We have an opening for an Electrical Engineer with interest in radiation effects and operational efficiency to work in the Target Diagnostic Engineering & Science (TDES) Group at the National Ignition Facility. You will support the development of target diagnostic hardware through radiation effects analyses and testing. You will assess radiation related risks to existing NIF facility and diagnostic hardware and help determine whether radiation played a role in system faults or performance changes. You will also help manage radiation mitigation activities at the facility. Your work will involve project management and navigation of NIF-specific business applications. This position is in the Laser Systems Engineering & Operations (LSEO) Division of the Engineering Directorate.
This position will be filled at either the SES.1 or SES.2 level depending on your qualifications. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if you are selected at the higher level.
In this role, you will
- Operate under general direction with limited responsibility, adhere to established procedures, and use fundamental knowledge and standard techniques to solve problems and contribute to project milestone completion.
- Under general direction from senior radiation effects engineers, contribute to the development of expertise in the effects of radiation on electronics.
- Use radiation test results from reports and published literature to assess potential risks to existing NIF hardware.
- Contribute to the design, build, and deployment of basic to moderately complex circuitry to test electrical components for tolerance to radiation.
- Support electrical design teams by identifying radiation risks and mitigations.
- Document test and analysis results to inform future hardware developments.
- Maintain a repository of radiation effects test results and analyses related to NIF equipment.
- Contribute to activities that protect NIF hardware operating in radiation environments.
- Participate in the implementation and management of radiation effect mitigation strategy.
- Perform other duties as assigned
In addition, at the SES.2 Level
- Work under limited direction with moderate responsibility, use comprehensive knowledge, and exercise independent judgment to determine methods and recommend improvements within established frameworks and contribute to the fulfillment of project and organizational goals.
- Under limited direction perform research in radiation effects within fusion facilities.
- Determine methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria to design and conduct radiation effects tests.
- May represent as a point of contact for technical issues within radiation effects in electronics.
- Contribute to radiation effects test campaigns, including the development of moderately complex electrical and electronics designs, data acquisition, data analysis, and reporting to internal working groups.
- Provide solutions to process improvements to minimize the impact of damaging radiation effects on NIF operations.