What your job will be like:
An opening exists for a control systems/data acquisitions technologist to join our team. The selected candidate will be part of an engineering/operations team that operates X-ray-generating sources at three pulse power facilities located in TA-IV. The data acquisitions technologist will provide support and operation of control/data acquisition systems and will provide support to the accelerator customers The person selected will require knowledge in the following areas: Data acquisition, control systems, and documentation methodology.
Job duties will include:
• Characterization, setup, and testing of data acquisition instrumentation on the AGT facilities. This includes characterization, maintenance, and inspection of digital oscilloscopes, attenuators, and data cables.
• The CM/DAS tech will also be responsible for running control programs to acquire data during an AGT facilities shot, uploading shot data to a specific location, and keeping track of changes using the AGT database.
• Will coordinate job functions with other machine related activities through CM/DAS MTS.
• Will become familiar with and train in facility operations and provide support to operations as needed.
• Will follow step-by-step procedures for job duties and strictly adhere to Sandia National Laboratories ES&H procedures.
Qualifications/Education Required:
•High School Diploma and 7 years of relative experience.
•Position requires the ability to lift objects up to 35 lbs.
•Position requires repetitive motion activities such as: Kneeling, crouching, hand motions (turning objects), and pulling.
•Demonstrated ability in electronic-based technologies and basic computer networking skills.
•Demonstrated experience in the use of digital oscilloscopes.
•Ability to learn custom software applications.
•Familiar with MS Office products such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
•The applicant must be capable of taking direction from members of the technical staff
•The positions require work at government facilities and the applicant must be a U.S. Citizen capable of acquiring a government security clearance (Q)
Qualifications We Desire:
•RF systems experience (troubleshooting/maintenance).
•Familiarity with IDL programming language
•Demonstrated ability to produce technical documentation.
•Three years or more of computer programming in National Instruments Lab View.
•Five years or more experience in computer networking.
•Five years or more in a technical position related to data acquisition/control systems.
•Five years or more experience in operating/supporting data acquisition systems.
•Five years or more experience in operating/supporting control systems.
