Operations Research Engineer

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Entry Level | Full-time
Engineering | Livermore, CA | 12/01/2025
Reference #: REF
7741O
Job Code: SES.
1 Science & Engineering MTS 1 / SES.
2 Science & Engineering MTS 2
Organization: Engineering
Position Type: Career Indefinite
Security Clearance: Anticipated DOE Q clearance (requires U.S. citizenship and a federal background investigation)
Drug Test: Required for external applicant(s) selected for this position (includes testing for use of marijuana)
Medical Exam: Not applicable Apply Now

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Are you interested in joining some of the brightest talent in the world to strengthen the United States’ security? Come join Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) where our employees apply their expertise to create solutions for BIG ideas that make our world a better place.

We are dedicated to fostering a culture that values individuals, talents, partnerships, ideas, experiences, and different perspectives, recognizing their importance to the continued success of the Laboratory’s mission.

Pay Range

$117,180 - $178,392 Annually

$117,180 $ 148,608 Annually at the SES.
1 level

$140,700 - $178,392 Annually at the SES.
2 level

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting; pay will not be below any applicable local minimum wage. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

Wehave an opening for an
Operations Research Engineer
with expertise in energy systems simulation and management, electricity markets, capacity expansion planning, stochastic optimization, interdiction and defender-attacker-defender models and experience integrating different datasets into coherent inputs for optimization models. Initially, you will join ongoing efforts in strategic capacity expansion planning and infrastructure interdiction. You will also support other research and analysis initiatives under investigation by the Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense and/or other U.S. Government partners.

You will work with experienced LLNL scientists and engineers and contribute to new numerical methods and analysis tools that provide insights to inform near and long‑term strategy and technology decisions. This position is in the Computational Engineering Division (CED) within the Engineering Directorate.

This position will be filled at either level based on knowledge and related experience as assessed by the responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if hired at the higher level.

In this position, you will

• Perform defined work in supporting of development of optimization models for energy networks, including formulation, implementation, solution, analysis and communication.
• Support the construction of coherent datasets to feed long-term optimal capacity expansion models of energy systems, including technology costs, geographical characteristics (solar irradiance, wind speeds, wildfire propensity, etc.), regulatory frameworks, human factors, climate and extreme weather events, among others.
• Contribute to cross‑functional and multi‑disciplinary teams to solve technical problems.
• Provide solutions to limited‑complex problems related to modeling and simulation, or other technical analyses.
• Contribute information, fulfillment and findings from studies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional job responsibilities at the SES.
2 level

• Perform defined work of moderate complexity aiding with contribution to…