Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory Jobs & Careers

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The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is a not-for-profit university-affiliated research center (UARC) providing advanced research and development to government agencies, focusing on national security, space exploration, and defense systems.

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Extremely diversecutting-edge R&D across various scientific and engineering disciplines. Includes C++PythonJavaMATLABspecialized scientific softwareand embedded systems.

Combat System Analyst

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Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Compensation: $100K - $245K
Posted: Today

Electronics Manufacturing Engineer

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Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Compensation: $85K - $195K
Posted: Today

Software Developer

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: Hybrid
Experience: 3y+
Compensation: $100K - $245K
Posted: 2 days ago

Senior Missile Performance & Flight Systems Engineer

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Experience: 10y+
Compensation: $100K - $245K
Posted: 4 days ago

Senior Reentry Systems Engineer – Performance & Systems Analysis

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Experience: 10y+
Compensation: $100K - $245K
Posted: 4 days ago

Aerospace Systems Engineer – Reentry Systems Analysis

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Experience: 2y+
Compensation: $100K - $245K
Posted: 4 days ago

Senior Missile Test and Evaluation Engineer

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Experience: 10y+
Compensation: $100K - $245K
Posted: 4 days ago

Aerospace Systems Engineer – Flight Test & Performance Analysis

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Experience: 2–5y
Compensation: $100K - $245K
Posted: 4 days ago

Missile Test and Evaluation Engineer

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Experience: 3–8y
Compensation: $100K - $245K
Posted: 4 days ago

Flight Test Instrumentation and Range Systems Engineer

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Experience: 3y+
Compensation: $100K - $245K
Posted: 4 days ago

2027 Graduate - Software Systems Engineer

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Compensation: $85K - $165K
Posted: 8 days ago

Undersea Acoustic Communications Engineer

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Compensation: $100K - $245K
Posted: 14 days ago

Undersea Acoustic Systems Engineer

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Compensation: $100K - $245K
Posted: 14 days ago

2027 Internship - Mechanical Engineer, Shipboard Systems

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Part-time
Work type: On-site
Compensation: $23 - $48/hr
Posted: 15 days ago

2027 Graduate - Modeling and Simulation Engineer - Space Control Systems

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Compensation: $85K - $165K
Posted: 27 days ago

2027 Internship - Cybersecurity Engineer - Critical Infrastructure Protection

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Part-time
Work type: On-site
Compensation: $23 - $48/hr
Posted: 27 days ago

Senior Autonomous Systems Computer Engineer

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Experience: 8–12y
Compensation: $100K - $245K
Posted: 1 mo ago

Space Warfighting Modeling and Simulation Engineer

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Experience: 2y+
Posted: 1 mo ago

Space Warfighting Modeling and Simulation Engineer

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Experience: 5y+
Compensation: $100K - $245K
Posted: 1 mo ago

A4 Non-Kinetic Warfare Branch Chief Engineer

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Experience: 10–15y
Compensation: $125K - $290K
Posted: 1 mo ago

Learning Coordinator

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Experience: 1–3y
Compensation: $27 - $46/hr
Posted: 1 mo ago

2027 BS/MS Graduate Robotics Engineer

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Compensation: $85K - $165K
Posted: 1 mo ago

2027 BS/MS Graduate - Neural Engineer

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Compensation: $85K - $165K
Posted: 1 mo ago

2027 BS/MS Graduate - AI/ML Research Engineer

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Compensation: $85K - $165K
Posted: 1 mo ago

AMDS Chief Data Officer

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Experience: 8y+
Compensation: $105K - $290K
Posted: 1 mo ago

AMDS Chief Data Officer

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Experience: 8–10y
Compensation: $105K - $290K
Posted: 1 mo ago

Weapons System Engineer

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Experience: 1–5y
Compensation: $85K - $195K
Posted: 1 mo ago

RF Communications Systems Engineer

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Experience: 5y+
Compensation: $100K - $245K
Posted: 1 mo ago

2027 Graduate - Software/Electrical/Computer Engineer - Advanced RF Capabilities

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Compensation: $85K - $165K
Posted: 1 mo ago

Infrastructure Operations Manager

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Experience: 6y+
Compensation: $72K - $223K
Posted: 1 mo ago

Computational Materials Scientist

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Experience: 3y+
Compensation: $105K - $290K
Posted: 1 mo ago

2027 Graduate - Accuracy Analyst - System Modeling, Evaluation, and Planning Group

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Compensation: $85K - $165K
Posted: 1 mo ago

Senior Neuroengineering Developer

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Experience: 5y+
Compensation: $105K - $290K
Posted: 1 mo ago

Neuroengineering Developer

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Experience: 1y+
Compensation: $85K - $195K
Posted: 1 mo ago

Modeling and Simulation Software Engineer for Sensor and Weapons Command and Control

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Experience: 5y+
Compensation: $100K - $245K
Posted: 1 mo ago

Electronics Packaging Engineer

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Experience: 5y+
Compensation: $100K - $245K
Posted: 1 mo ago

Missile Modeling and Simulation Software Engineer

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Compensation: $100K - $245K
Posted: 1 mo ago

Weapons Test Execution Engineer

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Experience: 2–4y
Compensation: $100K - $245K
Posted: 1 mo ago

Target Ground Test Engineer

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Experience: 3–5y
Compensation: $100K - $245K
Posted: 1 mo ago

Health & Welfare Benefits Manager

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: Hybrid
Experience: 4–8y
Compensation: $72K - $223K
Posted: 1 mo ago

Ocean Mechanical Engineer

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Experience: 5y+
Compensation: $100K - $245K(est.)
Posted: 1 mo ago

Airbreathing Propulsion Engineer

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: Hybrid
Compensation: $100K - $245K
Posted: 1 mo ago

2027 Graduate - Advanced Concept Engineer

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: Hybrid
Experience: 2y+
Compensation: $85K - $165K
Posted: 1 mo ago

Senior Software Engineer

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Experience: 5y+
Compensation: $100K - $245K
Posted: 1 mo ago

Space Systems Mechanical Engineer

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: Hybrid
Experience: 5y+
Compensation: $105K - $290K
Posted: 1 mo ago

Modeling and Simulation Engineer – Integration and Analysis

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Experience: 2–5y
Compensation: $100K - $245K
Posted: 1 mo ago

2027 Graduate - Human Factors Engineer - Health/Human Machine Systems

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Compensation: $85K - $165K
Posted: 1 mo ago

2027 Graduate - Electrical/Computer Engineer - RF Engineering

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Compensation: $85K - $165K
Posted: 1 mo ago

Software Development Engineer

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: Hybrid
Experience: 2–5y
Compensation: $100K - $245K
Posted: 1 mo ago

2027 Internship - Military Systems Cybersecurity Engineer

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Part-time
Work type: On-site
Compensation: $23 - $48/hr
Posted: 1 mo ago

Senior Spacecraft Thermal Engineer

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: Hybrid
Experience: 10y+
Compensation: $105K - $290K
Posted: 1 mo ago

2027 Internship, Winter - Maritime Systems Engineer - Engineering & Test

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Part-time
Work type: On-site
Compensation: $23 - $48/hr
Posted: 1 mo ago

Advanced Concept Engineer

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: Hybrid
Experience: 5y+
Compensation: $105K - $290K
Posted: 2 mo ago

Software Engineer

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Experience: 4y+
Compensation: $100K - $245K
Posted: 2 mo ago

Software Engineer (TS/SCI cleared)

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Experience: 4y+
Compensation: $100K - $245K
Posted: 2 mo ago

Data Scientist

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Compensation: $105K - $290K
Posted: 2 mo ago

Data Scientist (TS/SCI cleared)

Location: Laurel, MD
Employment: Full-time
Work type: On-site
Compensation: $105K - $290K
Posted: 2 mo ago