Mechanical Engineer
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Mechanical design of new permanent magnet-based IDs and superconducting IDs.
- Develop engineering solutions to support project requirements, further engineering analysis and engineering R&D
- Coordinate maintenance of the existing IDs in the NSLS-II storage ring.
- Coordinate the work of technical staff for design, fabrication, assembly, test, installation and operation of insertion device systems
- Prepare work plans and procedures
- Work control coordinator and Lock-out and Tag-out (LOTO) personnel
Position Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
- At least 7 years of full time, progressively responsible, related work experience
- Experience in mechanical design in the context of at least one of the following areas is required: ultra-high vacuum, cryogenic environment, high precision, low vibration and movable mechanical support systems, high precision motion control, permanent magnet systems, or high field quality magnet systems.
- Experience with 3D CAD modeling software
- Familiarity with advanced methods for optical survey, metrology, and precision drives and encoders.
- Ability to interpret detail/assembly drawings and technical procedures,
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a small, dynamic team of engineers, scientists and technicians.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: (experience in at least one or more of the following):
- Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering
- Knowledge or experience in thermal, structural analysis using ANSYS® and Inventor®
- Working experience in these areas in an accelerator laboratory or similar scientific laboratory
- Experience with Software tools such as MatLab, Mathematica, Inventor or Linux operating system.
- Practical experience developing and building sub-systems for particle accelerators, magnets or insertion devices