Senior Mechanical Engineer: Accelerator Beamlines & Vacuum

Nusano; West Valley City (UT); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Nusano, located in West Valley City, Utah, seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join the Sustaining Engineering team and support beamline assembly, installation, and commissioning for a heavy ion accelerator project.

The role emphasizes collaboration with design, physics, and operations to ensure high uptime and robust performance, with a focus on vacuum, cooling, and precision mechanical systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering or related field.
• Experience with mechanical design and assembly.
• 3D CAD design and drafting with SolidWorks.
• Knowledge of high/ultra-high vacuum systems.
• Welding, machining, and assembly processes.
• Project management to control scope, cost, and schedule.
• Metrology, inspection, and quality control methods.

Responsibilities

• Assemble beamline components including vacuum systems, magnets, beam diagnostics.
• Collaborate with design engineers to refine designs and docs.
• Deliver beamline subsystems end-to-end.
• Coordinate with physics and operations to meet performance and uptime.
• Manage projects with staff, schedule, and budget.
• Participate in tests to evaluate equipment performance.
• Provide status reports to project and upper management.
• Work with vendors to fabricate, assemble, validate components.
• Train staff to perform assembly, disassembly, and troubleshooting.
• Maintain safety as a priority in all work.

Skills

Mechanical design

3D CAD (SolidWorks)

Project management

Metrology & QC

Communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

SolidWorks PDM

Job description

Nusano, located in West Valley City, Utah, seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join the Sustaining Engineering team and support beamline assembly, installation, and commissioning for a heavy ion accelerator project.

The role emphasizes collaboration with design, physics, and operations to ensure high uptime and robust performance, with a focus on vacuum, cooling, and precision mechanical systems.