Lead Mechanical Engineer - EIC Cryogenics

JLABHCM20 • Newport News, VA

13d • $139,400 - $220,300 • Hybrid

About The Position

The candidate will supervise a group of Mechanical Engineers. Will work on multiple major cryogenic projects of the highest complexity, which include a sub-atmospheric 2 Kelvin temperature cryogenic system. Will be responsible for long-range planning, budgeting, and progress tracking.

Requirements

• 15 or more years relevant experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
• High levels of technical knowledge, ingenuity and creativity.
• Develops and applies advanced technologies, engineering principles, theories and concepts.
• Broad knowledge about the design and operation of systems outside of specialty.
• Widely recognized as a technical expert within the professional community.
• Accomplishments contribute to state of the art field in the area of expertise both within and outside the lab.
• Able to effectively train people outside his/her work group.
• Able to give effective presentations to critical/high level customers and effectively represent work group on review panels and cross-organizational teams.
• Can write convincing proposals and reports with all necessary backup material for external consumption.

Nice To Haves

• 4 or more years related to cryogenics
• Master's Degree in Engineering

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct the work of other mechanical engineers and interact with other plant engineers, design engineers and technicians for the design, fabrication, and installation efforts in multiple complex projects.
• Provide support to the management for the Lab’s cryogenic contribution to the most advanced and complex Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) project providing work planning, execution strategy, acquisition strategy, and progress assessment.
• Provide mechanical design support to multi-laboratory collaborative cryogenic projects and inhouse project based on priorities.
• Generate ideas and provide innovative solutions to cryogenic systems' highest complexity mechanical design challenges.
• Ensure transfer of mechanical design knowledge [thermal and structural analysis] from senior staff to junior mechanical engineers.
• May motivate young mechanical engineers to work on challenging thermal and structural analysis work to increase their know-how.
• May introduce new ideas to enhance the mechanical engineering design productivity.
• May mentor summer students to expand the knowledge base and to increase the popularity of cryogenic engineering.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Care Plans
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time-off and Leave Programs (Paid Parental, vacation, holidays, and sick leave)
• 401(k) Plan – 9% Lab Contribution; 100% vested
• Flexible Work Arrangements (Remote & Alternate Work Schedules available)
• Tuition Assistance, Training and Professional Development Programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior