Job description
The Accelerator Controls Group has an immediate opening for an Assistant Software Engineer to design, develop, document, deploy, and support its high-level software applications for the controls systems of whole accelerator complex.
Main responsibilities include:
- Assist in software applications maintenance, development, enhancement to satisfy the engineering needs for project construction and accelerator operations
- Assist in database applications maintenance, development, and enhancement
- Assist in web applications maintenance, development, and enhancement
- Assist in bringing existing APS controls system software up to date
- Coordinate the MCR (Main Control Room) to meet the software needs for machine operations
- Interface with operations and commissioning team as well as work on technical subsystems to provide prompt support
- Execute work safely and with high quality to meet task milestones and performance objectives (cost, scope, and schedule)
- Support and enhance existing control system tools and applications by suggesting improvements that increase the availability, supportability, and maintainability of the accelerator controls
- Collaborate with the accelerator controls community to satisfy the needs of accelerator controls
- Continually strive to improve productivity, efficiency, quality, and uniformity
Position Requirements
- RD1: Bachelor's degree and 0+ years of experience, or equivalent
- Electrical science/engineering, computer science/engineering, or physics background
- Computer programming language like Python, Java, Java Script, C/C++, etc
- Database management suite, like MySQL/MariaDB, MongoDB, etc
- Web application development, including HTML, CSS, Node.js, etc
- Operating Systems like Linux, especially RedHat Enterprise, Debian, Ubuntu, etc
- Software version control tool suite, like Git, SVN, etc
- Understanding of software engineering, software development cycle, and software lifetime
- Understanding of continuous integration testing, unit testing, regression testing, etc.
- Communication and documentation skills
- Must be able to work autonomously under the general direction of the group leader, and other senior engineers.
- Must communicate and work effectively with other staff to determine task requirements and appropriate implementation.
- May be required to participate in "on-call" rotation to support 24-hour operation.
Preferable but optional:
- Understanding of distributed control system software and hardware
- Understanding of the implementation of control theory and its use cases
- Understanding of the implementation of software algorithms and its use cases
- Understanding of EPICS software framework, and an EPICS based control system
- Understanding of accelerator & its technical subsystems
Job Family
Research Development (RD)
Job Profile
Software Engineering 1
Worker Type
Long-Term (Fixed Term)
Time Type
Full time
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