Senior Technician - Mechanical
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Brookhaven National Laboratory is committed to employee success and we believe that a comprehensive employee benefits program is an important and meaningful part of the compensation employees receive. Review more information at BNL Benefits Program
The Omega group in the Physics Department at BNL is looking for a mechanical technician to participate in the construction installation and commissioning of detectors for the ATLAS HLLHC Upgrade and LBNF/DUNE. In this role you will be collaborating with an international and multicultural scientific community and working closely with scientists technicians engineers and students at BNL domestic institutes and international institutes such as at CERN in Geneva Switzerland.
The Omega Group focuses on the ATLAS experiment at CERN in Geneva Switzerland. BNL is the host laboratory for the U.S. ATLAS Operations Program the U.S. ATLAS HLLHC Upgrade Project an ATLAS Tier1 computing facility and is designated as part of the U.S. ATLAS Support Center. The group has leading roles in the ATLAS HLLHC upgrade projects for the siliconstrip detector liquid argon calorimeter readout and trigger/data acquisition electronics and has strong R&D programs on trigger/data acquisition highperformance computing and silicon detectors. The group also contributes to the development and construction of the LBNF/DUNE detector in collaboration with the EDG Group in the Physics department.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Operation of complex laboratory equipment such as microscopes wirebonders computer controlled linear stages and metrology machines
- General mechanical and electrical support. Examples of such support are:
- Machining mechanical components and cables
- Building mechanical structures for electronics systems
- Building cryogenic and mechanical systems
- Gluing assemblies of small components
- Record keeping of inventory and fabricated components
Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
- Requires a high school diploma or equivalent plus:
- a BS degree in a technical field and 4 years work experience or;
- a technical institute Adult BOCES certification AA degree in a technical field CCI program completion at BNL plus 8 years experience or;
- a technical high school certification program (eg. BOCES) and 9 years relevant work experience or;
- 10 years relevant work experience.
- Experience prototyping mechanical components in a machine shop
- Experience installing debugging and operating systems with both mechanical and electronic components
- Basic understanding of configuration control quality assurance and quality control
- Basic knowledge of Windows computers and applications such as Word Excel and PowerPoint
- Ability to understand and follow BNL safety principles
- A demonstrated strong work ethic and the ability to take initiative on assigned tasks and projects
- Ability to work collaboratively with a small team of technicians scientists and students
Preferred Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
- Requires a high school diploma or equivalent plus:
- a BS degree in a technical field and 6 years work experience or;
- a technical institute Adult BOCES certification AA degree in a technical field CCI program completion at BNL plus 10 years experience or;
- a technical high school certification program (eg. BOCES) and 11 years relevant work experience or;
- 12 years relevant work experience
- Experience working on equipment for a nuclear or particle physics experiment
- Experience with test stand construction with a focus on cryogenic and mechanical systems
- Experience working on complex assemblies of scientific/technical equipment using specialized tools
- Assembly of delicate components in a clean room environment
- Handson problem solving skills and excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience working with a diverse team of technicians engineers and scientists
Environmental Health & Safety Requirements:
- Arm/hand dexterity
- Lift (up to) 30 lbs.
- Good vision and hearing mental sharpness alertness
OTHER INFORMATION: (add if applicable)
- This is a fully onsite position located at BNL
- Some < 5 domestic and international travel should be expected
Brookhaven National Laboratory is committed to providing fair equitable and competitive compensation. This is a multilevel role and the full salary range for this position is $84000 $105000 / year. You will be placed at the level and salary commensurate with your experience. Salary offers will be commensurate with the final candidates qualification education and experience and considered with the internal peer group.
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Brookhaven National Laboratory delivers discovery science and transformative technology to power and secure the nations future. Brookhaven Lab is a multidisciplinary laboratory with seven Nobel Prizewinning discoveries 37 R&D 100 Awards and more than 70 years of pioneering research. The Lab is primarily supported by the U.S. Department of Energys (DOE) Office of Science. Brookhaven Science Associates (BSA) operates and manages the Laboratory for DOE. BSA is a partnership between Battelle and The Research Foundation for the State University of New York on behalf of Stony Brook University. BSA salutes our veterans and active military members with careers that leverage the skills and unique experience they gained while serving our country learn more at BNL Opportunities for Veterans at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
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