Postdoc: Data Science for Intelligent Manufacturing

Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking Postdoctoral Research Associates in Data Science for Advanced Manufacturing. You will develop AI-driven, data-centric methods and digital twins to transform manufacturing quality and efficiency across diverse systems.

Responsibilities include real-time monitoring, model development, and deployment at scale, with opportunities to publish and contribute to high-impact programs.

Qualifications

• PhD in a required field as listed.
• Experience with multimodal data acquisition and ML in manufacturing.
• Proficiency in Python and ML libraries (NumPy, Pandas, SciPy, scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow).
• Experience developing and deploying ML models and edge AI deployments.
• Excellent communication and ability to work in multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Real-time quality monitoring and control of manufacturing processes.
• Understand relationships between manufacturing intent, machine behavior, and part performance.
• Optimize manufacturing processes for throughput, reliability, and quality.
• Develop and deploy data analytics, ML, and statistical methods for multimodal datasets.
• Develop, integrate, and evaluate AI/ML models for anomaly detection, predictive modeling, and process optimization.

Skills

Python programming

Data science

Machine learning

Communication

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Edge AI deployment

Education

PhD in engineering/science

Tools

Python ML libraries

Job description

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking Postdoctoral Research Associates in Data Science for Advanced Manufacturing. You will develop AI-driven, data-centric methods and digital twins to transform manufacturing quality and efficiency across diverse systems.

Responsibilities include real-time monitoring, model development, and deployment at scale, with opportunities to publish and contribute to high-impact programs.