Come join our team at Jefferson Lab, where great minds matter
Posting Date: 05/07/2025
Salary Range: $67,000 - $105,000 (TECH III)
Work Location Type: 100% Dedicated On-Site
What your job will be like:
Jefferson Lab target systems operate in a variety of extreme environments such as high magnet fields, high pressures, ultra-low vacuum, room and cryogenic temperatures, and regions of very high ionizing radiation. The Target Group is seeking an experienced electrical and electronics technician to assist in planning and scheduling work in coordination with team members and project managers to achieve directive within set deadlines.
In this role you will:
- Assist scientists, and engineers in the design, documentation, and implementation the industrial automation controls used for target systems at Jefferson Lab
- Design, fabricate, and install custom electronic chassis and distribution panels for monitoring and controlling target systems
- Test commercial and custom electronics and electrical equipment for monitoring and controlling target systems
- Coordinate the fabrication and installation of cable runs including conduit and cable trays between control electronics and target hardware
- Specify electrical power requirements for target installations based on specified equipment list
- Perform specific hazardous energy controls to troubleshoot, repair, and maintain electronic and electrical equipment in the Target Group facilities and in the experimental halls
- Assist in the transport, installation, and removal of target systems and equipment to and from the experimental halls
- Maintain required tools and diagnostic equipment, as well as an electrical supply inventory and spares sufficient to ensure the group can fulfill its mission
- Provide on-call support when needed
Qualifications we require:
Education
- High School Diploma
Experience
- 9 or more years of relevant experience
Experience and Education Exchange
Education above the minimum may be substituted for experience.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Ability to work effectively, both as an individual and as part of a team
- Ability to communicate clearly with others and explain work to other team members via verbal and written explanations, drawings, memo
- Ability to read and comprehend 2D mechanical and electrical drawings as well as process and instrumentation drawings (P&ID)
- Detailed knowledge of electronics and electrical equipment and automation controls
- Demonstrated proficiency with basic electronic/electrical test equipment such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, clamp meters
- Demonstrated proficiency with basic hand and power tools such as drills, saws, grinders, sanders
- Basic computer skills such as Microsoft Office and CAD skills to include, AutoDesk Inventor and AutoCAD
- Detailed knowledge of NFPA 70 and 70E
Qualifications we prefer:
Education:
- Associate's degree Physics, Engineering, or Electrical/Electronics Technology
Licenses
- AutoCAD Electrical Certification Electrical certification such as a journeyman trade license is upon hire
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 (vacation, holidays, sick leave)
- 401(k) Plan – 9% Lab Contribution; 100% vested
- Flexible Work Arrangements (Hybrid & 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.
