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Newport News, Virginia, United States · On-site
$36/hr–$50/hr
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$58k–$84k/yr
Full-time
high school
Medical care plan, Dental care plan, Vision care plan, Flexible spending accounts, Paid time-off, Paid parental leave
Posted 22d ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
The technician will provide mechanical support for the installation, testing, and maintenance of experimental equipment and infrastructure in Hall A. Responsibilities include operating specialized machinery, performing preventative maintenance, and documenting system operations.
Requirements
Candidates must have at least 5 years of relevant experience and a high school diploma or GED. Proficiency in welding, machining, and the ability to interpret complex mechanical drawings are required.
Full job description
At Jefferson Lab, you’ll champion cutting-edge science and operational excellence while shaping the future of discovery. Join us and make your mark – where excellence meets purpose, and great minds trulymatter.
The good-faith pay range for this role is $58,200 - $83,500 per year. Actual compensation may vary and may be above the posted range based on factors such as a candidate's skills, experience, education, certifications, and work location.
What your job will be like:
The technician will work from verbal, written, and graphic instructions to provide technical/mechanical support on all aspects in the installation of systems and equipment related to the Jefferson Lab Hall A experimental program. Fabricate, assemble, install and test various detectors, magnets, power supplies and infrastructure hardware in the Hall. Supply technical support during experimental operations, including the operation, maintenance and documentation of the Hall systems.
In this job you will:
Demonstrate expertise in interpreting complex mechanical drawings and schematics, with advanced proficiency in precision equipment fabrication and assembly. Skilled in the operation, setup, and maintenance of conventional and CNC machining
SMAW, TIG and/or MIG welding.
Work with members of the Hall technical team to ensure safe and efficient equipment troubleshooting and repairs.
Operate cranes, forklifts, trucks with trailers, and aerial platforms on a regular basis.
Complete and remain current on a series of mandatory safety training requirements prior to working inside Experimental Hall.
Responsible for the installation and removal of experimental equipment.
Perform preventative and corrective maintenance on equipment used for scientific research.
Read and interpret drawings in areas such as electronics, mechanical, and cryogenic systems.
Utilize basic computer knowledge to carryout daily functions, e.g., check/send emails, fill out timesheet, order tools/parts, complete web-based training, etc.
Install and maintain vacuum systems, beam line components and cryogenic transfer systems for nitrogen and helium.
Provide technical support for staff, users, and college students conducting research in the Experimental Hall.
Additional Responsibilities
Providing input to schedule development.
Identify conflicts and develop solutions to technical problems.
Serve as part of a rotational on-call team that supports the current and upcoming experimental needs
Needs to be on call and/or work overtime or shift under standard lab regulation.
Experience
Required: 5 or more years
Education
Required: High School Diploma or GED
Experience and Education Exchange
Education above the minimum may be substituted for experience. Relevant experience may not be substituted for education.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Some proficiency in TIG and/or MIG welding, and knowledge of advanced welding equipment.
Proficient in the use of hand and power tools and have the skill to operate forklifts, truck and trailer, overhead cranes and aerial platforms in accordance with Jefferson Lab written policies, our EH&S manual and industry standards.
Good oral and written communication skills and proven ability to work well within a team.
Ability to easily adapt to a changing work environment.
Available to occasionally work shifts or overtime as needed and be part of a rotational on-call schedule.
Comprehension of mechanical drawings, for example utilizing conventional machine tools such as drill presses and band saws to fabricate and assemble unique parts for Hall B experiments.
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 SURATech, 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
SURATech, LLC manages and operates the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab). SURATech is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
SURATech is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for people 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 [email protected] 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 SURATech 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.
The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, located in Newport News, Virginia, is operated by SURATech, LLC, for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science.
The lab’s primary mission is to explore the fundamental nature of confined states of quarks and gluons, including the nucleons that make up the mass of the visible universe. Jefferson Lab is also a world leader in the development of the superconducting radiofrequency technology used for the lab’s Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility. This technology is the basis for an increasing array of applications at Jefferson Lab, other DOE labs, and in the international scientific community.
The DOE has chosen Jefferson Lab as the lead for its future High Performance Data Facility. The HPDF will be a $300-500 million computing and data infrastructure resource that will provide transformational capabilities for data analysis, networking and storage for the nation’s research enterprise. It will provide researchers with tools, methods and technologies to maximize the scientific value of data.
Jefferson Lab has more than 900 full-time employees and an international scientific user community of more than 1,700 researchers whose work has resulted in over 3,960 scientific papers and journal articles and nearly 200 patents. Research at Jefferson Lab also contributes to thesis research for about one-third of all U.S. Ph.D.s awarded annually in nuclear physics. The lab’s outstanding STEM workforce development program for teachers and scientists, as well as K-12 and undergraduate students, builds the critical knowledge and skills in the physical sciences that will help solve the nation’s future challenges.
Offices: 12000 Jefferson Avenue, Newport News, Virginia 23606, US
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