Explosives Facilities Electronics Technologist

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Pay Range

$41.93 - $61.57 Hourly

$41.93 - $51.33 Hourly for the 531.2 Level
$50.28 - $61.57 Hourly for the 531.3 Level

This is the lowest to highest salary in good faith 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.

We have an opening for an Electronics Technologist/Sr. Electronics Technologist. You will provide engineering technician support for facility/infrastructure and programmatic related work activities, including maintenance, repairs, replacements, minor modification, and/or tenant improvements at S300. This position is in the Strategic Deterrence Facilities Operations and Support Division within the Strategic Deterrence (SD) 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 level.

In this role, you will 

• Provide general electronic technical support to Engineers, Scientists, and other technical staff to plan and conduct facility operations.
• Design, fabricate, and maintain moderately complex electronic systems.
• Author and/or maintain systems documentation, experimental records, and review and update procedures/manuals.
• Perform facility related technical functions such as maintenance, testing, and upgrades to equipment.
• Ensure that support and experimental areas are kept clean, uncluttered, and in a state of readiness.
• Document system setups such as one-line drawings and provide formal reports to leads.
• Perform tasks in accordance with Environmental, Safety, and Health policies and procedures; ensure compliance with all federal, state, and LLNL environmental regulatory requirements and policies.
• Setup diagnostics per experimentalist’s requirements.
• Operate electronic test equipment (oscilloscopes/digitizers, power supplies, high speed cameras, delay generators, temperature controllers, etc.) for facility operations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional job responsibilities, at the 531.3 level

• Provide advanced electronic technical support to Engineers, Scientists, and other technical staff to plan and conduct operations.
• Maintain and troubleshoot complex electronic components and systems.
• Identify, analyze, and provide solutions and alternate approaches to complex electronic problems using independent creativity and judgment.
• Contributes strategically by providing regular formalized reporting.
• Regular decision making and problem-solving responsibilities; establishes or modifies guidelines, techniques and procedures; establishes appropriate work methods and sets priorities.

• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship.
• Associate degree in Electronics, Engineering Technology, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Experience with electronic test equipment and data acquisition hardware.
• Experience identifying, recommending solutions, and resolving complex technical problems using decision making, field experience and judgement.
• Ability to read and follow engineering schematics, drawings, and/or procedures.
• Knowledge of engineering hardware design and testing processes.
• Experience in general fabrication processes with the ability to solder and use hand tools.
• Effective written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Experience in safe work practices.
• Ability to work both independently and in a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Ability to participate in task on-the-job training, such as operational or equipment training.

Additional qualifications at the 531.3 level

• Significant related experience in electronic circuits, systems, theory, and design.
• Advanced level technical skills and knowledge of engineering principles to solve complex problems using established guidelines, techniques, and procedures and the ability to interpret and execute complex assembly procedures from engineering notes, sketches, drawings, and other technical material.
• Advanced skills and demonstrated understanding of relevant technologies and processes, including component to system level understanding of electronics while applying the knowledge of electronics, software, instrumentation and controls, or electro-optic theory and ability to solve circuitry or system challenges.
• Effective written and verbal communication, feedback, and presentation skills.

Qualifications We Desire

• Experience operating high-speed video cameras.
• Experience working with and/or around high-voltage and high-current equipment.
• Experience with computerized maintenance management systems.
• Experience with HART transmitters and other safety interlock systems components.

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Position Information

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

Why Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory?

• Included in 2025 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

Site 300

Site 300 is an experimental test site operated by LLNL.  Situated on 7,000 acres in rural foothills approximately six miles southwest of downtown Tracy and 15 miles southeast of Livermore, Site 300 hosts approximately 200 employees with expertise in such fields as engineering, chemistry, biology, and environmental restoration. Employees assigned to work at Site 300 may be exposed to the organism that causes San Joaquin Valley Fever (coccidioidomycosis).

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.

Wireless and Medical Devices

Per the Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory must meet certain restrictions with the use and/or possession of mobile devices in Limited Areas. Depending on your job duties, you may be required to work in a Limited Area where you are not permitted to have a personal and/or laboratory mobile device in your possession.  This includes, but not limited to cell phones, tablets, fitness devices, wireless headphones, and other Bluetooth/wireless enabled devices.  

If you use a medical device, which pairs with a mobile device, you must still follow the rules concerning the mobile device in individual sections within Limited Areas.  Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities require separate approval. Hearing aids without wireless capabilities or wireless that has been disabled are allowed in Limited Areas, Secure Space and Transit/Buffer Space within buildings.

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