Industrial Controls Engineer
Listed on 2025-12-27
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Engineering
Systems Engineer
The expected hiring range for this position is:
$70,800.00-$.
Please note that the pay range information is a general guideline only. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such the scope and responsibilities of the position, qualifications of the selected candidate, business considerations, internal equity, and external market pay for comparable jobs.
This position does not provide relocation, or sponsorship.
About the role:Fermilab’s Accelerator Division (AD) Systems Engineering Group is seeking an Industrial Controls Engineer to be involved in the support of active accelerators and in the development of future high-intensity physics machines. This position is an electronics hardware engineering position responsible for the design, deployment, and maintenance of electronics hardware for the Fermilab Accelerator Control System. This position primarily involves industrial controls for systems such as cooling water, accelerator vacuum, and stepper motors for movable devices.
Whatyour day-to-day as an Industrial Controls Engineer at Fermilab will look like:
- Develop, install, and maintain motor control solutions to replace legacy systems that are past end-of-life (ACS Step Pak and VME stepper controllers).
- Develop, install, and maintain PLC solutions to replace legacy systems that are past end-of-life (Six Trak PLCs, CIA vacuum crates, etc.).
- Install & maintain PIP-II PLC solutions for Absorber RAW system.
- Install & maintain Gallery LCW and Vacuum system.
- Install & maintain RFQ intermediate skid system.
- Install & maintain F-sector standalone LCW system.
- Install & maintain Beam absorber air cooling skids.
- Install & maintain half-wave resonator power coupler position drive system.
- Install & maintain LBNF PLC solutions for LBNF5 building LCW and vacuum systems.
- Install & maintain LBNF PLC solutions for LBNF
20 hydrogen and helium systems. - Install & maintain LBNF PLC solutions for LBNF
20 RAW water-cooling system. - Install & maintain LBNF PLC solutions for LBNF
30 building LCW and vacuum systems. - Install & maintain LBNFPLC solutions for LBNF
40 building LCW and vacuum systems.
- Bachelor’s (minimum) in an applicable Engineering discipline from an ABET accredited institution.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
- Basic professional knowledge of theories, concepts, principles, and methodology for the engineering discipline. Possess ability to perform basic engineering design solutions and techniques.
Please note that the described work arrangement is subject to change based on business needs and is not guaranteed to be final.
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Onsite
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This is an onsite role, and the candidate must be able to work from our Batavia office.
Fermilab offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program, including:
- Medical, Dental, Vision and Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid time off
- Life insurance
- Short and Long-term disability insurance
Retirement benefits - Onsite day care
Fermilab is America’s premier laboratory for particle physics and accelerator research, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. We support discovery science experiments in Illinois and locations around the world, including deep underground mines in South Dakota and Canada, mountaintops in Arizona and Chile, CERN in Europe and the South Pole.
Drug-Free Workplace & Pre-Employment ScreeningFermilab is dedicated to fostering a safe, productive, and drug-free work environment. As part of the hiring process, candidates must successfully complete a background check and drug screening. Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of these screenings.
Equal Opportunity StatementFermilab is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.
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