Laser Engineer
for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections when posting has real specific content. We must preserve all substantive info, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions.
We need to parse the posting.
Company Description: "Join us and make YOUR mark on the World! Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has turned bold ideas into world-changing impact advancing science and technology to strengthen U.S. security and promote global stability. Our mission spans four critical national security areas nuclear deterrence, threat preparedness, energy security, and multi-domain defense empowering teams to take on the toughest challenges of today and tomorrow. With a culture built on innovation and operational excellence, LLNL is a place where your expertise can make a real impact."
Job Description: details about Laser Engineer role.
Additional Job Responsibilities At The SES.3 Level: bullet points.
Qualifications: list.
Additional Qualifications At The SES.3 Level: list.
Qualifications We Desire: list.
Pay Range: details.
Additional Information: Position Information, Why LLNL? (list benefits), Security Clearance, Pre-Employment Drug Test, Wireless and Medical Devices, How To Identify Fake Job Advertisements, Equal Employment Opportunity, Reasonable Accommodation, California Privacy Notice.
We need to remove boilerplate: EEO, scam warning, etc. Also remove duplicated lines. Also remove application instructions (none present). Also remove navigation/cookie/legal.
We need to keep substantive info: company description, job description, responsibilities, qualifications, desired qualifications, pay range, benefits (flexible benefits package, 401(k), relocation assistance, education reimbursement program, flexible schedules), security clearance info maybe considered substantive? It's about requirement; but it's also somewhat boilerplate but it's specific: "This position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance. If you are selected, we will initiate a Federal background investigation...". This is substantive requirement. Should we include? It's not in the list of headings but could go under Requirements or Qualifications. The headings we can use: About the role (maybe company description + job description?), Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We need to decide mapping.
We have a lot of content; we can create sections:
- About the role: could combine Company Description and Job Description overview? But we must not repeat job title as heading. Use About the role
then paragraphs.
- Responsibilities: list duties from Job Description and Additional Job Responsibilities At The SES.3 Level.
- Requirements: maybe security clearance, citizenship, ability to secure clearance, etc.
- Qualifications: education, experience, knowledge, skills.
- Skills: maybe specific technical skills: laser sources, high average-power pulsed lasers, data acquisition, control system development, familiarity with solid-state fiber-based lasers.
- Benefits: flexible benefits package, 401(k), relocation assistance, education reimbursement program, flexible schedules.
- Pay: pay range details.
- Schedule: maybe not given; we have flexible schedules (*depending on project needs). That's schedule info. So we can include Schedule section with that note.
We must not include sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have actual content.
We must not repeat job title as heading. Not include Job ID.
We must preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep all details, not summarizing. That means we need to keep each bullet point as is, not condense. However we can use - for lists. For prose, use
. Must not lose any detail.
Thus we need to extract each piece of info and represent it.
Let's list all substantive info from posting:
Company Description paragraph(s):
- "Join us and make YOUR mark on the World! Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has turned bold ideas into world-changing impact advancing science and technology to strengthen U.S. security and promote global stability. Our mission spans four critical national security areas nuclear deterrence, threat preparedness, energy security, and multi-domain defense empowering teams to take on the toughest challenges of today and tomorrow. With a culture built on innovation and operational excellence, LLNL is a place where your expertise can make a real impact."
Job Description paragraphs:
- "We have an opening for a Laser Engineer to participate in the research and development of laser systems for isotope separation. These systems require a range of lasers – solid state and other – with important challenges in bandwidth, wavefront, timing, and alignment control. You will team with members of LLNL’s laser and separation teams to design, develop, and deploy lasers in support of a range of DOE and DOD missions, including Atomic Vapor Laser Isotope Separation (AVLIS) to support the DOE Isotope Program. This position is in the Laser Systems Engineering and Operations Division (LSEO) within the Engineering directorate."
- "Work under limited direction with moderate responsibility, use comprehensive knowledge, and exercise independent judgment to determine methods and recommend improvements within established frameworks and contribute to the fulfillment of project and organizational goals."
- "Plan and execute laboratory experiments with a primary emphasis on scaling the average power, pulse energy, and transport and delivery of LIS laser and optical systems."
- "Perform independent work on a team with LLNL scientists to design, build, and test diagnostic and control systems for lasers and sensors."
- "Collaborate and provide scientific and technical guidance in close coordination with an engineering team as required to construct a laser system that will support the production of useful quantities of enriched isotopes."
- "Work within a dynamic team, including senior and junior scientists and engineers, to coordinate resources, plan experimental campaigns, document research, may perform training/mentorship, provide deliverables, publish papers in peer-reviewed journals, and present results at scientific conferences."
- "Specify and procure specialty laboratory equipment and supplies."
- "Adhere to strict laboratory safety requirements."
- "Perform other duties as assigned."
Additional Job Responsibilities At The SES.3 Level:
- "Function independently with minimal direction, taking significant responsibility and using advanced knowledge and judgment to establish objectives, prioritize parallel tasks, allocate resources, and collaborate in the development of innovative methods/technology to guide the completion of projects and contribute to the development of organizational goals."
- "Lead technical efforts with responsibility for budgets, schedules, deliverables, and resource allocation."
- "Define and prioritize tasks to ensure that programmatic objectives are met in a timely and efficient manner."
- "Use technical knowledge to contribute to the development of new program opportunities, including the definition and development of research proposals and interaction with potential sponsors and customers under minimal direction."
Qualifications:
- "Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE Q level security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship."
- "Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, or a related discipline, or the equivalent combination of education and prior relevant experience."
- "Comprehensive knowledge and experience performing experiments with optics, lasers, and laser science."
- "Experience planning experimental campaigns for scientific conferences."
- "Ability to work independently and meet deadlines."
- "Effective proficient verbal and written communication skills necessary to interact with a multi-disciplinary research team, author technical and scientific reports, publications, papers, and presentations."
Additional Qualifications At The SES.3 Level:
- "Advanced verbal and written communication skills necessary to effectively collaborate in a team environment and present and explain technical information and provide advice to management."
- "Significant experience working independently and as a member of a multidisciplinary team, and ability to lead advanced research and development activities."
- "Advanced experience performing experiments with optics, lasers, and laser science."
Qualifications We Desire:
- "Experience with laser sources, with emphasis on high average-power pulsed lasers."
- "Experience in engineering or physics laboratories, including data acquisition and control system development/utilization."
- "Familiarity with state-of-the-art laser technologies such as solid-state fiber-based lasers"
Pay Range:
- "$146,340 - $222,564 Annually $146,340 - $185,544 Annually for the SES.2 level $175,530 - $222,564 Annually for the SES.3 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."
Additional Information:
- Position Information: "This is a Career Indefinite position, open to Lab employees and external candidates."
- Why Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory?: list:
- "Included in 2026 Best Places to Work by Glassdoor!"
- "Flexible Benefits Package"
- "401(k)"
- "Relocation Assistance"
- "Education Reimbursement Program"
- "Flexible schedules (*depending on project needs)"
- "Our values - visit https://www.llnl.gov/inclusion/our-values"
- Security Clearance: "This position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance. If you are selected, we will initiate a Federal background investigation to determine if you meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information or matter. Also, all L or Q cleared employees are subject to random drug testing. Q-level clearance requires U.S. citizenship."
- Pre-Employment Drug Test: "External applicant(s) selected for this position must pass a post-offer, pre-employment drug test. This includes testing for use of marijuana as Federal Law applies to us as a Federal Contractor."
- Wireless and Medical Devices: long paragraph about restrictions.
- How To Identify Fake Job Advertisements: scam warning (should be removed as boilerplate).
- Equal Employment Opportunity: boilerplate (remove).
- Reasonable Accommodation: maybe keep? It's about accommodation request; could be considered substantive but maybe it's boilerplate. The instruction says remove EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. Reasonable Accommodation is not explicitly listed but could be considered part of EEO? Safer to remove? The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." Reasonable Accommodation is not EEO but could be considered legal? Might be considered boilerplate. I'd remove it to be safe.
- California Privacy Notice: also legal; remove.
Thus we keep: Company Description, Job Description, Responsibilities (including additional), Qualifications (including base, additional SES.3, desired), Skills (maybe we can treat desired qualifications as skills), Benefits, Pay, Schedule (flexible schedules), Position Information (Career Indefinite), Why LLNL? (benefits list), Security Clearance, Pre-Employment Drug Test, Wireless and Medical Devices (maybe keep as it's substantive about restrictions). However Wireless and Medical Devices is quite specific; it's not boilerplate; it's a policy. Should we keep? It's substantive info about restrictions. The instruction didn't say to remove that. So keep.
We need to decide headings: About the role (company description + job description overview?), Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We need to avoid duplication. For example, "Flexible schedules" appears both in Benefits list and Schedule; we can keep in Schedule section.
We need to ensure we don't leave any heading empty.
Let's craft:
About the role
Join us and make YOUR mark on the World! Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has turned bold ideas into world-changing impact advancing science and technology to strengthen U.S. security and promote global stability. Our mission spans four critical national security areas nuclear deterrence, threat preparedness, energy security,
. Must not lose any detail. Thus we need to extract each piece of info and represent it. Let's list all substantive info from posting: Company Description paragraph(s): - "Join us and make YOUR mark on the World! Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has turned bold ideas into world-changing impact advancing science and technology to strengthen U.S. security and promote global stability. Our mission spans four critical national security areas nuclear deterrence, threat preparedness, energy security, and multi-domain defense empowering teams to take on the toughest challenges of today and tomorrow. With a culture built on innovation and operational excellence, LLNL is a place where your expertise can make a real impact." Job Description paragraphs: - "We have an opening for a Laser Engineer to participate in the research and development of laser systems for isotope separation. These systems require a range of lasers – solid state and other – with important challenges in bandwidth, wavefront, timing, and alignment control. You will team with members of LLNL’s laser and separation teams to design, develop, and deploy lasers in support of a range of DOE and DOD missions, including Atomic Vapor Laser Isotope Separation (AVLIS) to support the DOE Isotope Program. This position is in the Laser Systems Engineering and Operations Division (LSEO) within the Engineering directorate." - "Work under limited direction with moderate responsibility, use comprehensive knowledge, and exercise independent judgment to determine methods and recommend improvements within established frameworks and contribute to the fulfillment of project and organizational goals." - "Plan and execute laboratory experiments with a primary emphasis on scaling the average power, pulse energy, and transport and delivery of LIS laser and optical systems." - "Perform independent work on a team with LLNL scientists to design, build, and test diagnostic and control systems for lasers and sensors." - "Collaborate and provide scientific and technical guidance in close coordination with an engineering team as required to construct a laser system that will support the production of useful quantities of enriched isotopes." - "Work within a dynamic team, including senior and junior scientists and engineers, to coordinate resources, plan experimental campaigns, document research, may perform training/mentorship, provide deliverables, publish papers in peer-reviewed journals, and present results at scientific conferences." - "Specify and procure specialty laboratory equipment and supplies." - "Adhere to strict laboratory safety requirements." - "Perform other duties as assigned." Additional Job Responsibilities At The SES.3 Level: - "Function independently with minimal direction, taking significant responsibility and using advanced knowledge and judgment to establish objectives, prioritize parallel tasks, allocate resources, and collaborate in the development of innovative methods/technology to guide the completion of projects and contribute to the development of organizational goals." - "Lead technical efforts with responsibility for budgets, schedules, deliverables, and resource allocation." - "Define and prioritize tasks to ensure that programmatic objectives are met in a timely and efficient manner." - "Use technical knowledge to contribute to the development of new program opportunities, including the definition and development of research proposals and interaction with potential sponsors and customers under minimal direction." Qualifications: - "Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE Q level security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship." - "Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, or a related discipline, or the equivalent combination of education and prior relevant experience." - "Comprehensive knowledge and experience performing experiments with optics, lasers, and laser science." - "Experience planning experimental campaigns for scientific conferences." - "Ability to work independently and meet deadlines." - "Effective proficient verbal and written communication skills necessary to interact with a multi-disciplinary research team, author technical and scientific reports, publications, papers, and presentations." Additional Qualifications At The SES.3 Level: - "Advanced verbal and written communication skills necessary to effectively collaborate in a team environment and present and explain technical information and provide advice to management." - "Significant experience working independently and as a member of a multidisciplinary team, and ability to lead advanced research and development activities." - "Advanced experience performing experiments with optics, lasers, and laser science." Qualifications We Desire: - "Experience with laser sources, with emphasis on high average-power pulsed lasers." - "Experience in engineering or physics laboratories, including data acquisition and control system development/utilization." - "Familiarity with state-of-the-art laser technologies such as solid-state fiber-based lasers" Pay Range: - "$146,340 - $222,564 Annually $146,340 - $185,544 Annually for the SES.2 level $175,530 - $222,564 Annually for the SES.3 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." Additional Information: - Position Information: "This is a Career Indefinite position, open to Lab employees and external candidates." - Why Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory?: list: - "Included in 2026 Best Places to Work by Glassdoor!" - "Flexible Benefits Package" - "401(k)" - "Relocation Assistance" - "Education Reimbursement Program" - "Flexible schedules (*depending on project needs)" - "Our values - visit https://www.llnl.gov/inclusion/our-values" - Security Clearance: "This position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance. If you are selected, we will initiate a Federal background investigation to determine if you meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information or matter. Also, all L or Q cleared employees are subject to random drug testing. Q-level clearance requires U.S. citizenship." - Pre-Employment Drug Test: "External applicant(s) selected for this position must pass a post-offer, pre-employment drug test. This includes testing for use of marijuana as Federal Law applies to us as a Federal Contractor." - Wireless and Medical Devices: long paragraph about restrictions. - How To Identify Fake Job Advertisements: scam warning (should be removed as boilerplate). - Equal Employment Opportunity: boilerplate (remove). - Reasonable Accommodation: maybe keep? It's about accommodation request; could be considered substantive but maybe it's boilerplate. The instruction says remove EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. Reasonable Accommodation is not explicitly listed but could be considered part of EEO? Safer to remove? The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." Reasonable Accommodation is not EEO but could be considered legal? Might be considered boilerplate. I'd remove it to be safe. - California Privacy Notice: also legal; remove. Thus we keep: Company Description, Job Description, Responsibilities (including additional), Qualifications (including base, additional SES.3, desired), Skills (maybe we can treat desired qualifications as skills), Benefits, Pay, Schedule (flexible schedules), Position Information (Career Indefinite), Why LLNL? (benefits list), Security Clearance, Pre-Employment Drug Test, Wireless and Medical Devices (maybe keep as it's substantive about restrictions). However Wireless and Medical Devices is quite specific; it's not boilerplate; it's a policy. Should we keep? It's substantive info about restrictions. The instruction didn't say to remove that. So keep. We need to decide headings: About the role (company description + job description overview?), Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to avoid duplication. For example, "Flexible schedules" appears both in Benefits list and Schedule; we can keep in Schedule section. We need to ensure we don't leave any heading empty. Let's craft:
About the role
Join us and make YOUR mark on the World! Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has turned bold ideas into world-changing impact advancing science and technology to strengthen U.S. security and promote global stability. Our mission spans four critical national security areas nuclear deterrence, threat preparedness, energy security,