SRF Production Engineer

Position Description

Come join our team at Jefferson Lab, where great minds matter.

Posting Date: 06/18/2024

Salary Range: $87,700 - $138,800 (SEII)

Work Location Type: Flexible On-Site

What your job will be like:

The SRF Production Engineer designs tooling for SRF Cryomodule production. Works with designers and technicians in developing the tooling and for the cryomodules. Will also serve as a technical representative to external vendors in acquiring the necessary material.

In this role you will:

• Engineer and design tooling required for superconducting radio-frequency cryomodule production and ensure it is safe for use. Experience performing engineering analysis and calculations using analytic techniques and software such as ANSYS is required. Document designs using technotes and presentations.

• Work with designers and technicians in developing tooling for superconducting radio-frequency cryomodule assembly 3D models, 2D drawings and assembly procedures. Help create and verify required documentation and specifications as needed.

• Participate in all SRF cryomodule assembly processes and testing to verify clean room assembly. Work with engineers and technicians to ensure tooling and assemblies are correct, techniques are approved and technical issues are resolved quickly. Assist with installation of tooling as needed.

• Assist in developing Electron-Ion Collider cryomodules production processes and plans.

• Understand required JLab codes and standards, including: ASME piing, ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Codes and JLab Pressure and Vacuum System Rules and ensure that tooling and processes are in compliance.

• Communicate tooling and production status to customers and line and project management. Develop technical status reports, present designs at technical reviews.

• Serve as the responsible technical representative for the procurement of tooling. Interface with external vendors as necessary to ensure quality systems and components are fabricated, inspected and delivered.

• Serve in rotation as RF Operator in the VTA.

• Serve in rotation in the CMTF and CEBAF as RF Operator and as Cryo Operator.

• Perform vibration and modal analysis on mechanical systems.

Qualifications We Require

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Experience

• 4 years of Relevant Experience

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• In-depth understanding of mechanical engineering principles and fundamentals,
• Familiarity with metal fabrication technical requirements, equipment, methods and processes,
• Familiarity with LabView and EPICS,
• Knowledgeable in the use of CAD and multivariable analysis software in analyzing and producing solutions to mechanical problems,
• Ability to assist plan, direct, and coordinate activities and resources in a manufacturing environment in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications,
• Able to work in collaboration with others to solve complex problems,
• Able to take direction and work under supervision to carry out tasks and solve problems of limited complexity,
• Able to communicate effectively the results and challenges of on-going projects to fellow staff and management in both oral and written form,
• Ability to train, coach, and lead technical staff on task and projects with limited complexity

Qualifications We Prefer

• Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering.

About Jefferson Lab

Join a community with a common purpose of solving the most challenging scientific and engineering problems of our time. The Jefferson Lab campus is located in southeastern Virginia amidst a vibrant and growing technology community. A career at Jefferson Lab is more than a job. You will be part of "big science" and work alongside top scientists and engineers from around the world unlocking the secrets of our visible universe. Managed by Jefferson Science Associates, LLC; Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is entering an exciting period of mission growth and is seeking new team members ready to apply their skills and passion to have an impact. You could call it work, or you could call it a mission. We call it a challenge. We do things that will change the world.

Total Rewards at Jefferson Lab

At Jefferson Lab, we believe that a comprehensive employee benefits program is an important and meaningful part of the compensation employees receive. Our benefits program includes, but is not limited to:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Care Plans

• Flexible Spending Accounts

• Paid Time-off and Leave Programs (Paid Parental, vacation, holidays, and sick leave)

• 401(k) Plan

• 9% Lab Contribution; 100% vested

• Flexible Work Arrangements (Remote & Alternate Work Schedules available)

• Tuition Assistance, Training and Professional Development Programs

• Live near the waterways of the Chesapeake Bay region with access to nearby beaches, mountains, and all major metropolitan centers on the East Coast

Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (JSA) manages and operates the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab). JSA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, or veteran status or on any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. As part of the JSA's equal employment opportunity policy, we also take affirmative action as called for by applicable laws and Executive Orders to ensure that minority group individuals, females, disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, other protected veterans, Armed Forces, and qualified disabled persons are introduced into our workforce and considered for promotional opportunities.

JSA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities (unless doing so will result in an undue hardship). If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to recruiting @jlab.org or contact Human Resources by calling (757) 269-7100 and selecting option 1 between 8 am

• 5 pm EST to provide the nature of your request.

Employment with JSA is conditional upon DOE approval if at any time during your employment you are participating in a Foreign Government Talent Recruitment Program or Affiliated activity. Generally, such programs/activities include any foreign-state-sponsored attempt to acquire U.S.-funded scientific research through programs run or funded by the government that target scientists, engineers, students, academics, researchers, and entrepreneurs of all nationalities working or educated in the United States. This includes positions or appointments, both domestic and foreign, titled academic, professional, or institutional appointments whether or not remuneration is received and whether full-time, part-time or voluntary.