Summary/Objective

Full-time position for electronics technicians to operate, install, and maintain superconducting particle accelerators. Collaborate with controls engineers to keep systems running and test new hardware.

Job Duties

• Participate in operation of particle accelerators for research, development, and production runs
• Work with technicians, accelerator operators, engineers, and physicists to build, test, and deploy system components, including
  • magnet coils and associated power supplies for focusing and steering electron beams
  • high-voltage hardware
  • radio-frequency systems, including vacuum-tube and solid-state amplifiers, high-power coax
  • industrial PLC controls
• Diagnose failures and assist in repair, replacement, and improvements
• Work with vendors of mechanical and electrical equipment during troubleshooting
• Routing and terminating electrical controls and power wiring

• Assist manufacturing and assembly groups in the construction of new accelerator installations

Desired Skills and Qualifications

• Electrical circuit soldering and debugging
• Familiarity with use of common electrical tools (multimeters, oscilloscopes)
• Familiarity with common mechanical hardware and hand tools
• Ability to read electrical schematics and wiring diagrams
• Familiarity with PLCs and microwave electronics desired
• Associate’s Degree in Electronics or related field, or equivalent technical experience

Job Conditions

• Participation in shift operation of accelerators including evening, night and weekend hours, and related on-call time
• Move between offices and buildings to access accelerator hardware and prototypes
• Operate computers and diagnostic hardware like multimeters and oscilloscopes
• Safely lift equipment and move supports into place up to 50 lbs (and more using appropriate rigging)
• Extract and communicate information from design documents, test reports, electrical schematics and manufacturing prints