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Sr Laboratory Engineer

Laboratory for Laser Energetics💼 Full-time💰 $77,600–$77,600🗓 2026-07-11 → 2026-09-26

Core

Sr. Laboratory Engineer serving as OMEGA EP System Analyst and Shot Director, overseeing the safe and efficient operation of a high-energy density physics laser facility.

Role type

Senior Laboratory Engineer / System Analyst

Builds

Operational safety, facility performance metrics, and shot management systems for the Omega EP laser facility.

Domain

High energy density physics, laser systems, national laboratory research.

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

Facility operations management, system safety analysis, experimental configuration feasibility, performance monitoring, business rule definition, procedure authoring, MS Office Suite, security clearance eligibility, radiation worker qualification.

Preferred skills

MATLAB, Oracle database data extraction, high power laser/optical systems experience, high energy density physics experiments, complex plant shift operations (power plant or microprocessor fab), team leadership.

Technologies

MATLAB, Oracle, MS Office Suite

Responsibilities

Serve as Shot Director overseeing engineers/technicians and experiment execution; analyze experimental configurations for safety and feasibility; monitor and develop performance metrics; manage small facility enhancement projects; prepare performance reports; author/review shot and maintenance procedures; collaborate with IT to implement business logic and web-based utilities.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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