Position: Data Acquisition Scientist
Job ID: 13452
Location: Newport News, VA
Category: Science
Division: Physics
Position Type: Regular
Education: PHD
Experience Required: 5+ years
Relocation Provided: Yes
Position Description
Come join our team at Jefferson Lab, where great minds matter .
Posting Date: 10/18/2024
Salary Range: $87,700 - $155,600 (SS II)
Work Location Type: Dedicated On-Site (working 100% on-site)
What your job will be like:
As a Data Acquisition Scientist, you will be responsible for providing support for the development, implementation, and operation of data acquisition systems for all nuclear physics experiments at the laboratory. The focus of this position is the design and coding of software and driver libraries that will interface with firmware specific to embedded processors in data acquisition systems. This includes trigger systems and front-end digitization hardware. The position duties also include support for the operation of data acquisition systems in the experimental Halls, hardware test stations throughout the laboratory, and at collaboration institutions.
In this role you will:
- Work with staff from nuclear physics experiments to gather requirements for front-end data acquisition software and hardware required to support acquisition of data from experiments
- Complete conversion of the requirements into a design, documenting the design and presenting the design for review by the experimenters, members of the data acquisition, and fast electronics groups
- Drive implementation of the design in both hardware and software, while working with other staff to develop data acquisition systems
- Assist with the deployment and commissioning of the completed and debugged systems, including debugging of the hardware, firmware, and supporting software
- Provide on-site assistance in debugging and maintenance of deployed systems.
- Lead assigned projects from requirements gathering to final deployment either individually or as the leader of a team.
Qualifications we require:
Education
- Ph.D. in Physics
Experience
- 5 or more years of prior experience designing trigger and/or data acquisition custom systems for Nuclear Physics experiments
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Working knowledge in the techniques for design, coding, and debugging of front-end data acquisition hardware and software, including programming skills in C and C++, and experience with programming in Linux and VxWorks environments
- Experience in designing and coding of data acquisition custom software for Nuclear Physics experiments
- Ability to communicate ideas both to peers and to experimenters who are the 'customers' for the software
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.
Total Rewards at Jefferson Lab
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.
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