Senior Accelerator Controls Engineer

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Stanford SSRL at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory seeks an experienced Accelerator Controls Engineer to operate, develop, and modernize the control systems that underpin the SPEAR3 facility. You will work hands-on with EPICS, hardware interfaces, and software to enable safe, reliable accelerator operation and ongoing performance improvements.

As a Level 3 engineer, you will own assigned systems across the full lifecycle, collaborate with physicists, technicians, and operators, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, physics or a related technical discipline.
• At least four years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience with EPICS or a comparable distributed control-system framework.

Responsibilities

• Support safe and reliable accelerator operation, including troubleshooting control-system problems and supporting startup, commissioning and machine studies.
• Take technical ownership of assigned control systems, including reliability, maintenance, documentation and future development.
• Design, develop and maintain EPICS-based control systems, including IOCs, device interfaces, databases and operator applications.
• Integrate and troubleshoot accelerator equipment across hardware and software boundaries.
• Evolve SSRL controls environment by moving systems onto modern platforms.
• Contribute to projects from requirements through implementation, testing, installation and support.
• Research new controls technologies, including AI/ML where appropriate.
• Collaborate with scientists and engineers to develop practical solutions and improve control architectures.
• Engage with the wider accelerator-controls community through collaboration and visits.

Skills

Team collaboration

Learning agility

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, physics or related technical discipline

Tools

EPICS

IOC development

Device integration

Python

C/C++

MATLAB

Job description

The Stanford SSRL at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory seeks an experienced Accelerator Controls Engineer to operate, develop, and modernize the control systems that underpin the SPEAR3 facility. You will work hands-on with EPICS, hardware interfaces, and software to enable safe, reliable accelerator operation and ongoing performance improvements.

As a Level 3 engineer, you will own assigned systems across the full lifecycle, collaborate with physicists, technicians, and operators, and