Come join our team at Jefferson Lab, where great minds matter.
Posting Date: 04/26/24
Salary Range: $113,200 - $178,700 (SE-III)
Work Location Type: Flexible On-Site
What your job will be like:
The group leader for the DC Power group provides management and electrical engineering technical oversight for a team of engineers and technicians supporting accelerator operations, and other lab initiatives. The role will also work with customers to develop planning, cost, and schedules to maintain reliable DC Power systems to support accelerator operations, address obsolescence issues, and lead state-of-the-art DC Power system development. The incumbent will utilize engineering resources to balance incoming work requests, assist in the prioritization of tasks, help to mitigate resource conflicts, and monitor customer satisfaction of engineering services.
In this role you will:
- Carry out day-to-day operations of the DC Power group. Develop strategies to increase productivity and increase motivation through thoughtful work assignments within DC Power.
- Maintain an understanding of the accelerator operations requirements for machine operations. Ensure group resources are assigned sufficiently to meet the goals of the program.
- Manage the group annual work plan and budget. Ensure resources are properly assigned to maintain machine operations within budget. Recognize and communicate resource issues during the group’s work planning process.
- Lead the development of new DC current sources that: resolves obsolescence issues with existing equipment and provides new or enhanced DC power capabilities to accelerator physicists.
- Guide engineers in the development and troubleshooting of hardware and software used to support machine operations.
- Evaluate and develop strategies to address yearly DC Power system problems, repairs, maintenance, and other issues related to system performance.
- Stay abreast of accelerator DC power conversion and sources at other labs through personal relationships, workshops, and conferences.
- Encourage engineering staff to share and collaborate our DC Power engineering expertise on relevant projects.
- Work with accelerator engineering systems management to develop strategies that address DC Power performance improvement and obsolescence needs for the CEBAF accelerator, experimental halls, and other lab initiatives.
- Ensure projects are developed with relevant stakeholder involvement, reviewed at appropriate stages, and documented upon completion. Ensure equipment turn over meets the needs of our customers during acceptance testing. Maintain DC Power equipment over its lifecycle.
- Analyze accelerator downtime weekly and work with accelerator operability to increase machine availability/reliability. Investigate reports of defective, damaged, or malfunctioning parts, assemblies, equipment, or systems to determine the nature and scope of the problem.
- Ensure the DC Power group follows all ES&H electrical safety requirements. Ensure the group maintains all required training and provide feedback to improve the safety as appropriate. Foster a culture of safety within the group.
- Be responsible for multiple major projects and budgets.
Qualifications We Require:
Education:
- Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering required.
Experience:
- 10 years of relevant experience with electrical engineering systems required.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
- Background in electrical engineering, especially in a scientific or technical environment.
- Proven experience managing or supervising groups (people) and technical projects (>$250k).
- The ideal candidate will be an expert in electrical network theory, AC/DC power conversion, switch-mode power conversion, and phase-controlled AC-DC conversion and semiconductor devices, demonstrated through conference and journal papers.
- Familiar with control system theory, digital circuits and-or embedded systems.
- Demonstrated ability to compose and publish research work in journals and conference proceedings.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate at all levels.
Qualifications We Desire:
- Masters degree in Electrical Engineering preferred.
- Proactive self-starter
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.
