Chief Engineer – Physical Embodiment of AI

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
📍 Richland, WA, United States 💼 Full-time 🕒 Posted June 30, 2026

Job Description

**Overview**

At PNNL, our core capabilities are divided among major departments that we refer to as Directorates within the Lab, focused on a specific area of scientific research or other function, with its own leadership team and dedicated budget.

Our Science & Technology directorates include National Security, Earth and Biological Sciences, Physical and Computational Sciences, and Energy and Environment. In addition, we have an Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, a Department of Energy, Office of Science user facility housed on the PNNL campus.

The National Security Directorate (NSD) drives science-based, mission-focused solutions to take on complex, real-world threats to our nation and the world.

The Physical Detection Systems and Deployment Division, part of the NSD, delivers policy-informed technology solutions by removing barriers to real-world implementation. We strive to understand end-user environments to transition technology from ...

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Job Details

  • Location Richland, WA
  • Job Type Full-time
  • Category other-general
  • Posted Date June 30, 2026
  • Application Deadline July 06, 2026