Software Developer, Experiment Controls
Menlo Park, CA, United States • Posted June 01, 2026
Job Type:
Full-time
Location:
Menlo Park, CA
Posted:
June 01, 2026
Category:
other-general
Application Deadline:
June 11, 2026
Role Description
Software Developer, Experiment Controls
Job ID
6761
Location
SLAC - Menlo Park, CA
Full-Time
Regular
**SLAC Job Postings**
**Position Overview**
Are you a software engineer motivated by building applications that power scientific discovery? Does contributing to breakthrough discoveries in science and working with unique experimental instrumentation in a world-leading scientific research environment excite you? The Experiment Control Systems (ECS) division within the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) Directorate at SLAC is seeking a Software Developer to join the Engineering and Design controls team. The Software Developer will primarily develop and maintain Python and C/C++ based applications and automation scripts that serve as an important interface for controlling complex experiments to advance scientific research.
LCLS is the world's first hard x-ray free electron laser (XFEL) with unpreceden...
Job ID
6761
Location
SLAC - Menlo Park, CA
Full-Time
Regular
**SLAC Job Postings**
**Position Overview**
Are you a software engineer motivated by building applications that power scientific discovery? Does contributing to breakthrough discoveries in science and working with unique experimental instrumentation in a world-leading scientific research environment excite you? The Experiment Control Systems (ECS) division within the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) Directorate at SLAC is seeking a Software Developer to join the Engineering and Design controls team. The Software Developer will primarily develop and maintain Python and C/C++ based applications and automation scripts that serve as an important interface for controlling complex experiments to advance scientific research.
LCLS is the world's first hard x-ray free electron laser (XFEL) with unpreceden...
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