Data Acquisition Systems Engineer
We Are:
Fermilab is America’s premier laboratory for particle physics and accelerator research, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. We support discovery science experiments in Illinois and at locations around the world, including deep underground mines in South Dakota and Canada, mountaintops in Arizona and Chile, CERN in Europe and the South Pole.
We are strategic risk takers, innovators, and collaborators. We are engineers, scientists, technicians, administrative professionals. We are 1,800 employees advancing knowledge for the benefit of humankind. Fermilab has been at the forefront of particle physics for more than 40 years. We build world-leading accelerators and detectors to conduct some of the most advanced particle physics experiments possible. We collect and analyze the data from those experiments with some of the most powerful computers in the world. We conduct this research on a 6,800-acre prairie, 35 miles outside Chicago, a treasure that has been designated a National Environmental Research Park.
The ACORN Project has an immediate need to hire a Data Acquisition Systems Engineer with project management experience and a desire to join the Fermilab Accelerator Controls Department. ACORN (Accelerator Controls Operations Research Network) is a U.S. DOE O413.3B project to modernize the accelerator control system and replace end-of-life power supplies.
You will:
- Work with Controls Department engineers and developers as a member of the ACORN project team to design, prototype, and develop field hardware and embedded systems that satisfy user requirements.
- Work as a member of the team to prepare for and achieve DOE Critical Decision approval milestones, which includes preparing documentation and presentations, and participating in project reviews.
- Participate in Research and Development (R&D) efforts focused on the development of the conceptual design for the future accelerator control system, followed by final design development and control system implementation.
- Participate in technical conferences with opportunities to publish R&D results.
- Abide by and be responsible for performing all duties in accordance with all environmental, health and safety regulations and practices pertinent to this position.
- Contribute effectively within a diverse workforce, and uphold Fermilab’s commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
We Are Looking For:
- Experience with distributed control systems is required.
- Experience with project management is required.
- Demonstrated experience with an engineering design process that includes design, development, implementation, and testing.
- Experience with data acquisition systems.
- Experience with analog and digital circuit design and simulation.
- Experience with FPGAs, digital signal processing and embedded system design.
- Familiarity with large-scale integrated systems such as industrial control or particle accelerator control is a plus.
- Experience with EPICS control systems is a plus.
- Experience with DOE O413.3B projects is a plus.
- Experience with a requirements management process and tools is a plus.
- Experience developing standards and documentation is a plus.
- Knowledge of and experience with machine learning is a plus.
- Knowledge of and experience with robotics is a plus.
- Ability to communicate effectively in English both verbally and in writing is required.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
Minimum Required Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in an applicable engineering discipline from an ABET accredited institution with 6+ years engineering experience, or a Master’s degree or PhD in physics or an applicable engineering discipline from an ABET accredited institution with 4+ years engineering experience.
Fermilab is an Equal Opportunity Employer and believes a diverse and inclusive environment based on mutual respect is essential to our mission. Fermilab is committed to recruiting and developing the most hardworking people and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, country of birth, geography/postal code, disability, marital status, parental or gestational status, or other non-merit factor.
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