Engineering Technology and Design

Engineering solutions to assure answers for tomorrow’s evolving threats

The Engineering Technology and Design Division (E-DO) provides innovative engineering solutions while stewarding and expanding capabilities to develop answers for tomorrow’s evolving threats. E Division provides diverse R&D solutions and a broad range of capabilities including requirements definition, design, analysis, fabrication, assembly, testing, and evaluation. Our mission is to advance technology while expanding the tools and expertise needed for the future.

We invest in people and innovation.

As a learning organization, we foster collaboration across teams and institutions, continuously improving by applying lessons learned. We’re committed to developing the next generation of engineers through a robust student pipeline and hands-on training that directly supports LANL’s Weapons Program.

Excellence is at the core of everything we do. We deliver high-quality products and services while maintaining a strong focus on safety, security, and transparent communication.

Our expertise spans across multiple technical domains:

Engineering & Design
Thermal & Fluid Systems
Diagnostics & Testing
Materials & Safety
Weapons Systems Support

Mechanical & Thermal Engineering
Mechanical and Thermal Engineering (E-1) partners with programs and innovators to deliver applied mechanical and thermal engineering solutions for LANL’s core national security missions and to a variety of complementary programs. Our mechanical engineers, technologists, technicians, and designers have a passion for solving challenging technical problems.
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Mission Concepts
The Mission Concepts (E-2) group brings together a variety of capabilities to address manufacturing needs and opportunities. E-2 researches and develops innovative advanced manufacturing technologies across LANL.
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Automation, Robotics, & Controls
Process Automation and Control (E-3) supports mechanical, electrical, and process controls. We design, fabricate, test, install, and process systems in nuclear and non-nuclear applications.
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Weapons Product Definition
The Weapons Product Definition Group (E-11) ensures ongoing support and maintenance of all the active stockpile weapons systems, hydrodynamic tests, sub-critical experiments and related qualification efforts.
Advanced Engineering Analysis
The Advanced Engineering Analysis group (E-13) leads the development of computational engineering solutions and expertise in support of national security challenges. Group expertise includes structural mechanics, structural dynamics, heat transfer, radiation transport, thermodynamics, hydrodynamics, probabilistic methods, mechanics of materials, and numerical analysis.