RF Group Leader

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 $139,400 - $200,100 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.

What your job will be like:

The Radio Frequency (RF) group leader provides management, supervision, and technical oversight for a team of engineers and technicians supporting CEBAF accelerator operations, and other lab initiatives. Responsible for the supervision and the safety of the RF group personnel. Work with customers to develop planning, cost, and schedules to maintain reliable RF systems to support accelerator operations, address obsolescence issues, and lead state-of-the-art High Power RF (HPRF) and Low Level RF (LLRF) controls development. Ensure that the RF staff is up to date in safety training and following EHS policy, especially as it applies to hazardous energy control. Ensures the RF group follows and uses work planning tools (ePAS, ATlist and MSD) for all relevant tasks.

In this job you will:

• Works with Accelerator Operations and Accelerator Engineering Systems management to develop strategies that address RF performance improvement and obsolescence needs for the CEBAF accelerator, experimental halls, and other lab initiatives.
• Lead the development of new RF equipment/systems that: resolves obsolescence issues, and provides new or enhanced RF capabilities to accelerator physicists.
• Maintain an understanding of the RF system operation requirements for CEBAF operations. Analyze accelerator downtime weekly and work with accelerator operability to increase machine availability/reliability.
• Ensure projects are developed with relevant stakeholder involvement, reviewed at appropriate stages, and documented upon completion. Maintain RF equipment over its life cycle.
• Ensure the RF group follows all ES&H electrical safety requirements maintains all training. Directs the RF group to use the accepted work planning tools for all relevant tasks and jobs.
• Assist in the coordination off-hour accelerator emergency repairs to support 24-hour a day operation of the accelerator.
• Stays abreast of RF and accelerator technological advancements and supports R&D initiatives of Jefferson Lab.
• Develop strategies to address yearly RF system problems, repairs, maintenance, and other issues related to system performance. Ensures RF system spares are on hand in a timely manner.

Lead - Supervisory - Management

• The RF group leader is responsible for the management, supervision, technical over site, and safety for RF staff supporting CEBAF operations and other lab initiatives. Carries out the day-to-day operations of the RF group.
• Manages the group annual work plan and budget. Ensure resources are properly assigned to maintain machine operations within budget. Recognize and communicate resource issues during the groups work planning process.

Experience

• Required: 15 or more years relevant experience with electrical engineering systems.
• Required: 5 or more years Experience with projects exceeding $500k required.
• Required: 5 or more years Experience supervising technical (engineering and technician) staff.
• Preferred: Experience with project management tools.

Education

• Required: Bachelor's Degree electrical engineering
• Preferred: Master's Degree electrical engineering

Experience and Education Exchange

Education above the minimum may be substituted for experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Background in electrical engineering, especially in a scientific or technical environment.
• Expert in accelerator RF applications (RF power and/or Low Level RF controls) and/or HV Power supplies/power conversion.
• Knowledge of electrical circuits and systems.
• System expert in one of the following areas, RF/Microwave electronics, RF Power systems, Low Level RF (control theory, Digital design) or Analog/power electronics.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical engineering groups and projects.
• Understanding of electrical safety and Lock out Tag out procedures and protocols.

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 View email address on aiapply.co or contact Human Resources by calling View phone number on aiapply.co 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.