Jefferson Lab

    Come join our team at Jefferson Lab, where great minds matter.

    Posting Date: 10/18/2024

    Salary Range: $ 87,700 - $155,600 (SS II)

    Work Location Type: Dedicated On-Site (working 100% on-site)

    What your job will be like:

    Are you looking to join a strong committed team of scientist? If so, consider Jefferson Lab's Data Acquisition Group. As a Data Acquisition Scientist, you will be responsible for providing support for the design, development, implementation and operation of data acquisition systems for all nuclear physics experiments at the laboratory. The focus of this position is the design of custom high speed circuits, coding of firmware, and software that will interface with other data acquisition systems. Firmware is developed with VHDL or other is specific FPGA tools plus embedded processors in the data acquisition systems. This includes trigger systems and front end digitization hardware. The position duties also include support for the operation of data acquisition systems in the experimental Halls, hardware test stations throughout the laboratory and at collaboration institutions.

    In this role you will:

    • Working with staff from nuclear physics experiments to gather requirements for front-end data acquisition software and hardware required to support acquisition of data from experiments
    • Complete conversion of the requirements into a design, documenting the design and presenting the design for review by the experimenters, members of the data acquisition and fast electronics groups
    • Drive implementation of the design in both hardware and software, while working with other staff to develop data acquisition systems
    • Assist with the debugged of the hardware, firmware and supporting software as well as deployment and commissioning of the completed and debugged systems
    • Providing on-site assistance in debugging and maintenance of deployed systems.
    • Lead assigned projects from requirements gathering to final deployment either individually or as the leader of a team
    • The incumbent must be prepared to take the lead in taking the assigned projects from requirements gathering to final deployment either individually or as the leader of a team.

    Qualifications we require:

    Education

    • Ph.D. Physics

    Experience

    • 5 or more years prior experience of designing trigger and/or data acquisition custom systems for Nuclear Physics experiments

    Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

    • Working knowledge in the techniques for for high speed analog and digital circuit design, coding and debugging of front end-end data acquisition hardware and software to include firmware design techniques using VHDL or other High Level Synthesis tools for Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) This includes skills in C and C++, and experience with programming in Linux and VxWorks environments
    • Experience in designing and coding of data acquisition custom software for Nuclear Physics experiments
    • Ability to communicate ideas both to peers and to experimenters who are the “customers” for the software.

    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 and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, or veteran status or on any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. As part of the JSA’s equal employment opportunity policy, we also take affirmative action as called for by applicable laws and Executive Orders to ensure that minority group individuals, females, disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, other protected veterans, Armed Forces, and qualified disabled persons are introduced into our workforce and considered for promotional opportunities.

    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.