AOT-IC Post-Bachelor's Engineering

About the Role

The AOT-IC Beam Diagnostics and Instrumentation team at Los Alamos National Laboratory is seeking a recent graduate for a challenging postgraduate internship at the post-baccalaureate level. This is a full-time, year-round position for a period of one year. The role focuses on digital/analog circuit design and systems thinking, with an emphasis on maintaining existing diagnostic equipment. A mentor and a challenging project will be provided, along with opportunities to present work and progress.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain existing diagnostic equipment, including motorized devices, analog front end circuitry, and camera equipment.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Digital/analog circuit design
• Systems thinking
• Analog circuit modeling tools (e.g., LTSpice, PSpice)
• Engineering project lifecycle
• Linux environment
• PCB design, layout, testing
• EPICS (the Experimental Physics Industrial Control System)

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline from an accredited institution with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0.
• Ability to develop and maintain technical documentation.
• Experience working as a member of a project team.
• Ability to self-teach and work independently.
• Willingness to learn and adapt quickly in a dynamic environment.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Familiarity with the engineering project lifecycle.
• Experience with analog circuit modeling tools (e.g. LTSpice, PSpice).
• Familiarity with troubleshooting technically complex systems.
• Experience with robotics or mechatronics
• Understanding of instrumentation and control systems.
• Experience developing firmware for embedded systems.
• Electronic assembly testing and troubleshooting.
• Experience using a linux environment.
• Experience with AI for accelerating productivity.
• Programming experience with LabVIEW.
• Experience with PCB design, layout, testing.
• Experience with EPICS (the Experimental Physics Industrial Control System).
• Ability to obtain a Q clearance (normally requires U.S. citizenship).

Work Location

• Onsite in Los Alamos, NM.

Note: Citizens of the People's Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and the Russian Federation (unless Lawful Permanent Residents) are prohibited from accessing facilities supporting national security laboratories.

Selected candidates will be subject to drug testing and other pre-employment background checks. A positive drug test for marijuana will result in termination of employment.