Ion Bean Laboratory Support Technologist

Posting Duration:

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the ‘posting date’. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

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If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.

If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.

What Your Job Will Be Like:

The Ion Beam Laboratory (IBL) at Sandia National Laboratories is seeking a dedicated R&D Laboratory Support Technologist to maintain and operate a series of ion accelerators. In this role, you will be involved in the research and development of radiation effects testing, fabrication of advanced technological systems and novel ion beam analysis techniques. The ion accelerators range in energy from kV focused ion beam implantation systems to MV accelerators. You will operate a wide range of ions, from protons to gold at energies from eV to MeV in support of Sandia National Laboratories missions.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Maintain, operate, and upgrade ion accelerators

• Maintain and optimize high vacuum system and high voltage systems

• Uphold and maintain a safety focused work culture

• Interact with internal and external collaborators to publish in high impact journals

Qualifications We Require:

• Associate degree or higher in electronics, engineering, technology, science, or related field, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Experience with maintenance of general electronics, high voltage and/or vacuum systems

• Ability to acquire and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance

Qualifications We Desire:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or related field

• Prior experience with particle accelerators, ion sources and programmable logic controllers

• Prior experience with programming languages such as LabView and Visual C or experience with software-hardware integration

• Excellent interpersonal and team working skills

• Excellent organizational skills

• Positive attitude and a passion for problem solving

About Our Team:

The Ion Beam Laboratory (IBL) houses six major accelerators: a 6 MV Tandem, a 3 MV Pelletron, a 400 kV implanter, a 30 kV Helium Ion Microscope and both a 35kV and 100 kV mass velocity filtered focused ion beam systems with <10nm spot size on target. Other experimental facilities include micro beam lines on all the major accelerators and an in-situ SEM and a TEM equipped with gas, fluid, and nanomechanical stages, with in-situ ion irradiation available from both the Tandem and a Colutron source.

The IBL engages in three major research thrusts:

• Understanding the performance of materials in radiation environments. These projects impact the performance of microelectronics in space and other hostile environments, as well as cladding materials in nuclear reactor and storage environments

• Developing and applying novel ion beam techniques to precisely measure materials compositions. Applications in this area include mapping hydrogen isotopes in fusion wall material and measuring the composition of thin complex materials such as transition metal oxides

• Exploring the materials science of defects in solids. This broad area includes single ion implants for quantum applications, anomalous grain growth in nanograined materials, hydride formation under irradiation, and nanomechanical responses of materials

In each thrust the department provides unrivaled capabilities to multidisciplinary teams with an interest in publishing high quality research and applying the results to problems of national interest.

Our team is committed to nurturing a culture compatible with a broad group of people and perspectives in accordance with the changing makeup of the workforce.

Join us and work towards your goals while making a difference!

About Sandia:

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide

• Extraordinary co-workers

• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world

• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities

• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)

• Generous vacations, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov*These benefits vary by job classification.

Security Clearance:

Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

EEO:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

Job ID: 688716