Electronics Engineer

SLAC Job Postings

Position Overview:

The Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL) is one of the four US third generation light source user facilities. We have a long history of utilizing synchrotron radiation for multi-disciplinary experiments studying many of the most pressing scientific issues facing humanity. These studies include those in material science, chemistry, medicine, biology, green energy, and the environment. The Beam Line Electronics (BLE) group designs, builds, and maintains the electronics hardware and software at the facility that enables scientific discoveries.

The electronics at SSRL employs both standard and commercial solutions and homebrew/legacy designs. The BLE group is seeking a talented and highly-motivated versatile engineer at the entry level to support beam line operations. This position will include extensive on-the-job training and frequent interactions with staff engineers and staff scientists. The successful candidate must have a strong desire to work and learn in a heterogeneous and dynamic technical environment.

Your specific responsibilities include:

• Participate in the support of current/legacy systems, mostly motion control and data acquisition; participate in the development, fabrication/procurement, testing, installation and support of new in-house and commercial systems.
• Gather requirements from scientists and engineers, produce necessary specifications, and research reliable and cost-effective solutions.
• Capture schematics, layout PCB boards, bring up systems, produce designs, implementation documents and user guides, and organize and participate in reviews.
• Rapidly respond, occasionally 24/7, and follow-through with solutions for electronics and/or software issues encountered in the beam lines.
• Maintain documentation; monitor systems for unreliability and inefficiencies.
• Research improvements immediately applicable to current beam lines, and/or as preparations for a possible future facility.

To be successful in this position you will bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Electronics or Electrical Engineering and 2 years experience in the following areas:
• Solid understanding of electronic engineering principles.
• Familiarity with common test equipment; ability to test, troubleshoot, repair and modify moderately complex electronic systems.
• May assist with assembly.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and collaborative environment; ability to adjust and adapt to changing work priorities.

In addition, preferred requirements include:

• Experience in VHDL/Verilog, preferrably with Xilinx products.
• Experience in C/C++, and python/Qt.
• Knowledge of SPEC, the EPICS toolkit and web based application development.

SLAC Employee 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 the 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 Title: Staff Engineer 2
• Job code: 0132 Grade: K
• Duration: Regular Continuing

The expected pay range for this position is $118,000 - $175,000 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.