R&D Engineer 2

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Full-time Engineers
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Location
Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States
Posted
July 21, 2026

Job Description

What You Will DoQ-6 is offering an exciting opportunity to be a part of the Detonation Science and Technology Group. The Group is seeking an early to mid-level Mechanical R&D Engineer. You will work closely with a diverse group of engineers, technologists and technicians on initiation train design, advanced diagnostic design, high explosive detonator testing, experiment fielding, and high voltage and laser operations to support experiments. You will work in areas involving high consequences for safety that might be in the form of chemicals, high explosives, high-power lasers, and high-energy devices.The Detonation Science and Technology Group (Q-6) serves the Laboratory and the Nation providing the knowledge base and component design responsibilities for the Nuclear Weapons Program and other critical national security areas. The Group's capabilities include design engineering for nuclear weapon detonators and detonator cable assemblies, design, fabrication, qualification, and in...