What are the responsibilities and job description for the RF Electronics Technician position at Jefferson Lab?
Job ID:
13217
Location:
Newport News, VA
Category:
Engineering
Division:
Engineering Division
Position Type:
Regular
Education:
High School Diploma
Experience Required:
5 years
Relocation Provided:
No
Position Description
Come join our team at Jefferson Lab, where great minds matter .
Posting Date: 08/16/23
Range: $54,200 - $85,700 (TECH II)
Work Location Type: Dedicated On-Site (100% working on-site)
Job Summary:
Do you have a passion for providing technical services toward unparalleled, groundbreaking science? At Jefferson Lab, we are known around the world as a leader in accelerator science where cutting-edge research and technology is in the forefront of our projects. Our EESRF group is seeking an electronics technician. The focus of this group is to provide technical services to accelerator operations and other lab initiatives. Electrical systems under the RF group domain include high power RF drive systems, high voltage power supplies, support interlock and monitoring equipment. The incumbent will assist senior staff in the implementation, maintenance and repair of these systems using analog and digital electronics. Duties for this position include printed circuit board testing and repair, soldering, chassis wiring and field cable fabrication and installation. Additionally, the incumbent will be expected to use basic hand tools and display mechanical aptitude under supervision.
Essential Job Functions:
Following verbal and written guidance to diagnose, repair and calibrate analog and digital electronics modules down to the component level
Providing real-time support of existing RF systems
Following guidance from supervisor or senior team leaders in installation and testing of RF systems and upgrades
Reading electrical schematics to facilitate repair and maintenance of hardware
Following guidance from supervisor to conduct electrical work on equipment in accordance with established safety standards
Use electronics skills to assemble, test and calibrate electronics within chassis assemblies or printed circuit boards (PCB)
Preventative maintenance tasks on electronics components and the associated assemblies
Required Qualifications:
AS degree with 3 years relevant experience or High School Graduate with 5 years relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
in electrical theory and experience with analog and digital electronics repair.
Capability to use electrical schematics to troubleshoot electronics components
Knowledge of electrical measurement equipment including handheld meters, oscilloscopes and analyzers.
Some proficiency in various applications of electrical measure equipment.
Able to communicate in writing and verbally explain work to supervisor and others in the group.
Able to speak to group activities in a general informative meeting
Ability to follow written and verbal instructions in repair, testing and calibration of electronic equipment
Ability to lead minor repair and testing efforts.
Qualifications We Desire:
PF Electronics Experience
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 (vacation, holidays, sick leave)
401(k) Plan – 9% Lab Contribution; 100% vested
Flexible Work Arrangements (Hybrid & 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 employment @ jlab.org or call (757) 269-7100 and select option #1 between 8am and 5pm EST to provide the nature of your request. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis.
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-t
13217
Location:
Newport News, VA
Category:
Engineering
Division:
Engineering Division
Position Type:
Regular
Education:
High School Diploma
Experience Required:
5 years
Relocation Provided:
No
Position Description
Come join our team at Jefferson Lab, where great minds matter .
Posting Date: 08/16/23
Range: $54,200 - $85,700 (TECH II)
Work Location Type: Dedicated On-Site (100% working on-site)
Job Summary:
Do you have a passion for providing technical services toward unparalleled, groundbreaking science? At Jefferson Lab, we are known around the world as a leader in accelerator science where cutting-edge research and technology is in the forefront of our projects. Our EESRF group is seeking an electronics technician. The focus of this group is to provide technical services to accelerator operations and other lab initiatives. Electrical systems under the RF group domain include high power RF drive systems, high voltage power supplies, support interlock and monitoring equipment. The incumbent will assist senior staff in the implementation, maintenance and repair of these systems using analog and digital electronics. Duties for this position include printed circuit board testing and repair, soldering, chassis wiring and field cable fabrication and installation. Additionally, the incumbent will be expected to use basic hand tools and display mechanical aptitude under supervision.
Essential Job Functions:
Following verbal and written guidance to diagnose, repair and calibrate analog and digital electronics modules down to the component level
Providing real-time support of existing RF systems
Following guidance from supervisor or senior team leaders in installation and testing of RF systems and upgrades
Reading electrical schematics to facilitate repair and maintenance of hardware
Following guidance from supervisor to conduct electrical work on equipment in accordance with established safety standards
Use electronics skills to assemble, test and calibrate electronics within chassis assemblies or printed circuit boards (PCB)
Preventative maintenance tasks on electronics components and the associated assemblies
Required Qualifications:
AS degree with 3 years relevant experience or High School Graduate with 5 years relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
in electrical theory and experience with analog and digital electronics repair.
Capability to use electrical schematics to troubleshoot electronics components
Knowledge of electrical measurement equipment including handheld meters, oscilloscopes and analyzers.
Some proficiency in various applications of electrical measure equipment.
Able to communicate in writing and verbally explain work to supervisor and others in the group.
Able to speak to group activities in a general informative meeting
Ability to follow written and verbal instructions in repair, testing and calibration of electronic equipment
Ability to lead minor repair and testing efforts.
Qualifications We Desire:
PF Electronics Experience
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 (vacation, holidays, sick leave)
401(k) Plan – 9% Lab Contribution; 100% vested
Flexible Work Arrangements (Hybrid & 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 employment @ jlab.org or call (757) 269-7100 and select option #1 between 8am and 5pm EST to provide the nature of your request. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis.
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-t
Salary : $54,200 - $85,700
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