RF/CRYOGENIC TECHNICAL SUPERVISOR - Military veterans preferred

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Position Description

The NSLS-II Radio Frequency (RF) Cryo group consists of nine technicians and seven professional staff involved in the design, production and maintenance of the RF and Cryogenic systems for the LINAC, booster, and storage ring. Working closely with the professional staff, will supervise the staff of six or more highly skilled technicians.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Responsible for the supervision of the RF technical staff.
Work control coordinator for the RF group.
Working closely with the engineers and GL plan shutdown and maintenance work on highly complex and potentially hazardous systems.
Assign tasks and supervise work for RF group technical staff with expertise.
Troubleshoot complex systems from high level systems analysis to board level components diagnosis and repair.
Position Requirements

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Requires the equivalence of a technical institute or associate's degree in a related scientific or engineering field, considerable technical and job-relevant training, and ten (10) years in-depth and related work experience in a broad technical field, which includes demonstrated technical and/or supervisory leadership skills
Demonstrated expertise in the fabrication, troubleshooting and operations of high power and low-level radio frequency systems and high-speed analog/digital board design
Must demonstrate strong organizational skills and have a track record of formal documentation of designs, maintenance records and work planning
Strong background in electronics, radio frequency systems
Electronics troubleshooting to the board and component level
Good mechanical skills and knowledge of machine shop practices
Strong organization and documentation skills
Experience with high power systems
Strong safety ethic and knowledge of safe work practices in high voltage/ high power systems.
Ability to develop job specific training and guidance to staff.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: (one or more of the following:)

Experience with Klystron and IOT amplifiers
Experience with cryogenic system instrumentation
Knowledge of operation and maintenance of high voltage DC power supplies
High speed RF/digital PC board design

Environmental, Health & Safety Requirements:

Ability to climb ladders

The position classification offered will be commensurate with the candidate's depth and breadth of experience.


At Brookhaven National Laboratory 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, paid parental leave)
Lab-funded Retirement Plan
401(k) Plan
Flexible Work Arrangements
Tuition Assistance, Training and Professional Development Programs
Employee Fitness/Wellness & Recreation: Gym/Basketball Courts, Weight Room, Fitness Classes, Indoor Pool, Tennis Courts, Sports Clubs/Activities (Basketball, Ping Pong, Softball, Tennis)
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