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🥝 Controls and Protection Systems Engineer, SSRL

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory | Menlo Park, United States | Posted June 20, 2026

Job Description

Controls and Protection Systems Engineer, SSRL

Job ID

6784

Location

SLAC - Menlo Park, CA

Full-Time

Regular

**SLAC Job Postings**

**Position Overview**

Join the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL) at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory as a controls and protection systems engineer, working at the intersection of hardware, software, and beamline science. You will solve complex technical problems in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment where engineering decisions directly enable breakthrough research on cutting-edge experimental instrumentation.

This role balances operational support and system engineering: you will join the team that maintains the existing protection systems, keeping this world-class particle accelerator facility running, while also developing motion control and safety systems for advanced scientific experimental equipment. Alongside the hardware work, you ...

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