Location: Los Alamos, NM
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
**What You Will Do** The Nuclear and Radiochemistry Group (C-NR) at Los Alamos National Laboratory is seeking a creative and motivated post-bachelor's engineer or programmer to support the Radiochemistry and Counting Team. The team is responsible for the radiometric analysis of samples in support of national security and institutional programs, as well as research work in the areas of non-proliferation, radiochemistry, and nuclear physics. For these missions, the team utilizes a wide variety of custom and commercial gamma spectrometry, alpha spectrometry, and beta counting systems, many with automated sample changing. Over the last several years, many custom legacy systems have been modernized to some extent, but additional updates are needed while new systems must be designed to support various R&D efforts and meet growing operational needs. Additionally, commercial systems often require hardware or software modifications for integration into existing operational workflows. The selected candidate will focus on counting system integration and modernization by developing software and/or control systems. Software applications typically control or communicate with detector and data acquisition hardware, schedule counting jobs, operate sample changers and other automation, and process data. These applications commonly interface with the web-based Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) and some development on this system may be required. In regard to hardware, custom components are often designed, fabricated, and installed for sample changers and detectors, and counting systems also require periodic mechanical maintenance. Controllers and other electronic components are usually fabricated in-house. Thus, the successful candidate will have a strong background in engineering design, software development, or both, and be expected to: - Execute multiple aspects of the system design lifecycle (requirements generation, prototyping, software development, fabrication an