Electronics Engineering Technical Associate

Company Description

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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 Electronics Engineering Technical Associates to support programs in the National Ignition Facility and Photon Science (NIF&PS) Directorate. You will collaborate with scientists, engineers, and top-level technical personnel to establish scope of work, and to provide advanced electronic controls system engineering and maintenance technical expertise. 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.

In this role, you will

• Provide innovative technical expertise to technician staff with complex electronic systems assembly, testing, and design modifications.
• Propose, develop, and refine conceptual designs of new and complex electronics and/or systems, implementing and testing prototypes, and presenting in engineering design reviews.
• Provide input for detailed plans, resources, and schedules for project activities.
• Develop, author, follow, review, and oversee detailed technical procedures, reports and other documentation, and create work permits.
• Initiate, prepare, and present at design reviews, meetings, and other briefings in the process of determining concepts and refining designs.
• Provide engineering solutions to systems operations, analyzing results, and making recommendations for unique and challenging problems that may be complex to highly complex in nature.
• Collaborate with scientists, engineers, technical personnel, safety personnel, both inside and outside the work group on both an individual and team basis in support of complex program assignments.
• Point of contact for electronics technologist support requests; coordinating, scheduling, and ensuring completion of day-to-day electronics support activities.
• Partner with support teams and other departments to conduct cross training to assist in potential reactive maintenance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Technology, Computer Engineering Technology, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Advanced skills, knowledge, and experience with complex electronic technology and application in an operations environment.
• Experience with oscilloscopes, multi-meters, and high voltage power supplies.
• Experience writing and following detailed procedures and reports, contributing to electronic systems operations, analyzing results, and making recommendations.
• Experience developing, designing, implementing, and testing conceptual designs and/or prototypes of complex electronic systems, and presenting in engineering design reviews.
• Effective interpersonal skills and experience working both independently and as a member of a multidisciplinary team in a schedule-driven environment, including advanced verbal, written, feedback, and presentation communication skills.

Qualifications We Desire

• Familiar with developing, modifying, and using instrumentation control software (e.g., LabVIEW, Python).
• Experience with project planning, budgeting, or resource planning.
• Experience working with classified materials, documentation, and/or experimental data.

Pay Range

$125,310 - $153,444 Annually

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting; pay will not be below any applicable local minimum wage. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

Additional Information

#LI-Onsite

Position Information

This is a Career Indefinite position, open to Lab employees and external candidates.

Why Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory?

• Included in 2026 Best Places to Work by Glassdoor!
• Flexible Benefits Package
• 401(k)
• Relocation Assistance
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Flexible schedules (*depending on project needs)
• Our values - visit https://www.llnl.gov/inclusion/our-values

Security Clearance

This position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance. If you are selected, we will initiate a Federal background investigation to determine if you meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information or matter. Also, all L or Q cleared employees are subject to random drug testing. Q-level clearance requires U.S. citizenship.

Pre-Employment Drug Test

External applicant(s) selected for this position must pass a post-offer, pre-employment drug test. This includes testing for use of marijuana as Federal Law applies to us as a Federal Contractor.

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