Senior Electronics Engineering Associate

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory•Berkeley, CA

13d•$113,844 - $139,152•Onsite

About The Position

The Engineering Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) provides advanced technical expertise and multidisciplinary engineering solutions to support groundbreaking scientific discovery. Within the division's Electronics, Software, and Instrumentation Engineering department, team members design, build, and support sophisticated technical systems for national user facilities and complex research projects. The Senior Electronics Engineering Associate provides advanced technical expertise and independent technical ownership for the design, implementation, integration, operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, testing, commissioning, and modernization of complex electrical, electronic, control, instrumentation, and related technical systems supporting the Advanced Light Source (ALS), Advanced Light Source Upgrade (ALS-U), and other Engineering Division projects. The Advanced Light Source is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science national scientific user facility that produces exceptionally bright soft and hard x-ray, ultraviolet, and infrared light. With a strong scientific reputation, expert staff, and advanced capabilities, the ALS attracts thousands of academic and industrial users each year in condensed matter and quantum materials, energy sciences, biosciences, earth and planetary sciences and more. The ALS is one of five Berkeley Lab user facilities that serve 15,000 users annually. Co-located with the Molecular Foundry, NERSC supercomputing center, and Berkeley Lab's materials, chemical sciences, biosciences, and other divisions, it provides an ideal collaborative environment for innovative scientific discoveries. The ALS is a global leader in soft x-ray science, and aims to maintain its leadership with ALS-U, a major project to upgrade the facility to a fourth-generation light source. This upgrade will position the facility among the brightest soft x-ray light sources in the world, offering capabilities that no other facility can provide.

Requirements

Minimum five years of progressively responsible professional experience in electrical/electronics engineering, engineering technology, system integration, instrumentation, controls, or a related discipline.
Education equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, or a related technical field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Demonstrated experience independently executing complex technical assignments and solving multidisciplinary technical problems with limited direction.
Strong practical knowledge in one or more relevant areas, such as electrical systems, electronics, instrumentation, controls, cable plant, power systems, RF, diagnostics, vacuum, safety systems, or system integration.
Experience developing and maintaining engineering drawings, schematics, specifications, procedures, work instructions, test documentation, and configuration records.
Strong troubleshooting, analytical, technical writing, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
Experience coordinating technical work across multidisciplinary teams, including engineers, technicians, trades personnel, contractors, vendors, and project stakeholders.
Proficiency with engineering design, CAD, documentation, configuration management, and productivity tools appropriate to assigned work.
Ability to learn and apply new technologies, systems, processes, and technical methods as project needs evolve.
Commitment to safe work practices and compliance with applicable Laboratory requirements, codes, standards, and work-control processes.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting accelerator facilities, research/national laboratories, manufacturing, semiconductor, aerospace, utility, or other complex technical environments.
Experience with large-scale scientific, infrastructure, or multidisciplinary engineering projects.
Experience with AutoCAD Electrical, AutoCAD, OrCAD, KiCad, Altium, Windchill, or comparable systems.
Experience with configuration management, product lifecycle management, technical standards, procedures, workflows, or training development.
Experience providing technical leadership, mentoring, or direction to technical personnel, contractors, or vendors.
QEW qualification or ability to obtain and maintain, as required.
NFPA 70E, OSHA, and other applicable safety training or certifications; CPR/First Aid/AED preferred.

Responsibilities

Independently lead complex technical assignments, systems, projects, and work packages from planning through implementation, testing, commissioning, documentation, and closeout.
Apply advanced technical expertise to the design, integration, operation, troubleshooting, testing, maintenance, modification, and modernization of electrical, electronic, control, instrumentation, and related systems.
Translate engineering requirements and project objectives into practical designs, work packages, installation requirements, test procedures, and technical documentation.
Select appropriate methods, tools, components, equipment, and technical solutions based on requirements, safety, reliability, maintainability, compatibility, lifecycle, and applicable standards.
Develop, interpret, review, and maintain schematics, wiring diagrams, one-lines, cable documentation, layouts, specifications, procedures, and as-built records.
Perform technical investigations, field evaluations, testing, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis to resolve complex technical issues and improve system performance and reliability.
Support fabrication, installation, integration, commissioning, startup, maintenance, modification, inspection, and acceptance activities.
Coordinate technical activities with engineers, Engineering Associates, technicians, trades personnel, scientists, project managers, contractors, vendors, and other stakeholders.
Support procurement through technical specifications, equipment requirements, vendor evaluations, submittits, inspections, and acceptance activities.
Monitor technical scope, schedules, deliverables, interfaces, risks, quality, and implementation issues, escalating concerns and coordinating additional expertise when needed.
Provide technical guidance, training, and mentoring to less experienced technical personnel.
Identify and implement improvements to technical processes, documentation, reliability, maintainability, safety, and project execution.
Apply Laboratory requirements, codes, standards, engineering practices, work-control processes, and applicable electrical and safety requirements.