RESEARCH SCIENTIST/ENGINEER-SENIOR

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This position, Research Scientist/Engineer-Senior (E S 10), carries responsibilities for operations, maintenance, and upgrades of the clinical cyclotron facility at the University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC), a unique system with only a few similar installations world-wide. The primary objective is to ensure the facility can safely and reliably deliver particle beams for neutron radiation therapy, isotope production, and medical research through the development of new subsystems and the upgrade or replacement of legacy subsystems. This position is a lead electrical engineer role on the cyclotron team.

Complexities include-Operating, maintaining, and upgrading a one-of-a-kind particle accelerator. Modernizing legacy analog electrical systems utilizing existing system documentation and contemporary engineering standards. Integrating new equipment into the existing control system. Developing safety and control systems for new equipment and cyclotron activities. Generate full documentation on all designs to ensure maintainable systems. Learning machine operations to best understand how to design for its control and to occasionally fill in during normal operations. Occasionally assisting junior engineers on their projects to help advance engineering skill and capabilities. Opportunity to assist in mentoring an undergraduate engineering capstone project sponsored by the cyclotron facility.

The University of Washington has the only operating fast neutron therapy facility, the only US facility able to produce the novel therapeutic isotope 211-At for clinical trials, and the only regional facility able to provide medium energy protons, alphas, and fast neutron for radiation effects testing.  This position is absolutely critical to supporting all of these programs and for any new programs that could be launched in the future.  These programs are key to multimillions in grant funding at UW and FHCC and directly affect UWMC patient care.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Control and Safety System Development – 20%