Careers

Come join our team!

Physical and Life Sciences (PLS) team members deliver innovation and scientific leadership that is at the heart of LLNL’s “Science on a Mission.” We offer our employees competitive salaries and benefits and commitment to work-life balance.

Explore open positions in PLS on this page or learn more about specific programs by visiting our postdoctoral research and student internship programs pages.

For more information about job opportunities across the Lab, including a full list of open positions at LLNL, please visit the LLNL Careers page.

Current openings

Astronomy & Astrophysics - Postdoctoral Researcher Apply Now  
Entry Level | Full-time
Postdoctoral/Fellowship | Livermore, CA | 2026-10-15T22:45:46.634Z
Hyperspectral Geology - Postdoctoral Researcher Apply Now  
Executive | Full-time
Physical Life Sciences | Livermore, CA | 2026-10-15T15:39:09.506Z
Atmospheric Transport and Dispersion Modeler - Staff Scientist Apply Now  
Mid-Senior Level | Full-time
Physical Life Sciences | Livermore, CA | 2026-10-15T15:19:36.147Z
Electrocatalytic Systems - Postdoctoral Researcher Apply Now  
Entry Level | Full-time
Physical Life Sciences | Livermore, CA | 2026-10-15T15:12:17.666Z
Nuclear and Chemical Sciences Division Graduate Student - Fall Internship 2026 Apply Now  
Internship | Full-time
Students | Livermore, CA | 2026-10-14T19:05:15.618Z
Computational Fault Mechanics - Postdoctoral Researcher Apply Now  
Entry Level | Full-time
Postdoctoral/Fellowship | Livermore, CA | 2026-10-12T15:14:53.167Z
Computational Modeling - Postdoctoral Research Staff Member Apply Now  
Entry Level | Full-time
Physical Life Sciences | Livermore, CA | 2026-10-12T15:12:15.986Z
Synthetic Chemistry Automation & Advanced Manufacturing - Postdoctoral Researcher Apply Now  
Entry Level | Full-time
Physical Life Sciences | Livermore, CA | 2026-10-12T15:10:59.728Z
Materials Science Division Graduate Intern - Winter/Spring 2027 Apply Now  
Internship | Intern
Students | Livermore, CA | 2026-10-09T18:44:14.704Z
AI/ML Computational Biologist - Postdoctoral Researcher Apply Now  
Entry Level | Full-time
Physical Life Sciences | Livermore, CA | 2026-10-08T21:37:28.477Z
SEM/FIB Laboratory Manager Apply Now  
Mid-Senior Level | Full-time
Physical Life Sciences | Livermore, CA | 2026-10-07T16:44:53.399Z
Processing Science of Rare Earth Metals and Alloys - Postdoctoral Researcher Apply Now  
Entry Level | Full-time
Postdoctoral/Fellowship | Livermore, CA | 2026-10-06T16:50:16.875Z
Space Science Institute Graduate Intern - Summer 2027 Apply Now  
Internship | Intern
Students | Livermore, CA | 2026-10-06T00:09:03.895Z
Space Science Institute Undergraduate Intern - Summer 2027 Apply Now  
Internship | Full-time
Students | Livermore, CA | 2026-10-06T00:06:32.608Z
High-Temperature Materials Experiments and EPMA - Postdoctoral Researcher Apply Now  
Entry Level | Full-time
Postdoctoral/Fellowship | Livermore, CA | 2026-10-05T15:18:06.490Z
Biomedical Scientist - Laboratory Animal Caretaker Apply Now  
Entry Level | Full-time
Physical Life Sciences | Livermore, CA | 2026-10-02T20:37:48.855Z
Computational Chemistry Materials Science (CCMS) Graduate Intern - Summer 2027 Apply Now  
Entry Level | Intern
Students | Livermore, CA | 2026-10-01T00:23:47.867Z
Materials and Chemistry Institute (MaCI) Graduate Intern - Summer 2027 Apply Now  
Internship | Intern
Students | Livermore, CA | 2026-10-01T00:21:55.761Z
Materials and Chemistry Institute (MaCI) Undergraduate Intern - Summer 2027 Apply Now  
Internship | Intern
Students | Livermore, CA | 2026-10-01T00:20:05.081Z
Materials Science Division Undergraduate Intern - Winter/Spring 2027 Apply Now  
Internship | Intern
Students | Livermore, CA | 2026-10-01T00:17:34.256Z
Research Compliance Specialist Apply Now  
Mid-Senior Level | Full-time
Physical Life Sciences | Livermore, CA | 2026-09-30T17:47:20.479Z
Automation Materials Chemist - Postdoctoral Researcher Apply Now  
Entry Level | Full-time
Physical Life Sciences | Livermore, CA | 2026-09-24T21:22:56.582Z
Microanalytical Mass Spectrometry and Microscopy - Postdoctoral Researcher Apply Now  
Entry Level | Full-time
Postdoctoral/Fellowship | Livermore, CA | 2026-09-21T16:55:39.353Z
Laser-Based Mass Spectrometry - Postdoctoral Researcher Apply Now  
Entry Level | Full-time
Postdoctoral/Fellowship | Livermore, CA | 2026-09-21T16:54:41.021Z
Synthetic Biologist - Postdoctoral Researcher Apply Now  
Entry Level | Full-time
Physical Life Sciences | Livermore, CA | 2026-09-16T22:34:18.847Z
Mesoscale Modeling - Postdoctoral Researcher Apply Now  
Entry Level | Full-time
Postdoctoral/Fellowship | Livermore, CA | 2026-09-16T19:52:28.870Z
Atomistic and Data-Driven Modeling of Materials for Energy Applications - Postdoctoral Researcher Apply Now  
Entry Level | Full-time
Physical Life Sciences | Livermore, CA | 2026-09-08T14:55:40.538Z
Experimental Low-Energy Nuclear Physics - Postdoctoral Researcher Apply Now  
Entry Level | Full-time
Postdoctoral/Fellowship | Livermore, CA | 2026-09-03T13:51:13.575Z
Atmospheric Sciences - Postdoctoral Researcher Apply Now  
Entry Level | Full-time
Postdoctoral/Fellowship | Livermore, CA | 2026-08-27T13:48:45.379Z
Solid State Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopist - Postdoctoral Researcher Apply Now  
Entry Level | Full-time
Postdoctoral/Fellowship | Livermore, CA | 2026-07-31T20:43:55.757Z
Computational Materials Scientist - Postdoctoral Researcher Apply Now  
Entry Level | Full-time
Postdoctoral/Fellowship | Livermore, CA | 2026-06-16T16:33:08.611Z
Materials Science Division Undergraduate Intern - Fall 2026 Apply Now  
Internship | Intern
Students | Livermore, CA | 2026-06-15T18:27:29.608Z
Atmospheric Sciences - Postdoctoral Researcher Apply Now  
Entry Level | Full-time
Postdoctoral/Fellowship | Livermore, CA | 2026-05-21T21:06:59.863Z
Materials Science Division Graduate Intern - Fall 2026 Apply Now  
Internship | Intern
Students | Livermore, CA | 2026-05-21T14:50:40.871Z
Metallographer/Fractographer - Staff Scientist Apply Now  
Mid-Senior Level | Full-time
Physical Life Sciences | Livermore, CA | 2026-04-20T23:46:32.632Z
Dislocation Analysis Computational Materials Science – Postdoctoral Researcher Apply Now  
Entry Level | Full-time
Postdoctoral/Fellowship | Livermore, CA | 2026-03-19T18:55:34.244Z