Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

National Security

DataScienceEngineer

$122–155k Livermore, California, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
The Brief

“Data Science Engineer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Skills: Machine learning, Generative AI, LLMs, Data Science. Apply machine learning algorithms. Analyze national security datasets”

Industry & Context.

National Security
Eligibility Requirements

Ability to secure and maintain a U. S. DOE Q-level security clearance, Requires U. S. citizenship, Ability to obtain and maintain Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access, Federal background investigation, Random drug testing, Post-offer, pre-employment drug test, Restrictions with the use and/or possession of mobile devices in Limited Areas

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

U. S. DOE Q-level security clearance, U. S. citizenship, Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, or a related technical field, Experience with Python programming, Software development experience, Version control (Git), Testing experience, Documentation experience, Demonstrated experience developing generative AI solutions, Building applications with LLMs, Implementing retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), Fine-tuning foundation models, Engineering LLM-driven data pipelines, Experience in the space domain, Space domain awareness, Satellite operations, Orbital analysis, Applying data science methods to space-related datasets, Sufficient communication and interpersonal skills

Nice to Have

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related technical field, Experience building LLM-driven workflows for automating question-answering, Summarization, Structured report generation, Experience constructing knowledge graphs from extracted entities and relationships, Applying graph-based retrieval (e.g., graph-RAG), Experience developing AI agents, Chatbot interfaces, Using frameworks such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, Track record of publications, Conference presentations, Deployed prototypes

What You'll Do.

Apply machine learning algorithms

Analyze national security datasets

Contribute to LLM-driven data pipelines

Build and maintain knowledge graphs

Assist in prototyping AI agents

Create visualizations

Support analytical tools

Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams

Contribute to technical reports

Present technical information

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams; Work with senior engineers; Work with domain experts; Work with intelligence analysts; Work with domain scientists; Work with computer scientists

Communication Scope

Present technical information to varied audiences

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