Careers at LLE
CONTROLS ENGINEER (246070)
POSITION SUMMARY: The Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) of the University of Rochester is a unique national resource for research and education in science and technology focusing on using lasers to initiate fusion and high energy density physics. LLE is currently seeking an experienced controls engineer in the Electronics and Controls Engineering group.
The successful candidate will take an active role supervising and building custom control systems, and be capable of interacting with a team of scientists, instrument specialists, mechanical, optical, and software engineers to develop and support custom control system solutions for cutting edge research. Additionally, the candidate will write requirements, present project reviews, and take a hands-on role in the deployment and support of these systems. Candidate should have a BS and 5 years of relevant experience or equivalent.
REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE THE ABILITY TO DEMONOSTRATE A THEORETICAL AND HANDS-ON KNOWLEDGE OF THE FOLLOWING:
- Experience in a project management role
- Design, assembly, documentation, testing and troubleshooting custom control systems
- PLC programming utilizing ladder logic programming
- Fail-safe methods employed in electrical system design
- CAD schematic capture
- High level troubleshooting skills
- Strong documentation skills
- Data acquisition and electrical measurement techniques
- Project budgeting and time management
- Provide regular progress reports to upper management
DESIRED SKILLS OR EXPERIENCE:
- Experience with cryogenic and/or vacuum systems
- EPICS controls or other computer programming experience
- Experience with GE, Emerson, Allen-Bradley, or Beckhoff PLCs
- Familiarity with EMI/EMC techniques
- Mechanical aptitude
- Attention to detail
- Curiosity and a desire to learn new concepts, skills, and techniques
SALARY RANGE: $68,4000 to $102,600 annually
The referenced pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates are set within the job's compensation range, and determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.
Candidates are invited to apply online at www.rochester.edu/jobopp.
Please apply to Job Opening ID 246070.
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER - HIGH SPEED ANALOG ELECTRONIC DESIGN (228290)
POSITION SUMMARY: The Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) of the University of Rochester is a unique national resource for research and education in science and technology focusing on using lasers to initiate fusion and high energy density physics. LLE is currently seeking an experienced high-speed analog electronics design engineer in the Electronics and Controls Engineering group.
The successful candidate will design and support custom high-speed/high-bandwidth electrical circuits and systems used on high power experimental laser systems. The candidate will be working independently with scientists and engineers from other disciplines in a team environment writing requirements, presenting project reviews, designing/fielding custom equipment, and documenting final assemblies. Candidate should have a BSEE and 10 years of experience, or MSEE and 5 years of relevant experience or equivalent.
REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE THE ABILITY TO DEMONSTRATE A THEORETICAL AND HANDS-ON KNOWLEDGE OF THE FOLLOWING:
- Design, assembly, documentation, testing and troubleshooting electronic circuits and systems
- Laboratory electrical measurement techniques, including high-bandwidth oscilloscopes and RF test equipment
- CAD schematic capture
- Circuit simulation with SPICE or equivalent
- Component level circuit design and troubleshooting
- Understanding of lumped and distributed circuit analysis
DESIRED SKILLS OR EXPERIENCE INCLUDES:
- Strong documentation skills
- Working knowledge of high speed circuit board layout concepts, including grounding/shielding, microstrip transmission line, and reduction of parasitic elements
- Experience with nanosecond/picosecond timing and measurement
- Project budgeting and time management
- Curiosity and a desire to learn new concepts, skills, and techniques
SALARY RANGE: $68,400 to $102,600 annually
The referenced pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates are set within the job's compensation range, and determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.
Candidates are invited to apply online at www.rochester.edu/jobopp.
Please apply to Job Opening ID 228290.
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER - PULSE POWER (228288)
POSITION SUMMARY: The Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) of the University of Rochester is a unique national resource for research and education in science and technology focusing on using lasers to initiate fusion and high energy density physics. LLE is currently seeking an experienced pulsed power engineer in the Electronics and Controls Engineering group.
The successful candidate will design, build, and support custom pulsed power systems required for both high power laser systems and magnetic field generation. Working independently with scientists and engineers from other disciplines in a team environment, the candidate will write requirements, design and build solutions, and present project reviews. Candidate should have a minimum of BS and 10 years of experience, or MS and 6 years of relevant experience or equivalent.
REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE THE ABILITY TO DEMONSTRATE A THEORETICAL AND HANDS-ON KNOWLEDGE OF THE FOLLOWING:
- Design, build, and operate high voltage, high current systems >10kV-DC charge voltage and >1kA-pulsed discharge current
- Design of pulse forming networks
- Fail-safe methods employed in electrical system design
- CAD schematic capture
- Circuit simulation with SPICE or equivalent
- Component level design, assembly, documentation, testing and troubleshooting of digital and analog electronic circuits and systems
- Data acquisition and electrical measurement techniques
- Strong mechanical aptitude
DESIRED SKILLS OR EXPERIENCE:
- Knowledge of printed circuit board layout concepts
- Familiarity with EMI/EMC techniques
- Experience with the precision timing of devices and systems
- Experience with vacuum systems
- Project budgeting and time management
- Curiosity and a desire to learn new concepts, skills, and techniques
SALARY RANGE: $68,400 to $102,600 annually
The referenced pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates are set within the job's compensation range, and determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.
Candidates are invited to apply online at www.rochester.edu/jobopp.
Please apply to Job Opening ID 228288.
SENIOR ELECTRONICS DESIGN ENGINEER (248682)
POSITION SUMMARY: The Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) of the University of Rochester is a unique national resource for research and education in science and technology focusing on using lasers to initiate fusion and high energy density physics.
The LLE Electronics and Controls Engineering group is seeking an experienced electronic design engineer to design, plan, execute, and finalize medium to large scale projects. This includes taking requirements and executing projects from conceptual design to final integration. Tasks will include acquiring resources, coordinating the efforts of team members and third-party contractors or consultants, creating design solutions, project reviews and presentations in order to deliver solutions that are on time and on budget.
The successful candidate should have an MSEE and 5 years of experience or BSEE and 10 years of experience or equivalent training and experience.
REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE THE ABILITY TO DEMONSTRATE A THEORETICAL AND HANDS-ON KNOWLEDGE OF THE FOLLOWING:
- Design, assembly, documentation, testing and troubleshooting electronic circuits and systems from prototype to production assemblies
- Component level circuit design and troubleshooting
- CAD schematic capture
- Laboratory electrical measurement techniques
- Circuit simulation with SPICE or equivalent
- Troubleshooting down to the component level
- Mechanical and electrical chassis design and documentation
- Cabling and harness documentation and fabrication
DESIRED SKILLS OR EXPERIENCE INCLUDES:
- Familiarity with analog and digital circuit design and development
- Embedded programming
- Experience with FPGA or CPLD based designs
- Curiosity and a desire to learn new concepts, skills, and techniques
SALARY RANGE: $68,400 to $102,600 Annually
The referenced pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates are set within the job's compensation range, and determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.
Candidates are invited to apply online at www.rochester.edu/jobopp.
Please apply to Job Opening ID 248682.
SR LABORATORY ENGINEER (247185)
Job Summary:
Oversee the University of Rochester's Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) gas purification systems that support a fusion research program for the Department of Energy (DOE). Become an expert in the several technologies used to separate and recover a radioactive hydrogen isotope (tritium) from inert gas streams that support LLEs Cryogenic and Tritium Facility. Oversee staff to operate, maintain, repair and upgrade several multi-function, continuously operating gas handling systems. Identify equipment upgrades and improvements and develop new processes and systems to help maintain and grow LLEs fusion science research capabilities. Be part of a twelve-person work group and interact daily to support operations and maintenance. Work with internal engineering groups and external suppliers to design and implement changes to the systems. Identify controls improvements including interlocks and automated process computations. Interact with LLE's operations and safety organizations to support on-going fusion science experiments and to resolve issues of system availability, performance and safety. Conduct periodic maintenance operations including the regeneration of chemical adsorption beds and use of radioactive sources to calibrate instrumentation. Become a radiation worker and learn how to handle radioactive materials and assess radiation hazards. Become an expert in the operation of devices to measure minute quantities of a radioactive hydrogen isotope (tritium). Interact with the fusion tritium research community by attending conferences and submitting journal articles.Update and create procedures and P&IDs as necessary. Prepare and deliver reports to management and operations. Be willing to work side by side with operators and technicians where necessary. Document work and observations frequently. Be as comfortable writing a report as turning a wrench.
Support continuously operating systems and be flexible to respond to off-hours events as needed. Typical hours are 8 am to 5pm Monday through Friday but also includes a maximum of two to three 2nd shift (1 ? 9 pm) operations per month. Responding to off-hours events, while rare, is required and is time compensated. Use of a cell phone to receive process alarms is required (LLE will provide a cell phone).
Qualifications:
- A Bachelors or Master degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering.
- 5 years' experience with chemical processing systems on larger than bench scale.
- Experience with SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems.
- Experience developing and using P&IDs (Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams).
- Experience operating, installing, calibrating process instruments.
- Strong mechanical aptitude.
- Strong math skills.
- Self-motivated.
- A strong problem-solving aptitude.
- Strong documentation skills.
- An inquisitive mind.
Desired Skills
- Vacuum experience
- Radiological experience
Other requirements and soft skills
- Strong adherence to procedures and formality of operations.
- Physical capable, able to handle 40lb devices (adsorption beds) for installation.
SALARY RANGE: $68,400 to $102,600 annually
The referenced pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates are set within the job's compensation range, and determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.
Candidates are invited to apply online at www.rochester.edu/jobopp.
Please apply to Job Opening ID 247185.
