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SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Motion Controls Engineer 3 in Menlo Park, California
Motion Controls Engineer 3
Job ID
5979
Location
SLAC - Menlo Park, CA
Full-Time
Regular
SLAC Job Postings
Position Overview:
Are you a talented motion controls engineer that wants to make a real difference for humanity by building instruments to unlock the secrets of the universe? Would you like to work on well-funded, challenging projects like making multi-ton magnets move with nanometer precision? Would you like the prestige, fun and great benefits that come with being a Stanford University employee working in a small, close-nit team of scientists and engineers? If so, we have an immediate opening that you will be interested in.
The Motion Controls group at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is responsible for the design, operation and support of all movable beam instrumentation and diagnostics systems including undulator magnets, beam diagnostics and associated readout and feedback systems. The successful Motion Controls engineer will work under minimal supervision on a variety of interesting and challenging engineering tasks related to state-of-the-art and legacy electronics and hardware systems. The work can cover all phases of a system's lifetime: conceptualization, design, planning, implementation, and commissioning. The work involves directing the efforts of Associate Engineers and Technicians, collaborating with other Engineers, Scientists and Safety Systems personnel within the Accelerator Directorate, and interacting with other SLAC departments, DOE labs, and the international accelerator community.
Given the nature of this position, SLAC will require onsite work.
Your Specific Responsibilities Include:
Lead the development of state-of-the-art motion control and electronic instrumentation and data acquisition systems for particle accelerators.
Study the operational motion control and electronic instrumentation systems in legacy accelerators and recommend upgrades to the various electronics deployed in the field. Implement those upgrades once accepted.
Develop test stands, test, debug and validate integrated motion control and instrumentation systems, including digital designs, and high-speed communications.
Work collaboratively with scientists and engineers both from SLAC and from other institutions to provide recommendations, requirements, and specifications, and implement engineering solutions in your area of expertise.
Support preparation of new proposals; from the development of technical concepts to the preparation of budgets and schedules.
Adhere to the SLAC’s EH&S policies and maintain all required related training up to date.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, or related field with focus on mechatronics and four years of relevant experience in the following areas:
Industrial motion control systems development. Experience must include: requirements definition, kinematic modeling, architecture design, components selection, motion controller programming, system testing and deployment.
Leading complex projects with minimal supervision
Drafting and reading electrical schematics
Reading mechanical drawings
Defining instrumentation test plans
Working knowledge of C/C++ and Python programming
Familiar with Unix environment
Understanding of control systems theory
Ability to work independently on complex motion control design tasks.
At least three of the preferred qualifications listed below.
Preferred qualifications:
Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, or related field with focus on mechatronics
Hands-on experience with Aerotech, Omron, and/or Beckhoff motor controllers
Experience with metrology (CMM, interferometry)
Experience with kinematic and dynamic simulations using Matlab Simulink or similar software
Experience leading a small team of technicians and junior engineers
Experience with particle detectors, large electric, permanent and/or superconducting magnetic assemblies, and other particle accelerator instrumentation systems
Working knowledge of EPICS software framework
Hands-on field experience integrating and troubleshooting digital controllers and instrumentation in a scientific environment
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/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 his or her 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 $198,000 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.
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer and supports diversity in the workplace. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital or family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information. All staff at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory must be able to demonstrate the legal right to work in the United States. SLAC is an E-Verify employer.