SLAC National Lab

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is looking for a Lead Engineer for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s US Data Facility (USDF). Rubin Observatory is an ambitious scientific project to study the nature of Dark Energy and Dark Matter, distant galaxies and quasars, our Milky Way Galaxy and Solar System, and a wide range of time-variable objects throughout the Universe. In 2025 Rubin is launching the 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) using the world's largest digital camera mounted on a dedicated telescope at an excellent astronomical observing site in the Chilean Andes to build an unprecedented digital imaging database for research in astrophysics and cosmology. As the Lead Engineer for Rubin's USDF, you will own the interface between science operations and data infrastructure. We are looking for a generalist who is excited to work with both scientists and engineers to enable transformative new discoveries in data-intensive astrophysics.