SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory ยท 1 month ago
Digital Electronics Staff Engineer 2
Menlo Park, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$118K/yr - $177K/yr
2+ years expSLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is seeking a talented Electronics Engineer to develop cutting-edge electronics systems for world-class research facilities. The role involves engaging in concept development, system design, and hands-on work with detector and control systems, focusing on streaming data acquisition and real-time control solutions.
Advanced MaterialsBiotechnologyGovernmentLife Science
Responsibilities
Architect and implement firmware for FPGAs to support both the front-end operation of detectors and back-end operation of data acquisition (DAQ) systems
Specify and design circuit schematics, both low noise analog and high-speed digital, to support instrumentation systems
Be part of the team designing the concept, architecture, and components of future advanced instrumentation systems
Support for detector system integration, including components such as silicon sensors, ASICs, electronics, firmware, readout electronics and data acquisition
Support the assembly, integration, and testing of components for next generation instrumentation systems for a range of applications such as high-energy physics collider or fixed-target experiments, FEL x-ray sources, fusion reactor systems, and dark matter searches
Collaborate with other instrumentation development groups at SLAC and other scientific institutions
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in electronics, physics or related fields and at least 2 years of experience in the following areas, or post-Graduate degree in electronics, physics, or related fields
Demonstrated expertise in AMD/Xilinx FPGAs
Ability to work with minimal supervision and be self-motivated
Excellent communications skills and ability to work well in a research and development team
Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a team environment
Proven project management and team leadership skills
Preferred
Experience with the Altium PCB designer tool is a plus
Experience with embedded signal processing in Vivado or Vitis High-Level Synthesis (HLS) is a plus
Doctorate degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering, physics or a related field is a plus
Benefits
The benefits of being a Stanford University employee
Open to on-site and hybrid work options
Company
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is the U.S. Department of Energy's national lab at Stanford University. It is a sub-organization of Stanford University.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
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US Department of EnergyU.S. Department of Homeland Security
2023-09-27Grant
2023-08-16Grant
2023-01-20Grant
Leadership Team
Pinku Surana
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