HRL Laboratories To Lay Off 376 Employees

MALIBU—On February 3, employees of HRL Laboratories LLC (HRL) were notified of a Reduction-In-Force (RIF) due to the termination of a government contract. The HRL layouts will affect 376 employees. Canyon News reached out to HRL for more information. Pamela Reese, the Director of Marketing and Communication for HRL Laboratories responded with the following statement. “HRL Laboratories notified 376 employees on February 3, 2026, that their positions would be eliminated from the company on April 3, 2026. This action was the result of a significant reduction in funding. HRL will continue to innovate across its other active programs to deliver ground-breaking advancements that span a wide variety of physical science and engineering disciplines.” The majority of the layoffs (258 positions) will take place at the HRL headquarters located at the Malibu Campus, located at 3011 Malibu Canyon Drive. Others will take place at the following satellite locations. -HRL Lost Hills Campus, located at 26800 Agoura Road, in Calabasas -HRL Camarillo Campus, located at 741 Calle Plano, in Camarillo -HRL Westlake Campus, located at 3500 Willow Road, in Thousand Oaks -HRL Santa Monica Campus, located at 1545 26th Street, in Santa Monica. In January, HRL Laboratories earned its place in Built In’s 2026 Best Places to Work for the fourth year in a row. This year’s win was in the categories of Best Places to Work in Los Angeles and Best Large Companies in Los Angeles. HRL is owned by General Motors and Boeing. While HRL is losing employees in government positions, they are also hiring. According to their website, HRL is hiring a MEMS Process Integration Engineer at the Malibu campus. Qualifications include, and are not limited to, a PhD. or a Master’s Degree in a physical science or engineering field with at least five years of fabrication experience in a R and D environment, strong communication skills, and US citizens must have the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Security Clearance. In addition, the Camarillo campus is hiring an Infrared Test Manager. The details of the open positions and specific job qualifications are listed on the website.