Onsite High-Power RF Engineer for Accelerators

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory; City of Batavia (NY); On-site; USD 88,800 - 116,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, and Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid time off

Life insurance

Short- and long-term disability insurance

Retirement benefits

Onsite day care

Job summary

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory is looking for a motivated Electrical Engineer to support operations of existing accelerators and the new PIP-II particle accelerator. The role involves design, development, and maintenance of high-power RF systems and collaborating in an operations team.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, with 4+ years of experience in RF systems. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, and flexible spending accounts along with paid time off.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of engineering experience or 2+ years with a master's/PhD.
• Operational experience in RF systems for linacs and synchrotrons.
• Experience with network analyzers to measure RF properties.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain hardware for high-power RF systems.
• Participate in daily operation and troubleshooting of RF systems.
• Collaborate with staff to verify system functionality.

Skills

High-voltage and high-current pulsed RF systems

High-frequency analog circuits

Verbal and written communication in English

Hands-on electronics hardware experience

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Signal generators

Vector network analyzers

Spectrum analyzers

Job description

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory is looking for a motivated Electrical Engineer to support operations of existing accelerators and the new PIP-II particle accelerator. The role involves design, development, and maintenance of high-power RF systems and collaborating in an operations team.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, with 4+ years of experience in RF systems. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, and flexible spending accounts along with paid time off.