Job Title: Accelerator Electronics Engineer

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Position Overview:

The Diagnostics and Instrumentation Department resides within the Electronics Engineering Division of the Accelerator Directorate here at SLAC. This department is responsible for the development and operation of the instruments that detect and measure the parameters of the electron beam within the accelerators. Additionally, this department has responsibility for complex motion controls and emerging robotic applications.

The Accelerator Electronics Engineer is responsible for ensuring accelerator reliability and availability by driving the maintenance and repair operation of the department. The accelerators must be maintained operational 24/7 at greater than 98% availability. To achieve this the configuration of hardware, firmware and software must be strictly maintained, and the team must be responsive to operational requests to make necessary repairs in a timely manner.

The department is also responsible for the development of electronic systems and software in support of new accelerators and upgrades to the existing systems. We have an extensive portfolio of projects including the High Energy upgrade to the LINAC Coherent Light Source, an upgrade that will double the electron energy of the recently commissioned Superconducting LINAC here at SLAC. While ensuring operations are maintained the Lead EE will contribute these projects and advocate for upgrades to systems.

Given the nature of this position, SLAC will require onsite work.

Your specific responsibilities: Ensure the accelerator complex is maintained fully operational by developing the resources and systems needed to fulfill the mission of the division. Respond to system failures on a 24/7 basis during user operations. Direct Engineers, Coordinators and Technicians responsible for operations to maximize up time. Evaluate system risks and recommend mitigation strategies in support of operations. Prepare reports on system failures, gather and implement lessons learned. Recommend system upgrade projects including risk analysis, scope, schedule and cost estimates. To be successful in this position you will bring: Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, physics, computer engineering or related field with a minimum four years of experience in one or more of the following areas: electron beam diagnostics and instrumentation, precision timing systems, motion control systems, electronic hardware troubleshooting and repair. In depth knowledge of accelerator operations. Working knowledge of the EPICS distributed control system. Working knowledge of CAMAC, VME, VMS, and Multi-Bus systems. Demonstrated excellent leadership, administrative, and management experience including the ability to lead a maintenance and operations team. Demonstrated expertise in both leading and working effectively with multidisciplinary teams across organizational boundaries. Demonstrated effectiveness in written and oral communication. Preferred Qualifications: Extensive experience in designing, repairing and maintaining accelerator electronic equipment at a national laboratory, preferably a LINAC FEL. SLAC employee competencies: Effective Decisions: Uses job knowledge and solid judgment to make quality decisions in a timely manner. Self-Development: Pursues a variety of venues and opportunities to continue learning and developing. Dependability: Can be counted on to deliver results with a sense of personal responsibility for expected outcomes. Initiative: Pursues work and interactions proactively with optimism, positive energy, and motivation to move things forward. Adaptability: Flexes as needed when change occurs, maintains an open outlook while adjusting and accommodating changes. Communication: Ensures effective information flow to various audiences and creates and delivers clear, appropriate written, spoken, presented messages. Relationships: Builds relationships to foster trust, collaboration, and a positive climate to achieve common goals. Physical requirements and working conditions: Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of the job. Work Standards: Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations. Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for environment, safety and security; communicates related concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned. Meets the applicable roles and responsibilities as described in the ESH Manual, Chapter 1-General Policy and Responsibilities: http://www-group.slac.stanford.edu/esh/eshmanual/pdfs/ESHch01.pdf Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University's Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Classification Title: Staff Engineer 3 Grade: L, Job Code: 0133 Duration: Regular Continuing The expected pay range for this position is $140,000 to $198000 per annum. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.