Target Group Technician III

Job ID: 13499

Location: Newport News, VA

Category: Misc./Trades

Division: Physics

Position Type: Regular

Education: High School Diploma

Experience Required: 3 years

Relocation Provided: No

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

Posting Date: 02/11/2025

Salary Range: $65,400 - $103,200 (TECH III)

Work Location Type: 100% Onsite

What Your Job Will Be Like

Are you looking for an opportunity to join a dedicated team and interested in making an impact at the forefront of scientific discovery and technology. We have an amazing career opportunity for you! Jefferson Lab is seeking a motivated team member to provide technical/electrical support the construction, installation, and maintenance efforts of the Target Goup.

In This Role You Will

• Plan all work in ePAS and coordinate the team to ensure Target Group work is performed in a safe manner, compliant with JLab policies
• Work from drawings, written or verbal instructions, to fabricate or procure items at the component and subassembly level
• Lead a small team of technicians and other JLab and User personnel to assemble components into subassemblies, and subassemblies into the final target assembly
• Coordinate with EH&S personnel and hall work coordinators to transport, install, and remove target equipment to/from the experimental halls.
• Manage and schedule both out-sourced and in-house machined components to streamline assembly of critical target assemblies. This includes estimating manufacturing timelines and identifying bottlenecks in part production/procurement that will impact existing target schedules
• Perform and document tests of components, subassemblies, and full target assemblies. Report results to system owner and advise on corrective actions as necessary
• Maintain tools, supplies and spare parts sufficient to ensure the group can fulfill its mission
• Perform daily functions; e.g. email, timesheets, purchase requisitions, web-based training etc
• Advise and provide technical support for staff, users, and students conducting research with the Target Group or in the four experimental halls at Jefferson Lab
• Document work and tasks using ePAS and Target Group electronic Logbooks
• Maintain Welding Certs and other designated qualifications through training and course work
  
  

Qualifications We Require

Experience & Experience:

• High School Diploma
• 9 or more years Fabrication of complex assemblies via welding, brazing, soldering
• Additional education may be substituted for work experience
  
  

Qualifications We Preferred

• 5 or more years Technical Vacuum and Cryogenic
• 3 or more years Industrial Machine Work, e.g. Metal Lathes, Milling Machines, including CNC
  
  

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Ability to work effectively, as an individual, directing others, 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, memos
• Ability to read and comprehend 2D mechanical drawings and process and instrumentation drawings (P&ID)
• A working knowledge of Pressure Systems, Welding, practices and high vacuum system
• Demonstrated proficiency with basic hand and power tools such as drills, saws, grinders, sanders
• Metal working with standard shop tools (mills, lathes, presses
• Knowledge of best practices pertaining to Cryogenics and Pipefitting
• Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing (CAD/CAM)
  
  

Licenses

• Must meet AWS Certified Welding, Crane Operations, Master Rigger and Vacuum Systems 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

Benefits

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 accommodation 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.