Los Alamos National Laboratory

Sep 18, 2026
Full time
$106,400 - $176,000 yearly
Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos, NM
Description Job Title Mechanical Design Engineer (R&D Engineer 2/3) Location Los Alamos, NM, US Organization Name AOT-MDE/Mechanical Design Engineering Minimum Salary Maximum Salary This position is open for external candidates only to apply. What You Will Do The Accelerator Operations and Technology (AOT) Division provides leadership in the Laboratory's core capability of Accelerators and Electrodynamics. Accelerators and Electrodynamics enables charged particle acceleration through controlled utilization of electromagnetic fields, supporting National Security missions involving radiographic imaging, remote measurements of electromagnetic signatures, and development of new capabilities. In particular, AOT operates the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) proton accelerator complex, and conducts applied research and development in accelerator-focused technologies as they apply to Free Electron Lasers, National Security Science programs, and future...
Sep 17, 2026
Full time
$128,000 - $215,900 yearly
Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos, NM
Description Job Title System Engineer (Nuclear Facilities Engineer 3/4) Location Los Alamos, NM, US Organization Name ES-WFO/Facility System Engineering WFO Minimum Salary Maximum Salary This position is open for external candidates only to apply. What You Will Do System Engineer Level 3 ($128,000 -$215,900) As a System Engineer with Engineering Services, you will serve as the owner's representative for engineering for your assigned facilities. You will concurrently interface with design teams, maintenance, and operations, shaping LANL's facilities and infrastructure to serve the needs of a growing and changing portfolio. The level 3 role includes the following job opportunities: Support WFO as a Pressure Safety Officer (PSO) or Electrical Safety Officer (ESO). Conduct pressure safety calculations. Thorough knowledge of ASME. Provide control and maintenance of the technical baseline of the facility equipment. Ensures that facility system...
Sep 17, 2026
Full time
$96,600 - $158,000 yearly
Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos, NM
Description Job Title Electrical Engineer 1 (R&D Engineer 1) Location Los Alamos, NM, US Organization Name AOT-OPS/Accelerator Operations Minimum Salary 96600 Maximum Salary 158000 What You Will Do This position is open for external candidates only to apply. The Accelerator Operations and Technology Division is seeking an Engineer to join the Accelerator Operations Group at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE), a premier high-energy accelerator facility supporting national security, scientific research, and isotope production. The selected candidate will join the Protective Systems Team and play a key role in the design, implementation, and sustainment of safety-critical interlock and protection systems that safeguard personnel and accelerator equipment. This position involves developing and supporting PLC-based controls, analog and digital circuitry, and FPGA-based systems to ensure robust, fail-safe operation in a high-reliability environment....
Sep 17, 2026
Full time
$96,600 - $158,000 yearly
Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos, NM
Description Job Title R&D Engineer 1/2 - 201 MHz HPRF & LLRF team Location Los Alamos, NM, US Organization Name AOT-RFE/Radio Frequency Engineering Minimum Salary Maximum Salary This position is open for external candidates only to apply. What You Will Do The Accelerator Operations and Technology Division (AOT), Radio Frequency Engineering (RFE) group is seeking an R&D Engineer Level 1 or Level 2 for their 201 MHz HPRF team. The AOT division maintains, operates, and upgrades all accelerator systems used at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) complex. These consist of two 750-keV Cockcroft-Walton-based injector systems (H+ and H- systems), a 201.25-MHz drift-tube linear accelerator (LINAC) utilizing high-power diacrode tubes, an 805-MHz coupled cavity LINAC utilizing high-power klystrons as the primary power source, a proton storage ring, and roughly a kilometer of beam transport lines that deliver beam to the five independent research...
Sep 17, 2026
Full time
$96,600 - $158,000 yearly
Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos, NM
Description Job Title Structural Engineer 1/2 (Nuclear Facilities Engineer 1/2) Location Los Alamos, NM, US Organization Name PFE-DE/Design Engineering Minimum Salary Maximum Salary This position is open for external candidates only to apply. What You Will Do This position will be filled at either the Nuclear Facilities Engineer 1 or 2 level, depending on the skills of the selected candidate. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if the candidate is hired at the higher level. The Plutonium Facilities Engineering Division (PFE-DO) and Design Engineering (PFE-DE) at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) are seeking a Structural Engineer. Put your engineering talents to good use by joining our world-class Design Engineering group! Our workforce thrives in an environment that values creativity and problem solving, where every idea and perspective is welcomed. This is your chance to make a real difference while developing designs that...
Sep 17, 2026
Full time
$106,400 - $176,000 yearly
Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos, NM
Description Job Title Electrical Engineer 2/3 (R&D Engineer 2/3) Location Los Alamos, NM, US Organization Name AOT-OPS/Accelerator Operations Minimum Salary Maximum Salary This position is open for external candidates only to apply. What You Will Do The Accelerator Operations and Technology Division is seeking an Engineer to join the Accelerator Operations Group at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE), a premier high-energy accelerator facility supporting national security, scientific research, and isotope production. The selected candidate will join the Protective Systems Team and play a key role in the design, implementation, and sustainment of safety-critical interlock and protection systems that safeguard personnel and accelerator equipment. This position involves developing and supporting PLC-based controls, analog and digital circuitry, and FPGA-based systems to ensure robust, fail-safe operation in a high-reliability environment. This is a...
Sep 17, 2026
Full time
$170,600 - $295,400 yearly
Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos, NM
Description Job Title Systems Engineering Lead (Project-Program Director 4) Location Los Alamos, NM, US Organization Name PRRO/Product Realization and Reliability Office Minimum Salary 170600 Maximum Salary 295400 This position is open for both internal and external candidates to apply. What You Will Do The Product Realization and Reliability Office (PRRO) in Nuclear Production Operations is home to a multidisciplinary team of engineers and scientists that support some of the nation's most critical plutonium programs including pit production, surveillance, research & development, and subcritical experiments. We work across the full Nuclear Production Operations organization, partnering with technical experts at every stage of the production lifecycle. . We are seeking a Systems Engineer Lead who will be responsible for developing and maintaining a models-based systems engineering (MBSE) representation of the people, processes, and equipment supporting...
Sep 17, 2026
Full time
$128,000 - $215,900 yearly
Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos, NM
Description Job Title Engineer 3/4 (R&D Engineer) Location Los Alamos, NM, US Organization Name AOT-RFE/Accelerator Operations and Technology Division Radio Frequency Engineering Minimum Salary Maximum Salary This position is open for external candidates only to apply. What You Will Do The Accelerator Operations and Technology Division (AOT), Radio Frequency Engineering (RFE) group is seeking an R&D Engineer Level 3 or Level 4 for their 201 MHz HPRF team. The AOT division maintains, operates, and upgrades all accelerator systems used at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) complex. These consist of two 750-keV Cockcroft-Walton-based injector systems (H+ and H- systems), a 201.25-MHz drift-tube linear accelerator (LINAC) utilizing high-power diacrode tubes, an 805-MHz coupled cavity LINAC utilizing high-power klystrons as the primary power source, a proton storage ring, and roughly a kilometer of beam transport lines that deliver beam to the...
Sep 17, 2026
Full time
$106,400 - $176,000 yearly
Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos, NM
Description Job Title Electrical Engineer (Nuclear Facilities Engineer 2/3) Location Los Alamos, NM, US Organization Name Rapid Response Team (PFE-RRT) Minimum Salary Maximum Salary This position is open for external candidates only to apply. What You Will Do This position will be filled at either the Nuclear Facilities Engineer 2 or 3 depending on the skills of the selected candidate. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if the candidate is hired at the higher level. The Plutonium Facilities Engineering Division (PFE-DO) and the Rapid Response Team (PFE-RRT) at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) are seeking an Electrical Engineer. Apply your electrical engineering expertise where it truly matters-join our exceptional Plutonium Facilities Engineering team. Here, innovation and critical thinking are at the heart of everything we do, and every voice has the power to shape meaningful solutions. This is your opportunity to...
Sep 17, 2026
Full time
$87,800 - $143,000 yearly
Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos, NM
Description Job Title Space Instrument Mechanical Technologist (Engineering Technologist 1/2) Location Los Alamos, NM, US Organization Name ISR-5/Space Instrument Realization Group Minimum Salary Maximum Salary This position is open for external candidates only to apply. What You Will Do The ISR-5 Space Instrument Realization Group seeks an Engineering Technologist to join our Mechanical Fabrication and Assembly Team. The ideal candidate will be a highly collaborative and creative problem-solver motivated to design and build a wide range of complex electromechanical instruments and systems. ISR-5 provides engineering and technical expertise to develop and deploy high-quality space- and ground-based innovative measurement systems for national security and basic space science applications. The Intelligence and Space Research (ISR) Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory has been designing, building, and operating highly innovative ground, air and space-based...