Design Engineer

at  Brookhaven National Laboratory

The Magnet Division (MD) designs, builds, and tests superconducting magnets for use in particle accelerators world-wide. The Magnet Division also builds magnets for various other applications (e.g., Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage) and provides magnetic measurement services lab-wide.
The Superconducting Magnet Division has an opening for a Senior Mechanical Designer or Mechanical Design Engineer to assist with the design of superconducting magnets and tooling. Under the technical direction of senior engineers, you will play a key role in designing magnets and magnet components as well as associated assembly and testing tooling and equipment. The assignments you will work on will usually be on a project basis, which will require a high degree of initiative and judgement to plan, coordinate, and perform your design efforts.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop component and equipment designs using 3D modeling and design software
• Support design and safety reviews
• Prepare and document fabrication drawings
• Support fabrication, assembly, testing, installation, and commissioning
• Collaborate with scientists, engineers, and other technical staff
• Independently plan, coordinate, and execute assignments
• May direct and coordinate the work efforts of other drafting support personnel assigned to a specific project

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Requires a high school diploma or equivalent plus:

• a BS degree in a technical field and 6 years relevant work experience or;
• a technical institute, Adult BOCES certification, AA degree in a technical field, CCI program completion at BNL plus 10 years relevant experience or;
• a technical high school certification program (eg. BOCES) and 11 years relevant work experience or;
• 12 years relevant work experience.
• Relevant experience shall include design/drafting experience using enterprise-level 3D Modeling /Drafting Software (i.e. Solidworks, Autocad, CATIA, CREO, etc.) for design of mechanical components and systems for fabrication
• Knowledge of material properties, manufacturing/machine shop processes, welding, hardware & component choice, manufacturing, installation, and dimensioning and tolerances
• Demonstrated ability to create accurate and detailed 3D system models and designs and then use them to generate mechanical manufacturing drawings to ANSI Y14.5 standards
• Ability to perform mechanical design functions independently with general direction and review by a mechanical engineer or scientist
• Good technical communication skills for close communication with engineers (e.g., reporting changes and modifications) and with technical staff who assemble magnets and install and maintain tooling and equipment.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Experience using CREO /PTC to create models, designs and mechanical manufacturing drawings.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Engineering Technology
• Ability to review and check the 3D models and fabrication drawings of other design group staff
• Experience with custom scientific equipment including magnet design, vacuum chambers & components, high current and high voltage equipment, water cooling, and/or cryogenic components.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Outlook)
• Excellent interpersonal and time management skills

Environmental, Health & Safety Requirements:

• Hand / eye coordination
• Moderate lifting (up to 30 pounds)
• the ability to climb a ladder

Other Information:

• This is an on-site position
• BNL cannot sponsor US work authorization/visa for this position

Brookhaven Laboratory is committed to providing fair, equitable and competitive compensation. The full salary range for this position is $91400 - $124000 / year. Salary offers will be commensurate with the final candidate’s qualification, education and experience and considered with the internal peer group

• Develop component and equipment designs using 3D modeling and design software
• Support design and safety reviews
• Prepare and document fabrication drawings
• Support fabrication, assembly, testing, installation, and commissioning
• Collaborate with scientists, engineers, and other technical staff
• Independently plan, coordinate, and execute assignments
• May direct and coordinate the work efforts of other drafting support personnel assigned to a specific projec