Staff: High level controls engineer

The National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) and the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams at Michigan State University (MSU) is searching for an experienced High Level Controls Engineer to support the laboratory’s growing requirements. The successful candidate will serve as the key person in developing human-machine interface software for the higher level controls of ion sources, beam lines and accelerator structures. Appointment level in the NSCL Continuing Appointment system will be based on experience.

Responsibilities:
• Recommends human management interface approach and seeks  
  solutions to improve the laboratory

• Shapes the controls environment and leads the development in high level
  controls

• Develops software and software activity coordination in a scientific 
  research environment

• Works with software in real-time processing, distributed control
  applications, graphical user interfaces, computer graphics, scientific
  visualization and test plan development

• Collaborates with the scientific community to coordinate integration,
  development and maintenance of software

• Maintains high application programming, which may include beam
  diagnostics, such as BPMs or particle detectors, low level RF-
controls, controls of ion source systems and of beam optics components

• Makes key choices with a high-level of technical knowledge and subject
  matter expertise

• Recommends the Human Management Interface Approach and utilizes
  state of the art industry best practices

• Uses an EPICS based system

• Provides leadership to a group in this scope of work and ensures
  transition to a starter system

Required Experience:
A minimum of five years of experience designing and shaping future control systems is required. The desired candidate should be familiar with software such as Linux, Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System (EPICS), C/C++, JAVA, MATLAB and IRMIS.

The primary working hours will be for normal daytime shifts.

Required Education:
Knowledge normally acquired by completing master’s degree program in Physics is required. A PhD in Physics or Electronic Controls is desired.

Travel time is less than 10%.

Benefits:
MSU employees receive excellent benefits including health/dental plans, a generous retirement plan, and educational assistance. Appointment level and compensation will be commensurate with experience, demonstrated capability and the MSU salary structure.

MSU is committed to achieving excellence through cultural diversity. The university actively encourages applications and/or nominations of women, persons of color, veterans and person with disabilities.

For immediate consideration, email your resume to jobs@nscl.msu.edu or send your resume to:

Ms. Chris Townsend
HR Manager
National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1321

About NSCL:
MSU, located in East Lansing Michigan, is the nation’s eighth-largest university and has been selected by the US Department of Energy (DOE) to design and establish the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB), a future DOE Office of Science national user facility. FRIB will take about a decade to build, cost approximately $550 million dollars and adjoins the current National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL). NSCL is funded under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. National Science Foundation and will continue its mission over the next decade. NSCL/FRIB currently has over 300 employees including 31 faculty members and more than 100 graduate and undergraduate students.

MSU is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer.