Senior Special Equipment & Tooling Engineer – NIF & ICF

U.S. Fusion Energy; Lawrence (IN); On-site; USD 176,000 - 267,000; Full time

Job summary

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is seeking a Special Equipment and Tooling Engineer to support target fabrication for the National Ignition Facility. This full-time, on-site role involves interdisciplinary collaboration, precision equipment development, and rigorous safety and quality controls.

The job requires a strong mechanical engineering background and the ability to work across multiple teams in a high-stakes environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a relevant technical field, or the equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Advanced knowledge and significant experience performing complex mechanical design and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Function independently with significant responsibility and advanced knowledge to establish objectives and priorities.
• Collaborate in design, development, prototyping, integration, testing, and commissioning of special equipment and tooling.
• Apply systems engineering to requirements, interfaces, verification, and traceability through implementation and test.
• Perform engineering analyses and provide solutions in design reviews to support performance, safety, reliability, maintainability, and mission requirements.
• Maintain engineering documentation and plan/execute commissioning, acceptance, and verification tests.
• Support safety management by identifying hazards and ensuring safe work practices.

Job description

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is seeking a Special Equipment and Tooling Engineer to support target fabrication for the National Ignition Facility. This full-time, on-site role involves interdisciplinary collaboration, precision equipment development, and rigorous safety and quality controls.

The job requires a strong mechanical engineering background and the ability to work across multiple teams in a high-stakes environment.