Control Systems Engineer

Associate | Full-time Engineering | Livermore, CA | 04/30/2026

Reference #: REF
8296MJob Code: SES.
2 Science & Engineering MTS 2 / SES.
3 Science & Engineering MTS 3

Organization:
Engineering Position Type:
Career Indefinite Security Clearance:
Anticipated DOE Q clearance (requires U.S. citizenship and a federal background investigation)
Drug Test:
Required for external applicant(s) selected for this position (includes testing for use of marijuana)
Medical Exam:
Not applicable
Company Description Join us and make YOUR mark on the World!

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has turned bold ideas into world-changing impact advancing science and technology to strengthen U.S. security and promote global stability. Our mission spans four critical national security areas nuclear deterrence, threat preparedness, energy security, and multi-domain defense empowering teams to take on the toughest challenges of today and tomorrow. With a culture built on innovation and operational excellence, LLNL is a place where your expertise can make a real impact.

Job Description We have multiple openings for Control Systems Engineers. You will provide engineering solutions for developing, implementing, and maintaining control systems in the National Ignition Facility (NIF), the world’s highest-energy pulsed laser system responsible for the recent LLNL fusion breakthrough. With over 60,000 control points distributed throughout the facility, many of NIF’s subsystems have control technologies at their core. You will contribute to the engineering design and development of new control systems and system upgrades to continually improve system performance and reliability.

This position is in the Laser Systems Engineering and Operations (LSEO) Division, within the Engineering Directorate.

This position requires full-time on-site presence due to the nature of the work.

This position will be filled at either level based on knowledge and related experience as assessed by the hiring team. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if hired at the higher  this role, you will

Work under limited direction with moderate responsibility, use comprehensive knowledge, and exercise independent judgment to determine methods and recommend improvements within established frameworks and contribute to the fulfillment of project and organizational goals.

Provide hardware and software solutions to problems of moderate complexity involving, design, documentation, deployment, and maintenance of NIF&PS’s control systems. This may include utility systems, safety systems, machine protection systems, laser alignment and diagnostics systems, and optics processing systems.

Collaborate with scientists, engineers, technicians, designers, and operations teams for the development of control systems.  Provide technical input on control system requirements and designs through formal and informal design reviews, in collaboration with project leaders and team.

Contribute to software and hardware design, implementation, and deployment following strict configuration management processes.

Provide solutions and propose improvements to control system architectures, processes, and frameworks.

Collaborate with system managers and/or software testers to develop and execute commissioning test procedures.

Support the NIF&PS operations teams by troubleshooting facility issues, finding root causes of problems, and supporting planned work that impacts moderately complex control systems.

Participate in the reactive maintenance on-call rotation, as needed.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional job responsibilities, at the SES.
3 level Function independently with minimal direction, taking significant responsibility and using advanced knowledge…