Future LBNF-DUNE Career Opportunities

The expected hiring range for this position is:

Please note that the pay range information is a general guideline only. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such the scope and responsibilities of the position, qualifications of the selected candidate, business considerations, internal equity, and external market pay for comparable jobs.

Your next career opportunity could help shape the future of science.

The Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility (LBNF) and Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) are bringing together talented professionals to help deliver one of the world's most ambitious international scientific endeavors.

Located nearly a mile underground at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota, our project is creating exciting opportunities for experienced professionals who want to contribute to something truly extraordinary.

We're growing and we want you to follow our journey!

As we prepare for upcoming phases of construction, installation, and integration, we anticipate recruiting for a variety of technical, engineering, quality, safety, and leadership positions.

A preview of upcoming opportunities:

Engineering & Design: Lead Engineers, Principal Engineers, Senior Principal Engineers, Design Engineers, and Electrical Engineers

Quality Assurance & Control: QA/QC Coordinators, Field QA/QC Specialists, Lead QA Engineers, QA Specialists, and Senior QA/QC – Detector Component Validation

Survey & Geodesy: Lead Geodesists, Senior Geodesists, and Surveyors

Environment, Safety & Health: Onsite ES&H Managers and Field ES&H Coordinators

Project & Operations Leadership: Shift Supervisors, Rigging AHJ, Deputy Facility Support and Services, Deputy PM – Cryogenics, and Deputy PM – Scope and Resources

Why keep LBNF/DUNE on your radar?

This is more than a construction project. It's an opportunity to apply your expertise to a world-class scientific initiative, collaborate with exceptional teams, and help build infrastructure that will support groundbreaking discoveries for decades to come.

Whether you're actively exploring your next career move or simply curious about where your experience could take you, we'd love to stay connected.

Stay connected. Follow our progress. Explore what's next.

Visit LBNF/DUNE Project Website to learn more about the project, and watch Fermilab Careers for future opportunities.

We look forward to connecting with professionals who are ready to help build the future of discovery.

Why Fermilab:
Fermilab is America’s premier laboratory for particle physics and accelerator research, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. We support discovery science experiments in Illinois and locations around the world, including deep underground mines in South Dakota and Canada, mountaintops in Arizona and Chile, CERN in Europe and the South Pole.

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