Electrical Engineer

Brookhaven National Laboratory•Upton, NY

5d•$113,050 - $163,617•Onsite

About The Position

The National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS-II) Diagnostics and Instrumentation Group has an opening for an Electrical Engineering position. The candidate will perform duties of an Engineer 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 and special projects, including the development of next-generation diagnostics systems critical to accelerator operations. This will require the ability to identify modes of failure and mitigate corrective actions. Tasking will also include providing engineering support for firmware, software, and hardware development, as well as supporting other initiatives.

Requirements

BSEE in Electrical Engineering
Minimum of 7 years 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
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
Hands-on troubleshooting skills
Experience processing test records and inspection reports
Must be willing to accommodate the operational requirements of the division including response to calls off-hours to support accelerator facility 24/7

Nice To Haves

Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE)
Minimum of 10 years experience with design, fabrication, integration, and implementation of electronics systems
Able 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/UNIX
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.