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Organizational Overview

NSLS-II is a state-of-the-art, medium-energy electron storage ring (3 billion electron-volts) designed to deliver world-leading intensity and brightness, and will produce x-rays more than 10,000 times brighter than the original NSLS. The superlative character and combination of capabilities are expected to have broad impact on a wide range of disciplines and scientific initiatives, including the National Institutes of Health's structural genomics initiative, DOE's Genomics:GTL initiative, and the federal nanoscience initiative.

Position Description

NSLS-II Diagnostics and Instrumentation Group has an opening for a Technical Associate (T5) position. Reporting to the diagnostics group leader, the candidate will perform duties of a technician for the maintenance, upgrade, and testing, of diagnostics sub-systems in support of NSLS-II accelerator operations. This position will require close interaction with technicians, engineers and scientific staff. A main task will be to maintain the Beam Position Monitor (BPM) system, as well as providing support for various Diagnostics sub-systems, including spare parts inventory control, critical to accelerator operations, and will require ability to troubleshoot and identify modes of failure and mitigate corrective action. Tasking will also include provision of technical support for development and special projects.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide technical support for all aspects of accelerator beam position monitors and other beam diagnostics instrumentation.
• Proficient with schematics, mechanical assembly drawings.
• Experience in component-level troubleshooting and diagnosis of electronics systems
• Experience using PADS PCB layout, PADS Logic and dxDesigner schematic capture, OrCAD capture, p-Spice A/D, LabView, Visio, as well as autodesk products.
• Work planning in preparation for accelerator maintenance and shut-down cycles
• Maintain and implement safety practices and procedures applicable to daily activities

Position Requirements

Required:

• AAS or technical institute degree in Electrical Technology or related field.
• 8 years' experience with fabrication, assembly, wiring, testing complex electrical systems
• Strong troubleshooting skills in digital and analog circuits
• Use of test and measurement equipment, including oscilloscope, network, spectrum and logic analyzers, signal generators, AWG
• Must be able to work from schematics, diagrams, written procedures, spreadsheets, controls interface documents
• Experience with solder and re-work techniques for through-hole and SMD components for high density printed circuit board assemblies.

Preferred:

• Proficient with processing procurements and special orders
• Experience processing test records and inspection reports
• Ability to develop sub-system test strategies and system readiness procedures
• Experience with detector-based systems and accelerator applications

• Knowledge of PLC based sub-systems applications

Miscellaneous:

BNL Will not sponsor a visa for this position