Location: Pasadena, CA
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
Caltech is a world-renowned science and engineering institute that marshals some of the world's brightest minds and most innovative tools to address fundamental scientific questions. We thrive on finding and cultivating talented people who are passionate about what they do. Join us and be a part of the diverse Caltech community. LIGO Laboratory (the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory) seeks a highly motivated and skilled Electronics Group Lead to join its team. This person will lead the activities of the Caltech LIGO laboratory electronics engineering team, coordinate R&D and detector improvements across the four locations of the LIGO laboratory, lead a team of electronics engineers and technicians, and participate in planning future upgrades and activities of the LIGO laboratory. This position is located in Pasadena, California. LIGO Laboratory is a National Science Foundation major facility dedicated to observing the newly discovered gravitational-wave universe. Jointly operated by the California Institute of Technology and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the LIGO Laboratory operates world-leading observatories near Richland, WA and Baton Rouge, LA as well as R&D centers on the Caltech and MIT campuses. The LIGO Laboratory’s mission spans a broad and vibrant array of activities related to gravitational-wave physics and astronomy, including detector operations, R&D toward detector improvements, gravitational-wave astrophysics, observatory operations, and education and public outreach. For more information, please visit the Laboratory website: www.ligo.caltech.edu **Job Summary** This is an opportunity for a seasoned electronics engineer to take on a leadership role at the heart of gravitational-wave research, based on the Caltech campus in Pasadena, California. The position combines deep technical work — designing precision analog and digital systems and building hands-on prototypes — with the management of the LIGO Laboratory's Electronics