Come join our team at Jefferson Lab, where great minds matter.
Posting Date: July 10, 2025
Salary Range: $67,000 - $105,700 (Tech III)
Work Location Type: Dedicated On-Site (working 100% on-site)
What your job will be like:
Are you looking for an opportunity to join a dedicated team and interested in making an impact at the forefront of scientific discovery and technology. We have an amazing career opportunity for you! Jefferson Lab is seeking a motivated team member to provide technical/electrical support to the physics division spectrometer support group.
In this role you will:
- Work from schematics to troubleshoot and repair electrical systems
- Perform preventative maintenance on power supplies and other electrical systems
- Participate in on-call support for halls during experimental runs
- Interface new systems with hall infrastructure
- Work with users and hall staff to facilitate installation of equipment
Qualifications We Require:
Education
- High School Diploma
Experience
- 9 or more years relevant experience (Education above the minimum may be substituted for experience)
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Able to provide input to schedule development
- Identify conflict and develops solutions
- Knowledge of theory, design, and techniques used at component and system levels
- Significant latitude in prioritizing and choosing work methods
- Knowledge of the safe and proper use of hand tools, hardware, power tools
- Knowledge of the safe and proper use of electrical diagnostics equipment such as multimeters, meggers, etc.
- Knowledge of the proper use of soldering iron and soldering wires and electronic components
- The ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, controls enclosure drawings and equipment manuals
- The ability to safely troubleshoot and understand operation of electrical equipment
- The ability to complete required training such as: Qualified Electrical/Electronics Worker, ODH, Radiation Worker I, and Lockout/Tagout
About Jefferson Lab
Join a community with a common purpose of solving the most challenging scientific and engineering problems of our time. The Jefferson Lab campus is located in southeastern Virginia amidst a vibrant and growing technology community.
A career at Jefferson Lab is more than a job. You will be part of “big science” and work alongside top scientists and engineers from around the world unlocking the secrets of our visible universe. Managed by Jefferson Science Associates, LLC; Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is entering an exciting period of mission growth and is seeking new team members ready to apply their skills and passion to have an impact. You could call it work, or you could call it a mission. We call it a challenge. We do things that will change the world.
Total Rewards at Jefferson Lab
At Jefferson Lab, we believe that a comprehensive employee benefits program is an important and meaningful part of the compensation employees receive. Our benefits program includes, but is not limited to:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Care Plans • Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid Time-off and Leave Programs (Paid Parental, vacation, holidays, and sick leave)
- 401(k) Plan – 9% Lab Contribution; 100% vested • Flexible Work Arrangements (Remote & Alternate Work Schedules available)
- Tuition Assistance, Training and Professional Development Programs
- Live near the waterways of the Chesapeake Bay region with access to nearby beaches, mountains, and all major metropolitan centers on the East Coast
Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (JSA) manages and operates the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab). JSA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
JSA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities (unless doing so will result in an undue hardship). If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to recruiting @jlab.org or contact Human Resources by calling (757) 269-7100 and selecting option 1 between 8 am – 5 pm EST to provide the nature of your request.
Employment with JSA is conditional upon DOE approval if at any time during your employment you are participating in a Foreign Government Talent Recruitment Program or Affiliated activity. Generally, such programs/activities include any foreign-state-sponsored attempt to acquire U.S.-funded scientific research through programs run or funded by the government that target scientists, engineers, students, academics, researchers, and entrepreneurs of all nationalities working or educated in the United States. This includes positions or appointments, both domestic and foreign, titled academic, professional, or institutional appointments whether or not remuneration is received and whether full-time, part-time or voluntary.
