Electrical Engineer

Brookhaven National Laboratory•Upton, NY

27d•Onsite

About The Position

The National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS-II) is seeking an Electrical Engineer (P5) to join the Diagnostics and Instrumentation Group. This role involves performing duties related to the maintenance, upgrade, and testing of diagnostics sub-systems crucial for NSLS-II accelerator operations. The position requires close interaction with technicians, engineers, and scientific staff. Key responsibilities include maintaining the Beam Position Monitor (BPM) system, supporting various Diagnostics sub-systems, and contributing to special projects such as the development of next-generation diagnostics systems. The engineer will be responsible for identifying modes of failure, mitigating corrective actions, and providing engineering support for firmware, software, and hardware development, as well as supporting other initiatives.

Requirements

BSEE in Electrical Engineering or related field.
Minimum of 3-5 years of experience with design, fabrication, integration, and implementation of electronics systems.
Experience with FPGA Firmware development, VHDL or Verilog.
Knowledge of at least one higher-level programming language (Python, C++, Matlab, etc.).
Working knowledge for design and implementation of digital and analog circuits.
Proficiency in using test and measurement equipment, including oscilloscope, network, spectrum and logic analyzers, signal generators, AWG.
Ability to work from schematics, diagrams, written procedures, spreadsheets, and controls interface documents.
Hands-on troubleshooting skills.
Experience processing test records and inspection reports.
Willingness to accommodate operational requirements, including response to calls off-hours to support the 24/7 accelerator facility.

Nice To Haves

Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE).
Ability to use Xilinx ISE, Xilinx Vivado, Altera Quartus, or similar tool suites.
Ability to develop sub-system test strategies and system readiness procedures.
Knowledge of PLC based sub-systems applications.
Experience using PADS PCB layout, PADS Logic and dxDesigner schematic capture, OrCAD capture, p-Spice A/D, LabView, Visio, as well as Autodesk products.
Experience using FPGA IP cores.
Xilinx ZYNQ experience.
Some knowledge of Fiber Optic data transceivers.
Some knowledge of serial device communication (RS-232, RS-485, ModBus).
Some knowledge of GPIB communication.
Comfortable with LINUX.
Familiarity with the “Experimental Physics and Industrial Control” (EPICS) software.
Familiarity with the CS-Studio/Phoebus control system studio.
Familiarity with revision control.

Responsibilities

Provide engineering support for all aspects of accelerator beam position monitors and other beam diagnostics instrumentation.
Work with high level software programmers to develop support code and applications.
Interface with technical experts from other groups to facilitate operations.
Work with other engineers and technicians to achieve group goals.
Debug and maintain the repair of existing hardware.
Work planning in preparation for scheduled maintenance and shut-down activities.
Maintain and implement safety practices and procedures applicable to daily activities.