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Postdoctoral Fellow

Job #104145

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Accelerator Technology & Applied Physics (ATAP) Division has an opening for a Postdoctoral Fellow to join the Advanced Light Source (ALS) Accelerator Physics Program (ALS AP), and will be matrixed to both the Advanced Light Source (ALS) and ALS-U Divisions.

In this role, you will join the ALS-U Beam Diagnostics team to support the fabrication, testing, and commissioning of various beam diagnostics devices. These include bunch charge monitors, feedback …

Postdoctoral Scholar

Job #103213

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s ( LBNL) Accelerator Technology & Applied Physics ( ATAP) Division has an opening for a Postdoctoral Scholar to join the Fusion Science and Ion Beam Technology Program ( FS/IBT).

As part of our Quantum-Information-Science projects, you will contribute to the development of color center synthesis, characterization, and integration for quantum sensing and quantum networking applications.

Working closely with scientists and engineers within our Program, you will …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s ( LBNL) Accelerator Technology & Applied Physics Division ( ATAP) has an opening for a Deputy Director to join the team.

In this exciting role, you will be responsible for overseeing, coordinating and developing the design of colliders and large accelerator facilities. This includes work on the Electron Ion Collider Project both directly and through coordination of collaborations. It also includes exploration of future accelerator facilities, including Higgs …

Berkeley Lab is hiring an Electronics Engineering Technologist to support advanced electronic systems, including the Advanced Light Source. Responsibilities include testing, evaluating, troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining complex electronic and electro-mechanical equipment using technical skills, scientific principles, and mathematics. This role is a “hands-on” engineering position.

What You Will Do:
– Interpret schematics, diagrams, parts lists, manuals, and assembly instructions.
– …

Berkeley Lab's Engineering Division is seeking an innovative and creative Software Developer for a role in the Beamline Controls Group at the Advanced Light Source (ALS).

The ALS is on the brink of an expansive equipment upgrade that will transform its scientific capabilities and impact future scientific discoveries for decades to come. You will shape the new control system to provide groundbreaking abilities to our user communities.

Working with ALS scientists, you will solve unique problems …

Precision Engineer

Job #104581

Berkeley Lab is seeking a Precision Engineer with expertise in high-precision mechanical design to join our team. The ideal candidate will focus on accuracy, detail, and manufacturability, delivering reliable and innovative solutions in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. Work will support projects like ALS-U, BELLA, CXRO, and DUNE, following LBNL standards. The role includes both office-based design and hands-on prototyping, testing, and validation in a collaborative environment.

What You …

Mechatronics Engineer

Job #104580

Berkeley Lab is seeking a motivated Mechatronics Engineer with a strong mechanical engineering background to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will blend mechanical design skills with expertise in electronics, automation, and control systems to develop innovative solutions. You’ll work with multidisciplinary teams to create reliable, efficient mechanical systems integrated with electronic controls and software, following LBNL standards. Projects include ALS-U, BELLA, CXRO, and DUNE. This …

Berkeley Lab is hiring an Opto-Mechanical Engineer to design, develop, and analyze components and systems for optical instruments, imaging, and laser systems. This role involves close collaboration with optical, mechanical, electrical, and manufacturing teams to ensure high performance, reliability, and manufacturability of precision assemblies. Projects include ALS-U, BELLA, CXRO, and DUNE. The position blends office-based design with hands-on prototyping, testing, and validation in a multidisciplinary …

Mechanical Technician

Job #104486

Berkeley Lab is hiring Mechanical Technicians to provide routine technical support in mechanical and electro-mechanical systems. Under direct supervision, you’ll follow set methods and instructions to perform standardized tasks using basic mechanical knowledge.

What You Will Do:
– Perform technical tasks such as fabricating, assembling, machining, installing, operating, testing, inspecting, maintaining, and troubleshooting components and systems used in scientific research, including accelerators, …

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has multiple openings for an Electronics Engineering Associate in Berkeley, CA.

What You Will Do:
Provide technical support under general supervision and consultation with scientists and engineers. Provide moderately complex and varied application of sophisticated technological skills, scientific principles, mathematics, project management and technical support for the Beamlines and Accelerator section of the Advanced Light Source Electrical Engineering Group. …

Berkeley Lab is hiring a Beamline Lead Electrical Engineer for the ALS-U Project. This role involves leading the design, integration, and implementation of advanced electrical systems for upgraded beamlines. The engineer will provide technical leadership and project management across all phases—from concept to commissioning—covering power distribution, grounding, controls, and radiation safety, while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

What You Will Do:
– Lead all electrical engineering …

Berkeley Lab is hiring a Beamline Engineer to support the Advanced Light Source Upgrade (ALS-U) and ongoing ALS 2.0 operations. A typical beamline consists of multiple optics, vacuum chambers, alignment and electrical systems. This role is key in managing the transition of multiple beamlines through the ALS-U project—leading shutdowns before storage ring installation and recommissioning afterward. Post-upgrade, the engineer will oversee the full beamline engineering lifecycle, from requirements …

The Engineering Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is seeking a skilled Electrical CAD Administrator 3 to support and optimize CAD tools for electronic and electrical design. This role focuses on administering, integrating, and enhancing ECAD/EDA applications for schematics, PCB layouts, simulation, IC design, and PDKs across Windows and Linux systems.

Key responsibilities include maintaining software and hardware infrastructure, managing licensing and deployments, and ensuring system …

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Engineering Division is hiring an Electrical CAD Administrator 2 to support Electrical and Electronic Design Applications across Windows and Linux. This role ensures the performance, stability, and integration of CAD and simulation tools, enhancing design and development projects. Responsibilities include maintaining ECAD/EDA applications, managing software deployment, updates, and licensing, and supporting server infrastructure and upgrades. The position …

The Engineering Division at Berkeley Lab is seeking a skilled Mechanical CAD Administrator 3 to provide advanced CAD support for engineering teams. This role involves managing software deployments, ensuring system compatibility, optimizing model performance, and maintaining the Mechanical component library in the PLM system. The position requires broad experience to handle complex development and operational tasks, support CAD applications and infrastructure, and creatively resolve technical challenges.

What …

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Engineering Division is hiring a Mechanical CAD Administrator 2. This role supports a broad user base by managing Mechanical CAD applications, ensuring software compatibility, and maintaining component libraries in PLM systems. The position involves solving diverse technical challenges, supporting CAD workflows from design to production, and maintaining the complex infrastructure behind CAD and data management systems.

What You Will Do:
– Provide advanced …

Berkeley Lab is looking for several accomplished Senior Accelerator or Beamline Mechanical Engineers with significant experience designing, developing, analyzing, and building major technical sub-systems for particle accelerators, light source beamlines, or similarly complex scientific equipment. We look for all-in and hands-on engineers who can fluently transition between detailed CAD or analysis work, engineering research and development, and all the way to project management and fabrication, vendor, …

Electronics Engineer

Job #104308

The Berkeley Lab is seeking an Electronics Engineer to join the team. In the Accelerator Technologies Group, this position will design and implement advanced electronic instrumentation and data acquisition systems for particle accelerators and other scientific applications, focusing on FPGA-based digital signal processing for real-time control. Responsibilities span the full system lifecycle, from concept to commissioning, with assignments aligned to optimize team performance.

What You Will Do:
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Berkeley Lab is looking for an Accelerator Mechanical Engineering System Lead responsible for the overall management, integration, and delivery of the accelerator mechanical engineering system (magnets, vacuum, supports) within the ALS-U Project, an upgrade for the Advanced Light Source (ALS), a prominent National User Facility. The position is accountable for delivering the system’s scope of work on cost and schedule. This is a unique chance to work with highly advanced technologies and contribute …

Electronics Engineer

Job #104213

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Engineering Division has an opening for an Electronics Engineer to join the team.

This is a matrix position within Engineering that supports the various user facilities and projects at LBNL. In this role, you will be providing support to R&D as a member of the ESIE Electronic System group and will focus on electronics and design, of, for, and to support detector systems.

Assignments will range from electronics circuit simulation, design, layout and …

The Berkeley Lab's Engineering Division is hiring a Senior Power Supply Electronics Engineering Associate to provide expert technical support for electrical and electronic systems within the Advanced Light Source (ALS) and ALS Upgrade (ALS-U) projects, with a focus on supporting the Power Supply Group. This role involves providing assistance and design support for Power Supply systems, managing documentation, procurement, fabrication, and testing to ensure system performance and operations. …

The Berkeley Lab's Engineering Division is hiring a detail-oriented Senior PPS Electronics Engineering Associate. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining and developing documentation and equipment for ALS Personnel Protection Systems (PPS). This role requires a strong understanding of electrical design standardization, relay-based systems, control cabinet setup, component selection, inventory management, and collaboration with engineering teams. In addition, the position …

The Berkeley Lab is hiring a Mechanical Engineer for our Survey and Alignment group to lead and contribute to complex engineering projects in the Engineering Division. The engineer will support major DOE projects, including ALS-U, CMB-S4, and DUNE, within the Survey & Alignment (S&A) Group. The role focuses on advanced technical analysis, precision survey and alignment of scientific instrumentation, and developing metrology tools. The engineer will lead R&D efforts, assist with cost and …

The Berkeley Lab's Engineering Division is seeking a Senior Facilities Integration Engineer to manage the building model (BIM) and assume system-level ownership for mechanical systems supporting the ALS Facility. This role involves leading the consolidation and development of as-built models from Creo Parametric facility equipment models and architectural BIMs from ALS-U project subcontractors. The engineer will refine models using 3D laser scans and other data to prevent system clashes and …

The Berkeley Lab's Engineering Division is seeking an experienced Principal Building Information Modeling (BIM) Designer to develop a consolidated Autodesk Revit BIM system. The role involves overseeing the integration of as-built models from BIM and parametric design spaces into a unified system, improving model accuracy using 3D laser scans and other data to prevent system clashes. Tasks include model editing, converting 2D drawings to 3D, and coordinating with subcontractors for scan-to-BIM …

The Berkeley Lab's Engineering Division is hiring a Building Information Modeling (BIM) Designer to support the development of a unified Autodesk Revit BIM system. This role involves consolidating as-built models from both BIM and parametric design spaces into a shared system. The BIM Designer will apply engineering knowledge to design and coordinate experimental apparatus, systems, and facilities, analyze equipment, conduct tests, and select components based on specifications and reliability. …

Electrical Engineer

Job #103854

The Berkeley Lab's Engineering Division is hiring an Electrical Engineer for the ALS-U upgrade project. This role involves managing the ALS cable plant, coordinating with subsystem leads to address cabling needs, creating routing plans and cable tray designs, ensuring NEC compliance, and collaborating with stakeholders to meet project objectives and installation requirements.

What You Will Do:
– Support AC and cabling distribution design, installation planning, and routing for various systems, …

The Berkeley Lab's Engineering Division is hiring an Instrumentation Senior or Principal Electronics Engineering Associate to provide expert technical support for electrical and electronic systems within the Advanced Light Source (ALS) with a focus on supporting the Accelerator Instrumentation group. This role involves providing assistance and design support for printed-circuit boards, electronic chassis and internal wire/cable harnessing, structured cabling systems, managing documentation, …

Berkeley Lab is hiring a Principal Mechanical Designer to support LBNL’s scientific mission in projects like ALS, BELLA, ALS-Upgrade, and DUNE. You will lead a team of Mechanical Design Associates to develop 3D CAD models and detailed drawings from conceptual designs for manufacturing and integration. Utilizing CAD software, product lifecycle management tools, and mechanical engineering principles, you'll ensure successful integration of parts, assemblies, and sub-assemblies. In addition to …

Berkeley Lab's Engineering Division is hiring a Senior Mechanical Designer to support research and development in projects like the Advanced Light Source (ALS), BELLA center, ALS-Upgrade, and DUNE. The role involves independently creating 3D CAD models and detailed drawings for manufacturing and integration of parts or assemblies, using CAD software, product lifecycle management tools, and mechanical engineering principles.

What You Will Do:
– Lead or work with a small team to develop mechanical, …

Mechanical Engineer

Job #103634

Berkeley Lab's Engineering Division is hiring a Mechanical Engineer to oversee medium to large projects and perform complex mechanical engineering tasks, including design, manufacturing planning, and quality assurance. The role involves conducting and contributing to large or multiple small projects while adhering to budget and schedule constraints. Typical projects may involve particle accelerators, optics, beamline design, magnetic systems, cryogenic systems, and vacuum systems. This is a …

Quality Engineer

Job #103572

The Berkeley Lab's Engineering Division is hiring a Quality Engineer to support medium to large projects. This role involves developing and reviewing work instructions, verification/validation plans, setting up production lines, and supporting vendor interactions. The Quality Engineer will work closely with internal and external manufacturers, managing strategic relationships while focusing on technical needs and project logistics. Responsibilities include defining and implementing project-specific …

The Berkeley Lab is hiring an Accelerator Electronics Engineer to manage, maintain, and improve the electronics systems for the 88” cyclotron. This role involves working on high-voltage systems, power applications, control interfaces, RF generation, and beam diagnostics. The engineer will also be a key contact for electrical safety compliance.

This position requires a proactive, self-motivated individual who can work under general guidance and collaborate with senior engineers. The engineer will …

The Berkeley Lab's Engineering Division is hiring a Controls Software Engineer to develop control software for the Advanced Light Source (ALS) using EPICS and related tools. The role involves collaborating with scientists and engineers to implement control systems for motion, data acquisition, and digital devices.

What You Will Do:
– Develop and deploy EPICS-based control software for the ALS.
– Create EPICS drivers for device-specific digital electronics with network interfaces.
– Configure …

Join Our Innovative Team as a Technical Project Leader!

Are you ready to make a significant impact in a dynamic and collaborative environment? We are seeking a passionate and experienced Mechanical Engineering Technical Supervisor to support our Engineering Division’s cutting-edge scientific programs. In this hands-on role, you will be at the forefront of exciting engineering projects, utilizing your expertise in fabrication, assembly, installation, and manufacturing operations.

What You Will …

Are you ready to take the lead in a dynamic and innovative environment? Berkeley Lab is seeking a visionary Production/Manufacturing Engineering Department Head to become a critical member of our mission-driven Engineering Division. In this pivotal role, you will not only guide a talented team of engineers and technicians but also collaborate with cross-functional partners to drive groundbreaking projects that support our scientific endeavors.

Join us in transforming scientific ideas into reality …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Engineering Division and Advanced Light Source (ALS) has an opening for either a Senior Power Electronics Engineer (E20.3) or a Principal Power Electronics Engineer (E20.4) to join the team.

This position is responsible for assisting in all activities in the full system life cycle of the power conversion systems for electro-magnets, whether pulsed or continuous duty, ranging from tens of watts to roughly 0.5 MW average. The engineer will be responsible for …

Postdoctoral Scholar

Job #103975

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s ( LBNL) Nuclear Science Division ( NSD) has an opening for a Postdoctoral Scholar to join the team.

In this exciting role, you will participate in fundamental research on energy transfer processes in radiation detection materials. Research will involve experiments using ultrafast light sources and detectors, pulsed x-rays, laser plasma accelerators, nonlinear optics, optical spectrometers, and characterization of samples using laser spectroscopy methods. It will …

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s ( LBNL) Nuclear Science Division’s 88-inch Cyclotron, the Cyclotron Operations Chief will be classified as a Scientific Engineer, overseeing the day-to-day operations of the 88-Inch Cyclotron.

This role involves ensuring the operational integrity of the facility, supervising staff, maintaining safety and compliance, and managing resources and projects to support the success of the 88-Inch Cyclotron’s mission.

What You Will Do:
Operational Management:
– Oversee …

Postdoctoral Fellow

Job #104185

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Physics Division has an opening for a Postdoctoral Fellow to join the team.
In this role, you will play a key part in the development and testing of next-generation silicon pixel detectors for the Inner Tracker (ITk) upgrade of the ATLAS experiment at the High Luminosity Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC) at CERN. Your responsibilities will include coordinating and executing quality control (QC) testing for hundreds of pixel detector modules, as well as contributing …

Postdoctoral Fellow

Job #103955

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s ( LBNL) Physics Division has an opening for a Postdoctoral Fellow to join the team.

In this exciting role, you will contribute to the detector commissioning, software development, data analysis, and R&D activities for the Muon to Electron Conversion experiment (Mu2e). This work includes assisting with installation and commissioning of the Mu2e detector at Fermilab.

What You Will Do:
– Contribute to the Mu2e detector installation and commissioning at FNAL, …