Accelerator Operator

Brookhaven National Laboratory•Upton, NY

6h•Onsite

About The Position

The National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) is a state-of-the-art, medium-energy electron storage ring that produces extremely bright x-rays for basic and applied research. The NSLS-II supports an international user community and performs its functions in an environmentally responsible and safe manner. NSLS-II Beam Operations staff members are shift workers, providing 24/7 support. Operators are responsible for operating the NSLS-II with high reliability and within all safety guidelines. The NSLS-II Beam Operations group is seeking an Operator. This position requires shift work, including weekends and holidays, with shifts lasting 12 hours plus a 30-minute turnover. The role involves operating the NSLS-II facility 24/7 during user beam and accelerator studies, including troubleshooting, recovery, and accelerator start-up/shut-down. A smaller staff of Operators will remain on shift during extended shutdown periods. Overnight shifts will have two operators, one designated as Lead, responsible for safe operation, and the other providing support and responding to issues outside the control room. Day shifts will have one Operator assigned as Lead. The Operator will use Control System Studio (CSS) to control and monitor machine operations, learn to use, edit, and design machine-control pages, and assist in updating controls pages for future versions of CSS (Phoebus). The position includes shift differential pay.

Requirements

Reliable attendance is required
Requires a bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline or closely related field of study
Minimum seven (7) years progressively responsible related work experience that demonstrates a sound knowledge of current principles and practices in a specialized field of engineering
Programming experience
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Demonstrated analytical skills
Demonstrated problem-solving skills
Hands-on troubleshooting skills
Ability to work well in a team environment
Basic computer skills are required, including Microsoft Office products
Good communication skills

Nice To Haves

A master’s degree would be typical
Minimum of ten (10) years progressively responsible related work experience which demonstrates advanced capabilities and use of sophisticated engineering approaches
Previous work in an accelerator environment
Experience with controls systems; basic knowledge of EPICS and CSS
Programming experience (Python, HTML, etc.)
Troubleshooting experience
Use of basic tools
Experience with shift work

Responsibilities

Operating the NSLS-II facility 24/7 during periods of user beam and accelerator studies
Troubleshooting, recovery, starting-up & shutting-down the accelerator
Providing support to the Lead Operator and responding to issues outside of the control room
Using Control System Studio (CSS) to control and monitor all aspects of machine operations
Learning to use, edit, and design machine-control pages
Assisting in the process of updating controls pages for future versions of CSS (Phoebus)