Mechanical Designer
Phase2 Technology, Newport News, VA, United States
At Jefferson Lab,you'llchampioncutting-edgescience and operational excellence while shaping the future of discovery. Join us and make your mark - where excellence meets purpose, andgreat mindstruly matter.
Salary Range: $78,800 - $124,800
What your job will be like:
Design components or portions of systems and modify existing designs to develop or improve products and facilitate manufacturing operations. Utilize computer-aided design equipment and/or graphic tools. Gather information, make studies, compute calculations, and prepare original rough layouts, sketches to present design proposal. Coordinate design criteria with engineering, physics, accelerator, and other relevant groups as appropriate. Lead the design effort for experimental Hall B.
In this job you will:
Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing and tolerance stack-up analysis per ASME standards.
Work directly with engineers and other designers as a team member.
Be self‑motivated and have a proven track record of generating complex designs.
Turn concepts and ideas into working assemblies and systems with independent thinking.
Support activities that communicate drawing requirements and resolve drawing issues with other functional departments.
Develop models and drawings to show the equipment used for each experiment.
Integrate new detectors into the existing space in the Hall, so they will function with the other detectors.
Use layout sketches to design components to fit into the space allotted.
Use constraints in assemblies to maintain the correct relationship between parts.
Track projects from conceptual designs through fabrication and installation in the Hall.
Produce accurate, simple and cost‑effective fabrication documentation (3D modeling, assembly and orthogonal drawings) using NX/Teamcenter and AutoCAD.
Ability to read and understand blueprint drawings, component specifications, and technical data sheets.
Reports to project engineers or project leads.
Convert concepts and ideas into working assemblies and systems with independent thinking.
Responsible for overall quality and schedule of their own work and those under their lead.
Completes highly complex tasks.
Normally responsible for the planning and completion of multiple tasks simultaneously.
Lead - Supervisory - Management
Coordinate multiple tasks/projects or a team.
May lead others to complete projects and meet schedules. Frequently requires decision making to establish or modify guidelines.
Experience
Required: 12 or more years Relevant experience And
Required: Practical experience producing mechanical designs and fabrication drawings. Experience generating complex designs such as magnets, structures, testing equipment, mechanisms, machine components, vacuum equipment and electro‑mechanical devices.
Preferred: Experience in machining and/or metal fabrication.
Education
Required: High School Diploma
Preferred: Associate's Degree
Experience and Education Exchange
Education above the minimum may be substituted for experience.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Able to provide input to schedule development, Identifies conflicts and develops solutions.
High level skills, knowledge and ability in one technology trade or specialty.
Effective communicator both verbally and in writing.
Supervisory and leadership skills.
Knowledge of theory, design, and techniques used at component and system levels.
Intermediate skills, knowledge and ability in other technologies.
Significant latitude in prioritizing and choosing work methods.
Extensive knowledge of 2D and 3D CAD software and data management systems.
Able to effectively communicate with a variety of disciplines both verbally and in writing.
Total Rewards at Jefferson Lab
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
Equal Opportunity Employer & Accommodation
Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (JSA) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. JSA 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 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.
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Salary Range: $78,800 - $124,800
What your job will be like:
Design components or portions of systems and modify existing designs to develop or improve products and facilitate manufacturing operations. Utilize computer-aided design equipment and/or graphic tools. Gather information, make studies, compute calculations, and prepare original rough layouts, sketches to present design proposal. Coordinate design criteria with engineering, physics, accelerator, and other relevant groups as appropriate. Lead the design effort for experimental Hall B.
In this job you will:
Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing and tolerance stack-up analysis per ASME standards.
Work directly with engineers and other designers as a team member.
Be self‑motivated and have a proven track record of generating complex designs.
Turn concepts and ideas into working assemblies and systems with independent thinking.
Support activities that communicate drawing requirements and resolve drawing issues with other functional departments.
Develop models and drawings to show the equipment used for each experiment.
Integrate new detectors into the existing space in the Hall, so they will function with the other detectors.
Use layout sketches to design components to fit into the space allotted.
Use constraints in assemblies to maintain the correct relationship between parts.
Track projects from conceptual designs through fabrication and installation in the Hall.
Produce accurate, simple and cost‑effective fabrication documentation (3D modeling, assembly and orthogonal drawings) using NX/Teamcenter and AutoCAD.
Ability to read and understand blueprint drawings, component specifications, and technical data sheets.
Reports to project engineers or project leads.
Convert concepts and ideas into working assemblies and systems with independent thinking.
Responsible for overall quality and schedule of their own work and those under their lead.
Completes highly complex tasks.
Normally responsible for the planning and completion of multiple tasks simultaneously.
Lead - Supervisory - Management
Coordinate multiple tasks/projects or a team.
May lead others to complete projects and meet schedules. Frequently requires decision making to establish or modify guidelines.
Experience
Required: 12 or more years Relevant experience And
Required: Practical experience producing mechanical designs and fabrication drawings. Experience generating complex designs such as magnets, structures, testing equipment, mechanisms, machine components, vacuum equipment and electro‑mechanical devices.
Preferred: Experience in machining and/or metal fabrication.
Education
Required: High School Diploma
Preferred: Associate's Degree
Experience and Education Exchange
Education above the minimum may be substituted for experience.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Able to provide input to schedule development, Identifies conflicts and develops solutions.
High level skills, knowledge and ability in one technology trade or specialty.
Effective communicator both verbally and in writing.
Supervisory and leadership skills.
Knowledge of theory, design, and techniques used at component and system levels.
Intermediate skills, knowledge and ability in other technologies.
Significant latitude in prioritizing and choosing work methods.
Extensive knowledge of 2D and 3D CAD software and data management systems.
Able to effectively communicate with a variety of disciplines both verbally and in writing.
Total Rewards at Jefferson Lab
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
Equal Opportunity Employer & Accommodation
Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (JSA) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. JSA 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 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.
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