DSP Firmware Staff Engineer 2
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory • Menlo Park, CA • Posted July 13, 2026
About the Role
**Job Description**
**Position Overview:**
The Algorithmic Data Systems Department of the Technology Innovation Directorate at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is seeking a talented DSP Firmware Staff Engineer to contribute to the development of advanced firmware, software, and algorithmic data systems for scientific instrumentation, accelerator control, photon science, data acquisition, and AI/ML-enabled scientific data systems.
Our department develops and supports systems for a broad range of scientific and engineering programs. These include low-level RF (LLRF), timing, beam diagnostics, accelerator control, FPGA-based signal processing, high-speed data acquisition, and EPICS-based control systems. In addition to supporting SLAC accelerator and beam programs, the department also contributes to photon-side data acquisition systems, AI/ML-enabled scientific data systems, and other scientific instrumentation projects both within and outside SLAC.
**Position Overview:**
The Algorithmic Data Systems Department of the Technology Innovation Directorate at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is seeking a talented DSP Firmware Staff Engineer to contribute to the development of advanced firmware, software, and algorithmic data systems for scientific instrumentation, accelerator control, photon science, data acquisition, and AI/ML-enabled scientific data systems.
Our department develops and supports systems for a broad range of scientific and engineering programs. These include low-level RF (LLRF), timing, beam diagnostics, accelerator control, FPGA-based signal processing, high-speed data acquisition, and EPICS-based control systems. In addition to supporting SLAC accelerator and beam programs, the department also contributes to photon-side data acquisition systems, AI/ML-enabled scientific data systems, and other scientific instrumentation projects both within and outside SLAC.