Low-Level Radio Frequency Engineering Technologist (Engineering Technologist 3 or 4)
Los Alamos National Laboratory · Los Alamos, NM · 1 mo ago
Manufacturing$106k–$176k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually we need to use headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must include only sections with real content. The posting includes description of role, responsibilities, requirements, qualifications, skills, benefits, pay (salary ranges), schedule? No schedule info. So we can include About the role (maybe summary), Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, not invent.
We need to extract content:
- About the role: The description: "The Accelerator Operations and Technology Division (AOT), Radio Frequency Engineering (RFE) group is seeking an Engineering Technologist 3 or 4 for the Low-Level Radio-Frequency (LLRF) team." plus description of division, etc. Could be considered About the role.
- Responsibilities: Duties listed: troubleshooting programmatic equipment, performing initial calculations, developing specifications, submitting procurement orders, coordinating testing, delivery and installation; supporting development and implementation of digital control systems; development, testing and troubleshooting of custom analog, digital and RF PCBs; testing code in LabVIEW or MATLAB; close collaboration; for level 4: independently lead execution of low-level RF systems projects, providing technical expertise and guidance, offering technical and operational guidance to technicians and engineers during installation, integration and operation.
- Requirements: Minimum Job Requirements list: proven success in design and development of PCBs; extensive experience with complex electronics maintenance and troubleshooting; demonstrated experience with industrial controls installation, programming and troubleshooting; demonstrated experience applying full design cycle; extensive experience in prototyping electronics with minimal to no guidance; strong record of development of electrical/electronic schematics, block diagrams, other system documentation; record of technical contributions evidenced by reports, publications, patents, or developed products. Additional for level 4: demonstrated leadership experience managing technical team of four or more individuals for at least two years; acted as a leader in organizational planning, goal setting, and strategic direction; successfully defined deliverables and led projects supporting business unit initiatives; actively contributed to organizational planning, goal setting, and strategic direction.
- Qualifications: Education/Experience: For ET3: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology Science, Math or related degree from accredited institution and 8 years of related experience; or equivalent combination. For ET4: Bachelor's degree and 12 years of directly related experience; or equivalent.
- Desired Qualifications: list: RF Systems design experience; Analog circuit design experience; High speed digital design experience; Programming experience in Tcl/Tk, C, C++, Java, Python, LabVIEW and MATLAB; Accelerator systems experience, in particular RF systems and RF control; High-speed data converter (both analog-digital and digital-analog) design experience; Experience with all aspects of project management; Knowledge of control & data acquisition theory and instrumentation hardware; Signal processing system design using FPGAs; Ability to obtain a Q clearance, which normally requires U.S. citizenship.
- Skills: Could combine desired qualifications as skills? Might list them under Skills.
- Benefits: Listed: PPO or High Deductible medical insurance with same large nationwide network; Dental and vision insurance; Free basic life and disability insurance; Paid childbirth and parental leave; Award-winning 401(k) (6% matching plus 3.5% annually); Learning opportunities and tuition assistance; Flexible schedules and time off (PTO and holidays); Onsite gyms and wellness programs; Extensive relocation packages (outside a 50 mile radius).
- Pay: Salary ranges: Engineering Technologist 3 ($106,400 - $176,000); Engineering Technologist 4 ($117,200 - $195,400).
- Schedule: Not provided, so omit.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, legal, etc. Remove duplicate lines.
We need to output only HTML fragment, using for section headings,
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We must preserve all substantive info, not invent.
Let's craft:
About the role
The Accelerator Operations and Technology Division (AOT), Radio Frequency Engineering (RFE) group is seeking an Engineering Technologist 3 or 4 for the Low-Level Radio-Frequency (LLRF) team. The AOT division maintains, operates, and upgrades all accelerator systems used at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) complex. These consist of two 750‑keV Cockcroft‑Walton‑based injector systems (H+ and H‑ systems), a 201.25‑MHz drift‑tube linear accelerator (LINAC) utilizing high‑power diacrode tubes, an 805‑MHz coupled cavity LINAC utilizing high‑power klystrons as the primary power source, a proton storage ring, and roughly a kilometer of beam transport lines that deliver beam to the five independent research programs. The RFE group is principally responsible for all radio frequency (RF) systems and their associated amplitude and phase control in relation to the accelerating beam. Due to the different types of equipment that we are involved with, when working in AOT‑RFE no day is the same as the next. Members of the LLRF team are involved in the design, construction, testing and installation of high‑frequency electronics and software systems dedicated to the control of RF waveforms to achieve optimal acceleration and bunching of the beam. The LLRF team works on ultra stable frequency sources, solid‑state and vacuum tube based amplifiers, temperature controlled coaxial lines spanning the length of the accelerator, electronics detecting the beam amplitude at the injector, resonance control systems compensating for cavity changes due to RF heating and fast electronics meant to prevent a cavity arc from damaging amplifiers producing megawatts of power.
Responsibilities
- Troubleshoot programmatic equipment.
- Perform initial calculations, develop specifications, submit procurement orders, and coordinate testing, delivery and installation.
- Support the development and implementation of digital control systems.
- Develop, test and troubleshoot custom analog, digital and RF printed circuit boards (PCBs).
- Test code in LabVIEW or MATLAB for these systems.
- Collaborate closely with other technologists, technicians and engineers on the LLRF team and cooperate across other accelerator systems groups (software, instrumentation and accelerator physics).
- For Engineering Technologist 4 level: independently lead the execution of low‑level RF systems projects as part of LAMP, providing technical expertise and guidance on RF controls, and offering both technical and operational guidance to LLRF technicians and engineers during installation, integration and operation of RF control systems.
Requirements
- Proven success in design and development of printed circuit boards.
- Extensive experience with complex electronics maintenance and troubleshooting.
- Demonstrated experience with industrial controls installation, programming and troubleshooting.
- Demonstrated experience applying the full design cycle including requirements gathering, design, implementation, debugging, testing, and documentation.
- Extensive experience in prototyping electronics with minimal to no guidance.
- A strong record of development of electrical and/or electronic schematics, block diagrams and/or other system documentation.
- A record of technical contributions evidenced by reports, publications, patents, or developed products.
- For Engineering Technologist 4: demonstrated leadership experience managing a technical team of four or more individuals for at least two years.
- For Engineering Technologist 4: acted as a leader in organizational planning, goal setting, and strategic direction.
- For Engineering Technologist 4: successfully defined deliverables and led projects supporting business unit initiatives.
- For Engineering Technologist 4: actively contributed to organizational planning, goal setting, and strategic direction.
Qualifications
- Engineering Technologist 3: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Science, Math or related degree from an accredited institution and 8 years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.
- Engineering Technologist 4: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Science, Math or related degree from an accredited institution and 12 years of directly related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.
Skills
- RF Systems design experience.
- Analog circuit design experience.
- High speed digital design experience.
- Programming experience in Tcl/Tk, C, C++, Java, Python, LabVIEW and MATLAB.
- Accelerator systems experience, in particular RF systems and RF control.
- High‑speed data converter (both analog‑digital and digital‑analog) design experience.
- Experience with all aspects of project management.
- Knowledge of control & data acquisition theory and instrumentation hardware.
- Signal processing system design using FPGAs.
- Ability to obtain a Q clearance, which normally requires U.S. citizenship.
Benefits
- PPO or High Deductible medical insurance with the same large nationwide network.
- Dental and vision insurance.
- Free basic life and disability insurance.
- Paid childbirth and parental leave.
- Award‑winning 401(k) (6% matching plus 3.5% annually).
- Learning opportunities and tuition assistance.
- Flexible schedules and time off (PTO and holidays).
- Onsite gyms and wellness programs.
- Extensive relocation packages (outside a 50 mile radius).
Pay
- Engineering Technologist 3: $106,400 – $176,000.
- Engineering Technologist 4: $117,200 – $195,400.
We must ensure no extra sections like Schedule. Also ensure no duplicate content. Also ensure we didn't include any boilerplate like EEO, legal, etc. We removed those.
Check that we didn't inadvertently repeat content: The "About the role" paragraph includes a lot of description; we kept it.
Check for any mention of "Work Location" etc. That's not a section heading we need; we could include it under About the role? But we already have description of location? Not included. The posting includes "Work Location: The work location for this position is onsite and located in Los Alamos, NM." That's substantive; we should preserve it. Should we include it? It's not covered in any section; we could add a short paragraph under About the role or maybe a separate section like "Work Location". But the instruction says use headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. It doesn't forbid other headings? It says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It implies those are examples; we could add other headings if needed, but better to stick to those. However location is substantive; we could fold it into About the role paragraph. Let's add a sentence: "The work location is onsite in Los Alamos, NM." That preserves.
Also "Position commitment: Regular appointment employees are required to serve a period of continuous service..." That's also substantive; maybe we can include under About the role or a separate note. Could add a sentence
for prose. We need to decide how to structure content: maybe each section with heading then either
or
- .
We must preserve all substantive info, not invent.
Let's craft:
- Troubleshoot programmatic equipment.
- Perform initial calculations, develop specifications, submit procurement orders, and coordinate testing, delivery and installation.
- Support the development and implementation of digital control systems.
- Develop, test and troubleshoot custom analog, digital and RF printed circuit boards (PCBs).
- Test code in LabVIEW or MATLAB for these systems.
- Collaborate closely with other technologists, technicians and engineers on the LLRF team and cooperate across other accelerator systems groups (software, instrumentation and accelerator physics).
- For Engineering Technologist 4 level: independently lead the execution of low‑level RF systems projects as part of LAMP, providing technical expertise and guidance on RF controls, and offering both technical and operational guidance to LLRF technicians and engineers during installation, integration and operation of RF control systems.
- Proven success in design and development of printed circuit boards.
- Extensive experience with complex electronics maintenance and troubleshooting.
- Demonstrated experience with industrial controls installation, programming and troubleshooting.
- Demonstrated experience applying the full design cycle including requirements gathering, design, implementation, debugging, testing, and documentation.
- Extensive experience in prototyping electronics with minimal to no guidance.
- A strong record of development of electrical and/or electronic schematics, block diagrams and/or other system documentation.
- A record of technical contributions evidenced by reports, publications, patents, or developed products.
- For Engineering Technologist 4: demonstrated leadership experience managing a technical team of four or more individuals for at least two years.
- For Engineering Technologist 4: acted as a leader in organizational planning, goal setting, and strategic direction.
- For Engineering Technologist 4: successfully defined deliverables and led projects supporting business unit initiatives.
- For Engineering Technologist 4: actively contributed to organizational planning, goal setting, and strategic direction.
- Engineering Technologist 3: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Science, Math or related degree from an accredited institution and 8 years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.
- Engineering Technologist 4: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Science, Math or related degree from an accredited institution and 12 years of directly related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.
- RF Systems design experience.
- Analog circuit design experience.
- High speed digital design experience.
- Programming experience in Tcl/Tk, C, C++, Java, Python, LabVIEW and MATLAB.
- Accelerator systems experience, in particular RF systems and RF control.
- High‑speed data converter (both analog‑digital and digital‑analog) design experience.
- Experience with all aspects of project management.
- Knowledge of control & data acquisition theory and instrumentation hardware.
- Signal processing system design using FPGAs.
- Ability to obtain a Q clearance, which normally requires U.S. citizenship.
- PPO or High Deductible medical insurance with the same large nationwide network.
- Dental and vision insurance.
- Free basic life and disability insurance.
- Paid childbirth and parental leave.
- Award‑winning 401(k) (6% matching plus 3.5% annually).
- Learning opportunities and tuition assistance.
- Flexible schedules and time off (PTO and holidays).
- Onsite gyms and wellness programs.
- Extensive relocation packages (outside a 50 mile radius).
- Engineering Technologist 3: $106,400 – $176,000.
- Engineering Technologist 4: $117,200 – $195,400.
About the role
The Accelerator Operations and Technology Division (AOT), Radio Frequency Engineering (RFE) group is seeking an Engineering Technologist 3 or 4 for the Low-Level Radio-Frequency (LLRF) team. The AOT division maintains, operates, and upgrades all accelerator systems used at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) complex. These consist of two 750‑keV Cockcroft‑Walton‑based injector systems (H+ and H‑ systems), a 201.25‑MHz drift‑tube linear accelerator (LINAC) utilizing high‑power diacrode tubes, an 805‑MHz coupled cavity LINAC utilizing high‑power klystrons as the primary power source, a proton storage ring, and roughly a kilometer of beam transport lines that deliver beam to the five independent research programs. The RFE group is principally responsible for all radio frequency (RF) systems and their associated amplitude and phase control in relation to the accelerating beam. Due to the different types of equipment that we are involved with, when working in AOT‑RFE no day is the same as the next. Members of the LLRF team are involved in the design, construction, testing and installation of high‑frequency electronics and software systems dedicated to the control of RF waveforms to achieve optimal acceleration and bunching of the beam. The LLRF team works on ultra stable frequency sources, solid‑state and vacuum tube based amplifiers, temperature controlled coaxial lines spanning the length of the accelerator, electronics detecting the beam amplitude at the injector, resonance control systems compensating for cavity changes due to RF heating and fast electronics meant to prevent a cavity arc from damaging amplifiers producing megawatts of power.