Jobs at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Manages and quality-controls security training records, databases, reports, schedules, and documentation. Analyzes training, performance, survey, and inventory data; tracks metrics and trends; prepares recurring and ad hoc management reports; resolves discrepancies; and reviews training materials for accuracy, completeness, consistency, and compliance. Coordinates with instructors, training leaders, database users, and stakeholders to improve data quality, reporting, course delivery, and regulated training operations.

Develop and lead precision target fabrication projects for the National Ignition Facility, from concept and design through fabrication, assembly, metrology, qualification, and delivery. Responsibilities include requirements development, engineering analysis, prototyping, manufacturability assessments, technical documentation, production support, risk tracking, and coordination with scientists, engineers, vendors, and manufacturing teams. The role requires full-time onsite work and may include technical leadership at the higher level.

Conduct nuclear security research involving radiation and imaging detector response modeling. Use Python or C++ and nuclear physics concepts to analyze nuclear data, perform laboratory experiments, interpret results, and validate detector models. Support a multi-laboratory NNSA project, apply scientific methods to complex problems, provide technical assistance to engineers and scientists, and collaborate independently and in teams.

Lead LLNL’s institutional biosafety program supporting biological and laboratory animal research. Manage biosafety policies, risk assessments, containment reviews, authorizations, audits, investigations, corrective actions, training, emergency response, metrics, facility design input, and regulatory compliance. Serve as Institutional Biosafety Officer and committee member, liaise with DOE and other regulators, and lead biosafety staff while advising researchers and institutional leadership.

Supports nuclear weapon stockpile engineering through component and system development, performance modeling, trade studies, failure analysis, testing, qualification, verification, risk management, and production issue resolution. Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams on designs, technical reviews, lifecycle planning, and technical documentation. Higher-level responsibilities include leading reviews, coordinating contributors, providing materials and electromechanical design expertise, and mentoring engineers.

Support metallurgical sample preparation and analysis, utilizing optical microscopy and various techniques to characterize materials. Collaborate with engineers and scientists to solve complex mechanical problems, adhering to safety protocols.

Develop and maintain complex software systems for LLNL’s security program. Responsibilities include requirements analysis, design, implementation, debugging, testing, optimization, deployment, and maintenance using object-oriented programming and modern development practices. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, management, and sponsors to solve complex operational and stakeholder problems. SES.4 responsibilities include managing parallel priorities, providing technical direction, and addressing highly complex software challenges.

Provides independent oversight and strategic guidance for infrastructure and operations assurance, compliance, contract deliverables, process improvement, issue tracking, emergency procedures, and operational performance metrics. Leads assessments, corrective actions, stakeholder groups, project teams, and development of safe work practices in a highly regulated national laboratory environment. The higher level additionally manages complex special projects and sensitive organizational issues.

Supervise skilled trades performing installation, repair, operation, and maintenance of plant facilities, utilities, and infrastructure. Coordinate schedules, priorities, materials, work planning, hazard reviews, and workforce utilization. Ensure safe, compliant, high-quality work in a nuclear environment, including lockout/tagout, respiratory protection, radiation protection, and contamination control. Provide technical and administrative guidance, monitor productivity, prepare reports, support incident investigations, and participate in personnel management and performance decisions.

Design and support mechanical infrastructure and HVAC systems for new construction and renovations. Prepare load calculations, construction documents, Revit/AutoCAD models, and procurement specs. Provide construction support, review submittals, resolve field issues, lead in-house mechanical projects, and perform engineering analyses for laboratory and facility mechanical systems.

Provide hands-on technical and administrative support for acquisition, fabrication, assembly, maintenance, and documentation of electronic instrumentation, data acquisition and mechanical hardware. Coordinate vendors, fabrication shops, and maintenance; review drawings and vendor proposals; support equipment control/interlock systems and ensure ES&H and security compliance. At higher level, prepare procurement packages, manage deliverables, and provide advanced technical coordination.

Develop data science algorithms and software for national security research, collaborating with scientists and engineers on machine learning, NLP, graph analysis, data integration, visualization, scalable computing, and knowledge discovery. Translate sponsor requirements into practical solutions, integrate software components, analyze data, and communicate technical recommendations. Higher-level responsibilities include solving complex problems, managing concurrent priorities, and applying advanced machine learning methods.

Develops and tests data acquisition, processing, and analysis software for advanced microscopy applications. Designs and maintains microscope software, collaborates with biologists, chemists, physicists, engineers, and scientists, analyzes experimental data, maintains laboratory documentation, supports research and development projects, and prepares progress reports and presentations. The role is a one-year, full-time onsite academic graduate appointment.

Leads LLNL’s Human Resources Directorate and serves as Chief Human Resources Officer. Oversees more than 100 personnel, a $30 million budget, and functions including recruiting, compensation, benefits, performance management, employee relations, development, succession planning, and HR information management. Partners with senior leadership and DOE/NNSA stakeholders to execute workforce strategies, ensure regulatory compliance, improve HR processes, implement a human capital management system, apply AI, and lead organizational transformation.

Analyze hypersonic reentry and weapons systems using aerothermal, trajectory, aerodynamic, heat-transfer, ablation, and CFD models. Develop computational models and analysis workflows, support geometry and mesh creation, evaluate flight conditions, analyze test data, and contribute to design optimization, hardware integration, verification and validation, and uncertainty quantification. Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering and research teams, document and present technical results, support program deliverables, and occasionally travel.

Writes, edits, organizes, and maintains complex technical documents, presentations, web content, and training materials. Translates scientific and technical information for varied audiences, develops authorization basis and security-system documentation, applies style and information-security standards, and guides products through review and release processes. Coordinates stakeholders, schedules, priorities, and resources while ensuring accuracy, quality, and deadlines. Higher-level responsibilities include leading complex documentation projects, serving as a primary technical communications contact, and making strategic recommendations.

Support weapon component and system design-to-production for the nuclear deterrence mission. Own product definition, test operations, qualification activities, design reviews, producibility and manufacturing issues, and documentation. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, mentor junior staff (SES.3), and meet program milestones under DOE security requirements.

Administer the laboratory-wide Internal Controls program, overseeing risk assessments, process walkthroughs, control testing, remediation, corrective-action validation, documentation, and compliance reporting. Develop dashboards, analytics, data governance practices, and decision-support tools while evaluating automation and AI opportunities. Serve as the primary technical resource, coordinate with LLNL, DOE, and NNSA stakeholders, resolve complex compliance issues, and potentially supervise professional staff.

Conduct wet-lab molecular biology research supporting de novo antibody design. Build antibody variant libraries, perform molecular cloning in yeast and bacteria, troubleshoot automated liquid-handling workflows, analyze NGS data, develop bioinformatic workflows, document findings, and communicate results through reports, presentations, and publications.

Conduct energy systems research involving technoeconomic and lifecycle assessments, geospatial analysis, network optimization, and technology scale-up. Evaluate synthetic fuels, biofuels, hydrogen systems, feedstocks, and related technologies. Prepare technical summaries, presentations, visualizations, and project deliverables while collaborating with multidisciplinary scientists, engineers, and analysts. This is a part-time graduate student internship lasting 6 to 9 months.