Low-Level RF Engineer: Digital Controls & FPGA PCB Design

Los Alamos National Security LLC; Los Alamos (NM); On-site; USD 106,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PPO or High Deductible medical

Dental and vision insurance

401(k) matching

Tuition assistance

Flexible schedules

Job summary

Los Alamos National Laboratory seeks an R&D Engineer 2/3 for the LLRF team within the AOT division. The role covers design, testing, and installation of high-frequency RF systems and digital control hardware for the LANSCE complex, with emphasis on RF controls and collaboration across accelerator systems groups.

Education includes a bachelor’s in engineering (4 years) with 4+ years experience; a master’s (6 years) is preferred for higher scope.

Qualifications

• Experience in analog, digital or RF PCB design and development.
• Proficiency in software development for system operation and testing.
• Experience with the full engineering design cycle including requirements, design, implementation, debugging, testing and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Assist in design, development, testing and installation of RF control systems.
• Develop and implement digital control systems using DSP techniques.
• Collaborate with engineers and technicians across related groups.
• Provide technical guidance on RF controls and project execution.

Skills

RF systems design

High-speed digital design

HDL design

FPGA design

C/C++ programming

LabVIEW

MATLAB

VxWorks/RTEMS

Signal processing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering

Tools

HDL tools

PCB design

LabVIEW

MATLAB

Job description

Los Alamos National Laboratory seeks an R&D Engineer 2/3 for the LLRF team within the AOT division. The role covers design, testing, and installation of high-frequency RF systems and digital control hardware for the LANSCE complex, with emphasis on RF controls and collaboration across accelerator systems groups.

Education includes a bachelor’s in engineering (4 years) with 4+ years experience; a master’s (6 years) is preferred for higher scope.