Mechanical Designer III

Come join our team at Jefferson Lab, where great minds matter.

2-Year Term Position

Posting Date: 2/25/2025

Salary Range: $65,400- 103,200 (TECH III)

Work Location Type: Dedicated On-site (100% working on-site)

What your job will be like:

Do you have a passion for solving technical challenges in pursuit of groundbreaking science? At Jefferson Lab, our Engineering Division provides technical services to the entire lab to support ongoing accelerator operations and other lab initiatives. We are seeking a skilled, self-motivated individual to join our Cryogenics Group as a Mechanical Designer III, who is self-motivated and has a proven track record of generating complex designs related to process plants such as chemical, petroleum, and refrigeration facilities. The Mechanical Designer supports the design efforts of the 2 Kelvin cryogenic distribution system for the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) project. Additional contributions will support other designs such as nitrogen piping systems and warm helium piping systems inside the satellite plant buildings. The Mechanical Designer will be tasked to turn concepts and ideas into working assemblies and systems with independent thinking. The Mechanical Designer will be responsible for the layout and detailed design of heat exchangers, vacuum, and cryogenic piping according to ASME codes and engineering requirements. This position requires the designer to produce accurate, simple, and cost-effective fabrication documentation (3D modeling, assemblies, and orthogonal drawings) using NX/Teamcenter and AutoCAD.

In this role, you will:

• Create 3D models and layouts for cryogenic and warm piping systems.
• Produce orthographic mechanical and fabrication drawings.
• Perform and/or coordinate engineering and design work for specific projects.
• Responsible for completing assigned tasks in a timely manner.
• Using Siemens NX and AutoCAD software to create complex models and drawings of components and assemblies.
• Develop concepts for working assemblies and systems with the guidance of engineers and senior designers.

Qualifications We Require

• High School Diploma
• 9 years of relevant experience.Education above the minimum may be substituted for experience.
  

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Must be proficient with 3D CAD, preferably Teamcenter and NX.
• Must be able to produce and interpret complex mechanical designs.
• Effective communicator both verbally and in writing
• Work independently under general supervision.
• Works as part of a team, taking direction from other team members to produce models and drawings.

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 Jefferson Science Associates, 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 (vacation, holidays, sick leave)
• 401(k) Plan - 9% Lab Contribution; 100% vested
• Flexible Work Arrangements (Hybrid & 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

Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (JSA) manages and operates the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab). JSA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, or veteran status or on any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. As part of the JSA's equal employment opportunity policy, we also take affirmative action as called for by applicable laws and Executive Orders to ensure that minority group individuals, females, disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, other protected veterans, Armed Forces, and qualified disabled persons are introduced into our workforce and considered for promotional opportunities.

JSA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities (unless doing so will result in an undue hardship). If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to recruiting @ jlab.org or call (757) 269-7100 to provide the nature of your request. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis.

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.