Superconducting Radio Frequency Engineer (Al Ashley Fellowship)

　　Job ID

　　5689

　　Location

　　SLAC - Menlo Park, CA

　　Full-Time

　　Temporary

　　SLAC Job Postings

　　Alonzo W Ashley Fellowship

　　The Alonzo W. Ashley Fellowship Program was named in honor of Al Ashley, who retired from SLAC in 1999 after 31 years of dedicated and exemplary service, particularly in the area of championing diversity in the sciences and engineering. During his tenure at SLAC, Al pioneered programs that promoted diversity and encouraged career development for employees and career exploration for talented students. He was a recipient of a 2005 NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring in recognition of his outstanding mentoring efforts and programs that enhanced the participation of historically underrepresented groups in science, mathematics, and engineering. Al served as a mentor to hundreds of emerging scientists and engineers during their journey to their chosen fields.

　　This program is designed to provide a year-long research/employment experience in each of our six major directorates. The program is intended for post-graduate candidates with the longer-term objective of potentially moving them into regular employment with the lab.

　　Note: This is a 12-month fixed-term position with the possibility of extension or conversion to a regular- continuing position. Assignment duration is contingent upon project needs and funding.

　　Given the nature of this position, SLAC is open to on-site and hybrid work options.

　　Position overview:

　　The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory at Stanford University has an exciting opportunity for recent graduates with interest in physics and computer science. The Superconducting Linac Physics Department in the Accelerator Directorate needs a enthusiastic engineer to support operating and improving the superconducting linear accelerator of the Linac Coherent Light Source at SLAC.

　　As part of the Accelerator Directorate’s Superconducting Linac Physics Department, you will collaborate with experienced staff to develop and maintain high level software tools. This work may include developing and writing Python applications and GUIs to be used in the accelerator control room. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to be part of the team that tests and deploys software for others to use in day to day accelerator operations.

　　We’re looking for highly motivated individual with a strong desire to learn and a commitment to excellence while at the same time being able to manage complexity in a dynamic environment.

　　Your specific responsibilities include:

　　Write and maintain high level python software

　　Develop GUIs for particle accelerator operations

　　Assist in developing and implementing robust software release practices

　　Write and maintain documentation

　　Participate in control room shifts to test and deploy Python software for the accelerator

　　Other duties may also be assigned

　　To be successful in this position you will bring:

　　Bachelor's degree in a STEM field

　　Coursework in computer science

　　Experience with software development practices

　　Ability to work independently, with minimum supervision

　　Demonstrated ability to adjust and adapt to changing work priorities.

　　Excellent communication skills and the ability to synthesize complex technical and scientific information

　　Interest in software development for large scale scientific projects

　　In addition, preferred requirements include:

　　Degree in computer science

　　Experience with git version control, code reviews, unit tests

　　Familiarity with CI/CD concepts

　　Experience with programming in Python

　　Experience with GUI development in PyQt

　　SLAC employee competencies:

　　Effective Decisions : Uses job knowledge and solid judgment to make quality decisions in a timely manner.

　　Self-Development : Pursues a variety of venues and opportunities to continue learning and developing.

　　Dependability : Can be counted on to deliver results with a sense of personal responsibility for expected outcomes.

　　Initiative : Pursues work and interactions proactively with optimism, positive energy, and motivation to move things forward.

　　Adaptability : Flexes as needed when change occurs, and maintains an open outlook while adjusting and accommodating changes.

　　Communication : Ensures effective information flow to various audiences and creates and delivers clear, appropriate written, spoken, and presented messages

　　Relationships : Builds relationships to foster trust, collaboration, and a positive climate to achieve.

　　Physical requirements and Working conditions:

　　Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.Work standards:

　　Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.

　　Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for environment, safety and security; communicates related concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned. Meets the applicable roles and responsibilities as described in the ESH Manual, Chapter 1—General Policy and Responsibilities: http://www-group.slac.stanford.edu/esh/eshmanual/pdfs/ESHch01.pdf

　　Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University's Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu

　　Classification Title: Staff Engineer 1

　　Grade: I

　　Job Code: 0131

　　Duration: Fixed Term

　　The expected pay range for this position is $84,000 to $141,000 per annum. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.

　　SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer and supports diversity in the workplace. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital or family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information. All staff at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory must be able to demonstrate the legal right to work in the United States. SLAC is an E-Verify employer.