Mechanical Engineer III

At Jefferson Lab, you’ll champion cutting-edge science and operational excellence while shaping the future of discovery. Join us and make your mark – where excellence meets purpose, and great minds truly matter.

The good-faith pay range for this role is $118,400 - $169,850 per year. Actual compensation may vary and may be above the posted range based on factors such as a candidate's skills, experience, education, certifications, and work location.

Company-provided relocation assistance will not be offered for this position.

What your job will be like

Initiate, design, develop, execute, and implement engineering/scientific research and/or support projects. Perform technical studies including the planning of multiple projects simultaneously. Estimate, track and complete project activities on time and within budget. Lead aspects of a team on large scale projects and consult with project leaders and initiate activities for themselves and others. Aid in developing specifications for systems to be designed. Perform and oversee engineering analyses for projects from conception through design, fabrication, assembly and commissioning for complex engineered systems. Develop procurement specifications, guide the technical processes through the subcontract award, and provide technical oversight of the contractor through the fabrication process. Give effective presentations to various audiences, write convincing proposals and reports with all necessary backup material, and present at engineering design and safety reviews. Work with design staff, technicians, other engineers, and procurement personnel as the need and project complexity grows.

In this job you will

• Perform engineering analyses including heat transfer, fluid flow, vibration, and stress analysis.
• Utilize CAE tools such as finite element analysis software (ANSYS) as needed. Maintain proficiency in the use of the software so that these tasks can be done in a timely fashion.
• Design systems in accordance with applicable codes and standards, including: ASME piping, ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Codes, and JLab Pressure and Vacuum System Rules.
• Lead a team of designers and other engineers in the development of new system designs. Generate the designs utilizing 3D CAD (NX) models and document the design with 2D fabrication drawings.
• Present technical status reports, defend designs at engineering design and safety reviews.
• Serve as the responsible technical representative for the design, procurement and fabrication of subcontracted components. Interface with external vendors as necessary to ensure quality systems and components are fabricated, inspected, and delivered.
• Ensure all documentation is generated to support the final design, fabrication, installation, commissioning, and maintenance of assigned systems.

Additional Responsibilities

• Provide cost, schedule and resource information to management for planning and tracking progress of projects.

Lead - Supervisory - Management

• Direct and supervise design staff and work with technicians and other engineers as the need and project complexity grows.

Experience

• Required: 10 or more years Experience Engineering Capacity
• Preferred: design of SRF systems and components

Education

• Required: Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering

Experience and Education Exchange

Education above the minimum may be substituted for experience. Relevant experience may not be substituted for education.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Able to effectively train people outside his/her work group.
• Able to give effective presentations to critical/high level customers and effectively represent work group on review panels and cross-organizational teams.
• Write convincing proposals and reports with all necessary backup material for external consumption.

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 SURATech, 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

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

SURATech, LLC manages and operates the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab). SURATech is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

SURATech is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for people 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 am – 5 pm EST to provide the nature of your request.

Employment with SURATech 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.