Come join our team at Jefferson Lab, where great minds matter.
Posting Date: 05/02/2025
Salary Range: $77,100 - $122,100 (Tech IV)
Work Location Type: Dedicated On-Site
What your job will be like:
The Brazing and Fabrication Leader will perform all braze-joining and sputtering operations at the lab, using precision process steps in machined components, chemical preparations, process design, braze alloy knowledge and vacuum furnace operations to achieve the desired results. Leader will service as SME for the lab's engineering and technical staff who need braze joining for RF Cavity and Cryomodule assembly requirements. Leader will schedule and coordinate all departmental operations and represent the department at daily scheduling and planing meetings. Leader will be responsible for quality and delivery of the department's production efforts. In addition, Leader will perform all production, scheduling and coordination of press forming and related operations for metal preparation processes and cavity fabrication activities. Cavity forming and fabrication responsibilities require knowledge of sheet metal forming tooling, tooling setup and operations, forming press setup and operation, aluminum, copper and niobium metals and failure mode analysis. Leader will serve as SME for the lab's engineering and technical staff needing support for RF Cavity and Cryomodule component manufacturer. Leader will be responsible for quality and delivery of the department's production efforts.
In this role you will:
- Review technical data packages for feasibility, process development, material requirements, risk and scheduling.
- Coordinate delivery of materials and components for processing in brazing, sputtering and forming operations.
- Perform all departmental operations while under control of process limitations based on materials, design configurations, equipment limitations and other critical considerations.
- Provide support as needed for vacuum furnace systems, analytical and measuring equipment, forming tooling and other department assets.
- Complete and maintain required process documentation for quality, technical management and any ES&H safety requirements.
- Provide technical review for defect evaluation and failure mode analysis.
- Maintain supplies in braze compounds, filler metals, forming metals, fixturing and special requirements.
Qualifications We Require
Education
- High School Diploma
Experience
- 12 or more years experience in manufacturing industry.
- Education above the minimum may be substituted for experience.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Expertise in brazing operations, alloys, and vacuum furnaces
- Expertise in reading and working with engineering drawings and models
- Expertise in press forming and metal fabrication operations using draw dies and related tooling
- Demonstrated ability to communicate and resolve issues with technical disciplines such as design engineers, welders, and vendors, and prevent/resolve problems.
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 8:00 am -5:00 pm EST to provide the nature of your request. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis.
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.
