Lead Space Instrumentation Scientist

Los Alamos National Laboratory; Los Alamos (NM); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PPO or HD medical insurance

Dental and vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

Parental leave

401(k) with 6% match + 3.5%

Tuition assistance

Flexible schedules and PTO

Onsite gyms

Job summary

Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, NM, seeks an experienced space scientist to provide leadership in laboratory-based research, oversee experimental design and calibration plans, and serve as a subject matter expert within a diverse R&D organization.

ISR-1 conducts cutting-edge work in space-based national security and space environment science, with a focus on instrument development, data analysis, and collaboration across LANL disciplines.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a STEM field and 6 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated research contributions and proposal development.
• Ability to lead technical teams and influence across organizational boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Oversee activities within multiple space science research laboratories.
• Perform space instrument design, development, calibration, and data analysis.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for ion beam, plasma, and charged particle source operations, characterization, and maintenance.
• Assist in flight instrument operations planning and execution.
• Perform flight data validation and anomaly diagnosis.
• Mentor students, postdocs, and junior staff.

Skills

Space science expertise

Lab leadership

Instrument calibration

Data analysis

Proposal development

Mentoring

Education

Master's degree in STEM

PhD preferred

Job description

Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, NM, seeks an experienced space scientist to provide leadership in laboratory-based research, oversee experimental design and calibration plans, and serve as a subject matter expert within a diverse R&D organization.

ISR-1 conducts cutting-edge work in space-based national security and space environment science, with a focus on instrument development, data analysis, and collaboration across LANL disciplines.