Scientific Engr Assoc

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory • Berkeley, CA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is hiring a Scientific Engineering Associate within the Physics division. The position will contribute to advanced software development efforts supporting the ATLAS Experiment and DUNE Experiment. The Associate will contribute to ongoing experiment-driven development efforts and participate in forward-looking R&D projects targeting future upgrades such as the High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider and next-generation computing architectures.
This position has an anticipated start date of June 1, 2026.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in physics, computer science, engineering, or a closely related field (or equivalent experience).
• Demonstrated experience in software development using languages such as C++, Python, or similar. Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and collaborative software development workflows.
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix environments and modern development tools.
• Basic understanding of parallel programming concepts (e.g., multi-threading, concurrency).
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, interdisciplinary team environment.

Nice To Haves

• Ph.D. (or equivalent degree) in physics, applied physics, computer science, or related fields.
• At least four years of relevant postdoctoral research experience.
• Knowledge of high-performance computing concepts, including parallelization, memory management, and performance optimization.
• Familiarity with heterogeneous computing technologies (e.g., GPUs, accelerators) and related frameworks (e.g., CUDA, HIP, SYCL) is desirable.
• Understanding of software design principles, modular architectures, and scalable systems.
• Ability to write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.
• Effective communication skills, including the ability to convey technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a research-driven environment.
• Familiarity with particle physics computing workflows or large-scale scientific data processing is a plus.
• Experience with HEP software development.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare research results for publication and presentation at seminars and scientific meetings.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain high-performance software for particle physics experiments, particularly ATLAS and DUNE.
• Contribute to the architecture and core development of the Phlex framework, emphasizing scalable, multi-threaded, and heterogeneous (CPU/GPU) computing models.
• Collaborate with physicists, computer scientists, mathematicians and engineers across LBNL divisions to define software requirements, implement robust solutions, and develop software for high-energy particle physics.
• Optimize software for performance, scalability, and efficiency on modern computing architectures, including HPC and distributed systems.
• Participate in research and development activities supporting future experimental and computational upgrades (e.g., HL-LHC and beyond).
• Develop and maintain documentation, testing frameworks, and code validation procedures.
• Contribute to code reviews, software integration, and release processes.
• Present and discuss technical work at internal meetings, workshops, and relevant international scientific conferences.
• Support deployment and operation of software in production environments for large-scale data processing.
• Contribute to one or more of the ongoing projects within the ATLAS group, including the development of software for high-performance computing systems, the development of new algorithms and adaption of existing software for accelerators at heterogeneous system architectures, and the preparation of data for use in AI/ML systems.
• Supervise post-doctoral researchers and graduate students working on related projects.
• Write scientific papers describing developments in software workflows that are accessible to a HEP audience.

Benefits

• Exceptional health and retirement benefits, including pension or 401K-style plans
• A culture where you’ll belong - we are invested in our teams!
• In addition to accruing vacation and sick time, we also have a Winter Holiday Shutdown every year.
• Parental bonding leave (for both mothers and fathers)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees