Mechanical Designer Mechanical Designer

JLABHCM20•Newport News, VA

13d•Hybrid

About The Position

At Jefferson Lab, you’ll champion cutting-edge science and operational excellence while shaping the future of discovery. Join us and make your mark – where excellence meets purpose, and great minds truly matter. Salary Range: $78,800 - $124,800 What your job will be like:Design components or portions of systems and modify existing designs to develop or improve products and facilitate manufacturing operations. Utilize computer-aided design equipment and/or graphic tools. Gather information, make studies, compute calculations, and prepare original rough layouts, sketches to present design proposal. Coordinate design criteria with engineering, physics, accelerator, and other relevant groups as appropriate. Lead the design effort for experimental Hall B.

Requirements

12 or more years Relevant experience
Practical experience producing mechanical designs and fabrication drawings.
Experience generating complex designs such as magnets, structures, testing equipment, mechanisms, machine components, vacuum equipment and electro-mechanical devices.
High School Diploma
Able to provide input to schedule development, Identifies conflicts and develops solutions.
High level skills, knowledge and ability in one technology trade or specialty.
Effective communicator both verbally and in writing.
Supervisory and leadership skills.
Knowledge of theory, design, and techniques used at component and system levels.
Intermediate skills, knowledge and ability in other technologies.
Significant latitude in prioritizing and choosing work methods.
Extensive knowledge of 2D and 3D CAD software and data management systems.
Able to effectively communicate with a variety of disciplines both verbally and in writing.

Nice To Haves

Experience in machining and/or metal fabrication.
Associate's Degree

Responsibilities

Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing and tolerance stack-up analysis per ASME standards.
Work directly with engineers and other designers as a team member.
Be self-motivated and have a proven track record of generating complex designs.
Turn concepts and ideas into working assemblies and systems with independent thinking.
Support activities that communicate drawing requirements and resolve drawing issues with other functional departments.
Develop models and drawings to show the equipment used for each experiment.
Integrate new detectors into the existing space in the Hall, so they will function with the other detectors.
Use layout sketches to design components to fit into the space allotted.
Use constraints in assemblies to maintain the correct relationship between parts.
Tracks projects from conceptual designs through fabrication and installation in the Hall.
Produce accurate, simple and cost-effective fabrication documentation (3D modeling, assembly and orthogonal drawings) using NX/Teamcenter and AutoCAD.
Ability to read and understand blueprint drawings, component specifications, and technical data sheets.
Reports to project engineers or project leads.
Convert concepts and ideas into working assemblies and systems with independent thinking.
Responsible for overall quality and schedule of their own work and those under their lead.
Completes highly complex tasks.
Normally responsible for the planning and completion of multiple tasks simultaneously.
Coordinate multiple tasks/projects or a team.
May lead others to complete projects and meet schedules.
Frequently requires decision making to establish or modify guidelines.

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

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