artificial intelligence
• Additive manufacturing and emergent material science
• Energetics and projectile technology
• Organizational learning and technology proliferation
• Generate analytical assessments and technical products on emergent technological issues to be shared with counterparts, ORNL leadership, and sponsors.
• Produce peer‑reviewed assessments and briefings of both unclassified and classified analytic products regarding underlying technical details, threats, vulnerabilities, and potential mitigations.
• Present briefings regarding analytical assessments.
• Interact and collaborate with government agencies and members of the national security community.
• Abide by all environmental, safety, health and quality requirements and implement practices per ORNL's Standards‑based Management System (SBMS).
• Maintain a strong commitment to the implementation of the Directorate's values and ethics.
• Occasional domestic travel is required.

• Bachelor’s Degree with 2 years of direct intelligence‑driven law enforcement experience and experience working within interagency environments. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Expertise in computational material design, additive manufacturing, and material science is a plus.

• Demonstrated ability and desire to design methodology to analyze primary data, along with secondary research, on a wide range of products and industries.
• Skill at resolving data issues from heterogeneous sources.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and communication abilities.
• Comfort working in a team environment and communicating with senior leadership and government officials.
• Excellence in both written and oral communication.
• Capable of holding and maintaining a Secret Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance.
• Practical knowledge of trends in energetics and projectile production.
• Robust knowledge of interagency community partners.

This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance from the Department of Energy. As such, it is a Workplace Substance Abuse (WSAP) testing designated position. WSAP positions require passing a pre‑placement drug test and participation in an ongoing random drug testing program. In addition, due to the SCI, you may also be subject to random polygraph testing.

For employment at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), a Real  form of identification will be required. Additionally, ORNL is subject to Department of Energy (DOE) access restrictions. All employees must also be able to obtain and maintain a federal Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card as mandated by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD‑12) and Department of Energy (DOE) Order 473.1A, which requires a favorable post‑employment background investigation.

To obtain this credential, new employees must successfully complete and pass a Federal Tier 1 background check investigation. This investigation includes a declaration of illegal drug activities, including use, supply, possession, or manufacture within the last year. This includes marijuana and cannabis derivatives,…