Electrical Engineer

   

Electrical Engineer

Research Support Specialist II – Band F

Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-based ScienceS and Education (CLASSE)

The Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-based ScienceS and Education (CLASSE) studies particle beams and accelerators, photon science, particle physics and the early universe, and serves students, the public and scientists from Cornell and around the globe. The research missions of this laboratory are in many respects unique in the world.

The Electronics group at CLASSE is a very dedicated team of engineers and technicians charged with the design, production, and maintenance of a vast amount of electronic control and power systems for the operation of all accelerators at the Wilson Lab complex. This team brings a tremendous amount of experience to the laboratory in the area of Accelerator system control.

We have an immediate opening for an RSSII Electrical Engineer.

What you will do:

The Electrical Engineer position will work with minimal guidance to provide electronic hardware designs for all departments within the CLASSE organization. Primary duties include:

• Design instrumentation, system control, equipment protection, power conversion, and data acquisition.

• Designs include sophisticated digital and analog electronic circuitry.

• Perform maintenance on existing accelerator electronic equipment, often difficult-to-diagnose cases.

• Oversee projects from concept to manufacture to installation.

• The Engineer is part of a very diligent electronics team.  Collaboration, communication, and teamwork are essential.

• Occasional work out of normal working hours is required to commission and test equipment within constraints of the accelerator operations schedule, as well as emergency trouble shooting when problems arise.

• Keep knowledge current on evolving electronics industry.

What you need:

• B.S. in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, or B.S. Electrical Engineering Technology, or equivalent experience.

• A minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience designing and implementing state of the art electronic systems.  This experience must include digital and analog electronics design with low-level FPGA programming and simulations.

• Participate in complex system trouble shooting.

• Experience with printed circuit board design and layout.

• Aptitude to collaborate positively in a team setting with effective communication skills.

• Adaptability is essential in a rapidly changing research environment.

• Demonstrated ability to learn new skills in different situations.

• Experience using electronic test equipment for day-to-day development and troubleshooting.

• Experience using light machine shop tools such as drill press, band saw, sheet metal shear and brake, and most standard hand tools. All to fabricate sheet metal parts and other mechanical components for electronic enclosures and chassis.

• Experience or demonstrated adherence to supporting diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and wellbeing.  

• Passionate about working in an organization that values and promotes diversity, equity, inclusion, anti-racism, and wellbeing.

What other experience is preferred (but not required):

• High performance microprocessor design experience.

• Design and troubleshooting experience with large switch mode ac to dc and dc to dc power converter systems.  

• Familiarity with Linux and Windows operating systems, and EPICS control systems. 

• Mechanical design experience for packaging of electronics and implementing thermal management. For instance, the use of Inventor, AutoCAD, or other software design tool packages for mechanical designs.

• Good visual acuity and small-motor skills for the testing and assembly of modern high density electronic circuits.

• RF circuit design experience.

What We Offer:

• Cornell receives national recognition as an award-winning workplace for our health, wellbeing, sustainability, and diversity initiatives.

• Our benefits programs include comprehensive health care options, generous retirement contributions, access to wellness programs, and employee discounts with local and national retail brands. We invite you to follow this link to get more information about our benefits: https://hr.cornell.edu/benefits-pay .

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• Our leave provisions include three weeks of vacation and 13 holidays: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, and an end of the year winter break from December 25-January 1.

• Cornell's impressive educational benefits include tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program, tuition aid for external education, and Cornell Children's Tuition Assistance Program.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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University Job Title:

Research Support Spec II

Job Family:

Academic Support

Level:

F

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

Pay Range:

$64,265.00 - $71,535.00

Remote Option Availability:

Fully Onsite

Company:

Contact Name:

Kristie Devine

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2024-04-10