NASA’s mission to “touch” the Sun has confirmed that it survived its record-breaking closest approach to the Sun’s surface on ...

Chris Becraft is the operations executive for the Research and Exploratory Development Department (REDD) at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL). He provides leadership and management of ...

NASA and SpaceX are now targeting as soon as September 2025 for the launch of the agency’s Interstellar Mapping and ...

In person, SMART Nav doesn’t look like much. It’s in a metal square that’s laced into a web of soldered wires, resistors and diodes on a circuit board. In fact, technologically speaking, it’s a ...

Clara A. Scholl, Eyal Bar-Kochba, Michael J. Fitch, Austen T. Lefebvre, Scott M. Hendrickson, Rohan Mathur, Marek A. Mirski, Nicole E. Steiner, Carissa L. Rodriguez ...

A Robust Retirement Plan We contribute up to 10.5% of your pay to your retirement savings. The 10.5% includes a foundational APL contribution of 2.5% of your pay, plus matching contributions of $2 for ...

Among APL’s thousands of critical contributions to national security and space exploration are a number of defining innovations: game-changing breakthroughs in technology that have created inflection ...

The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory is a secure facility, operating under Department of Defense regulations for restricted entry. All visits must be preapproved via written request and ...

When invited to interview, the next steps and timeline can vary based on the type of role. Whether interviewing in person or virtually, you will meet with a recruiter as well as members of our hiring ...

The National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science, Inc. (GEM) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting underrepresented students who want to enter ...

The Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Annual Report summarizes APL’s diversity-focused resources and initiatives and serves as a reflection of APL’s commitment to a diverse and inclusive work environment.

APL is located in Laurel, Maryland, situated between Baltimore and Washington, DC, and near I-95. Our main campus spans nearly 461 acres and is home to more than 20 major buildings, as well as a ...