AI Infrastructure Scientist – HPC & Advanced Computing Leader

Los Alamos National Laboratory; Los Alamos (NM); On-site; USD 128,000 - 267,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PPO health insurance

Dental and vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

Parental leave

401(k) matching

Tuition assistance

Flexible schedules and PTO

Onsite gyms

Job summary

Los Alamos National Laboratory seeks a Scientist 3/4 to lead cross‑disciplinary AI and advanced computing initiatives. You will shape institutional AI infrastructure, evaluate technologies, and develop scalable AI services for scientific discovery and national-security missions.

You will oversee major technical efforts, guide architecture across teams, and mentor researchers while delivering sustainable capabilities aligned with mission goals.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a relevant STEM discipline; Scientist 3 requires six years of experience, Scientist 4 twelve years, or equivalent.
• Experience with GPUs or accelerators, heterogeneous computing, performance analysis, or AI frameworks.
• Experience with Kubernetes/OpenShift, containers, HPC workload managers, DevOps practices, and hybrid cloud/HPC environments.
• Experience with large-language-model inference, retrieval-augmented generation, vector databases, document intelligence, agentic systems, or AI-assisted software development.
• Experience establishing shared research-computing or AI services, supporting users, and coordinating cybersecurity, data governance, or access requirements.
• Experience developing proposals, working with technology vendors or external collaborators, and translating evaluation results into technical plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead integration and evaluation of emerging computing architectures, accelerators, and software stacks for scientific simulation, data analysis, and AI.
• Architect and mature AI services spanning model serving, retrieval and agentic workflows, GPUs, orchestration, observability, and on-premises or cloud environments.
• Develop reproducible experiments and benchmarks to assess performance, scalability, reliability, usability, cost, and mission suitability.
• Partner with researchers, computing operations, cybersecurity, and vendors to define requirements, resolve risks, and move prototypes into reliable use.
• Strengthen applied-AI delivery through technical consultation, project triage, reusable components, documentation, training, mentoring, and handoff to mission teams.

Skills

AI/ML systems

HPC

Computer architecture

Distributed systems

Accelerated computing

Cloud-native platforms

Scientific software infra

Education

Master's degree in relevant STEM

Tools

Kubernetes/OpenShift

Containers

HPC workload managers

DevOps practices

Hybrid cloud

Job description

Los Alamos National Laboratory seeks a Scientist 3/4 to lead cross‑disciplinary AI and advanced computing initiatives. You will shape institutional AI infrastructure, evaluate technologies, and develop scalable AI services for scientific discovery and national-security missions.

You will oversee major technical efforts, guide architecture across teams, and mentor researchers while delivering sustainable capabilities aligned with mission goals.