Mechanical Engineering Lead, SSRL Accelerator Division

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Position Overview:

The Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL), a directorate of SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, is a national user facility providing synchrotron radiation for research in biology, chemistry, engineering, environmental science, material science, medicine, and physics. SSRL operates and maintains the 3GeV electron storage ring SPEAR3, the associated injector facility, and synchrotron radiation beam lines on SPEAR3. The SSRL Accelerator Division operates, maintains, and upgrades the SSRL accelerator complex and performs R&D toward a future major upgrade for the facility.

The Mechanical Engineering (ME) group of the SSRL Accelerator Division is responsible for the upkeep of the mechanical subsystems of the SSRL accelerators, including magnets, vacuum chambers, and cooling waters, as well as the mechanical aspects of all other subsystems, such as the RF, diagnostics and instrumentation, controls, and safety systems. The SSRL Accelerator Division seeks an ME Group Leader to supervise and lead a group of engineers, designers, and technicians to fulfill the group mission.

Your specific responsibilities include:

• Lead a group of technical professionals in the design, construction, repair, and installation of accelerator components.
• Inspect and review the conditions of the various accelerator mechanical systems and develop and implement maintenance plans accordingly.
• Be responsible for ME project scheduling and tracking, resource management, and financial oversight.
• Hire and mentor engineers, designers, and other professional staff to perform the ME group's functions.
• Help design complex mechanical systems by working directly with designers and engineers, participating in design reviews for accelerator mechanical systems designed by others in the project, and authoring and/or approving high level drawing and document packages that describe complex accelerator systems.
• Coordinate accelerator related work with other SLAC departments such as facilities, ESH, accelerator operations, etc., as necessary.
• Support the overall mission of SLAC and the Department of Energy by participating in hardware design reviews for other laboratory directorates, providing expertise to councils responsible for laboratory governance and oversight, and participating in high level reviews of 413.3B projects in the DOE complex.

To be successful in this position you will bring:

• Bachelors degree in applied or engineering physics, mechanical engineering, physics, or scientific field related to synchrotron or XFEL radiation studies and a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience. Alternatively, a Masters degree in these fields and a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.
• The ability to identify, hire, and mentor talented engineers to build and maintain a team with strong and diverse engineering skills and technical expertise.
• Demonstrated ability to conceptualize designs and strong analytical and problem-solving skills combined with creative and innovative thinking.
• Ability to develop detailed engineering specifications, system control documents, detailed project schedules, policy documents, and safety procedures.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, especially when interfacing with physicists, scientists, engineers, and technicians, and ability to effectively convey complex technical concepts.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a team environment.

In addition, preferred requirements include:

• Experience designing accelerator components such as magnets, girders, vacuum chambers, and cooling channels.
• Ability to utilize CAD and finite element tools to model and analyze advanced mechanical designs and assist others in the utilization of these tools.

SLAC Competencies:

• Effective Decisions: Uses job knowledge and solid judgment to make quality decisions in a timely manner.
• Self-Development: Pursues a variety of venues and opportunities to continue learning and developing.
• Dependability: Can be counted on to deliver results with a sense of personal responsibility for expected outcomes.
• Initiative: Pursues work and interactions proactively with optimism, positive energy, and motivation to move things forward.
• Adaptability: Flexes as needed when change occurs, maintains an open outlook while adjusting and accommodating changes.
• Communication: Ensures effective information flow to various audiences and creates and delivers clear, appropriate written, spoken, presented messages.
• Relationships: Builds relationships to foster trust, collaboration, and a positive climate to achieve common goals.

Physical requirements and Working conditions:

• Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.
• Given the nature of this position, SLAC will require onsite work.

Work standards:

• Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.
• Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for environment, safety and security; communicates related concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned. Meets the applicable roles and responsibilities as described in the ESH Manual, Chapter 1General Policy and Responsibilities: http://www-group.slac.stanford.edu/esh/eshmanual/pdfs/ESHch01.pdf.
• Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University's Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu/.

• Classification: Staff Engineer 3
• Job Code: 0133, Grade: L
• Employment Duration: Regular Continuing

The expected pay range for this position is $148,000 - $213,000 per annum. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.