Mechanical Designer

Come join our team at Jefferson Lab, where great mindsmatter.

Posting Date:09/11/2024
Salary Range:$55,600 - $87,800 (Tech II)
Work Location Type:Dedicated On-Site

What your job will be like:
Designs moderately complex electrical, electronic, and/or mechanical equipment, structures, components or portions of systems and modifies existing designs to develop or improve performance and facilitate operations. Utilizes computer-aided design (CAD) applications and/or graphic design tools to generate layouts and designs of cryogenic equipment. Gathers information, makes studies, computes calculations, and prepares original rough layouts, sketches to present design proposals. Coordinates design criteria with engineers, physicists, and other customers as appropriate.

In this role you will:

• Create and modify equipment designs for installations at JLab and other government supported laboratories / agencies.
• System layout and detailed design of beamlines, magnets, diagnostics, SRF cryomodules and components, vacuum and cryogenic piping according to ASME codes and engineering requirements.
• Produce accurate, simple and cost effective fabrication documentation (3D modeling, assembly and orthogonal drawings) using NX/Teamcenter and AutoCAD.
  
• Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing and tolerance stack-up analysis per ASME standards.
• Candidate will work directly with engineers and other designers as a team member and must be an effective communicator both verbally and in writing.
• 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.

Qualifications We Require:
Education

• High School Diploma

Experience

• 5 years Relevant Experience required (additional education may be substituted for Work Experience)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Able to identify schedule conflicts within the group and provide solutions.
• Demonstrates intermediate skills, knowledge and ability in one technology trade or specialty.
• Knowledge of theory, design, and techniques used at component level.
• Demonstrates sound judgment in completing assignments.
• Ability to read and understand blueprint drawings, component specifications, and technical data sheets.

About Jefferson Lab

Join a community with a common purpose of solving the most challenging scientific and engineering problems of our time. The Jefferson Lab campus is located in southeastern Virginia amidst a vibrant and growing technology community.

A career at Jefferson Lab is more than a job. You will be part of "big science" and work alongside top scientists and engineers from around the world unlocking the secrets of our visible universe. Managed by Jefferson Science Associates, LLC; Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is entering an exciting period of mission growth and is seeking new team members ready to apply their skills and passion to have an impact.You could call it work, or you could call it a mission. We call it a challenge. We do things that will change the world.

Total Rewards at Jefferson Lab

At Jefferson Lab, we believe that a comprehensive employee benefits program is an important and meaningful part of the compensation employees receive. Our benefits program includes, but is not limited to:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Care Plans
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time-off and Leave Programs (vacation, holidays, sick leave)
• 401(k) Plan - 9% Lab Contribution; 100% vested
• Flexible Work Arrangements (Hybrid & Alternate Work Schedules available)
• Tuition Assistance, Training and Professional Development Programs
• Live near the waterways of the Chesapeake Bay region with access to nearby beaches, mountains, and all major metropolitan centers on the East Coast

Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (JSA) manages and operates the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab). JSA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, or veteran status or on any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. As part of the JSA's equal employment opportunity policy, we also take affirmative action as called for by applicable laws and Executive Orders to ensure that minority group individuals, females, disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, other protected veterans, Armed Forces, and qualified disabled persons are introduced into our workforce and considered for promotional opportunities.

JSA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities (unless doing so will result in an undue hardship). If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to employment @ jlab.orgor call (757) 269-7598 to provide the nature of your request. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis.

Employment with JSA is conditional upon DOE approval if at any time during your employment you are participating in a Foreign Government Talent Recruitment Program or Affiliated activity. Generally, such programs/activities include any foreign-state-sponsored attempt to acquire U.S.-funded scientific research through programs run or funded by the government that target scientists, engineers, students, academics, researchers, and entrepreneurs of all nationalities working or educated in the United States. This includes positions or appointments, both domestic and foreign, titled academic, professional, or institutional appointments whether or not remuneration is received and whether full-time, par