ALS-U Beamline Lead Electrical Engineer

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Berkeley Lab’s (LBNL) Engineering Division is hiring a Beamline Lead Electrical Engineer for the ALS-U upgrade project. This role involves leading the design, integration, and implementation of advanced electrical systems for upgraded beamlines. You will provide technical leadership and project management across all phases—from concept to commissioning—covering power distribution, grounding, controls, and radiation safety, while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

What You Will Do:

• Lead all electrical engineering activities for ALS-U beamlines, including design, planning, execution, and documentation.
• Oversee electrical systems for ~50 beamlines, including relocations, rebuilds, and integration with scientific equipment, ensuring close integration with Equipment Protection and Personal Protection Systems.
• Manage power distribution, rack layouts, controls, grounding, cable routing, and compliance with NEC and safety standards.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, including ALS-U technical staff, operations, facilities, EH&S, and external partners.
• Supervise contractors and technical staff, ensuring quality, code compliance, and timely execution.
• Develop installation plans, LOTO procedures, energization plans, and oversee field execution.
• Apply advanced engineering principles to solve complex problems and support novel detector systems.
• Prepare technical documentation, specifications, schedules, and cost estimates; contribute to proposals and reporting.
• Represent electrical engineering in design reviews and provide technical leadership on cross-functional projects.
• Mentor early career engineers and collaborate across institutions to implement integrated solutions.
• Coordinate the large-scale cataloging of challenging as-built conditions in a facility with equipment installed over multiple decades, ensuring systems can be safely de-energized, reconfigured, and recommissioned.

What is Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent knowledge/training) in Electrical Engineering or a related field and a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in complex electrical system design and implementation in a research, industrial, or high-tech setting or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Expertise in electrical distribution (low/medium voltage), control systems, motor drives, and safety systems.
• Experience with accelerator-related systems (e.g., high-power PS, RF, signal processing, controls).Ability to interpret mechanical models and guide technical teams at both system and detail levels.
• Broad electrical engineering skills—from control systems to AC power distribution.
• Demonstrated proficiency with CAD tools (e.g., AutoCAD Electrical, OrCAD, Mentor Graphics, Creo Schematics), standard engineering tools, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong knowledge of NEC, NFPA 70E, IEEE, and UL standards.
• Demonstrated leadership experience on multidisciplinary engineering projects.
• Strong engineering judgment, independent decision-making, and ability to lead a variety of teams.
• Skilled in project planning, cost/staffing estimation, and managing competing priorities.
• Excellent communications skills with the ability to work effectively with a team of scientists, engineers, technicians, and students.

Desired Qualifications:

• Advanced Degree (or equivalent knowledge/training) in Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics, or related field and 15 years of relevant experience in complex electrical system design and implementation in a research, industrial, or high-tech setting.
• Deep expertise in electrical/mechanical integration, design, and fabrication.
• Proven ability to manage multiple complex projects and meet deadlines.
• strong leadership experience overseeing engineering and technical teams.
• Familiarity with PLM systems, QA workflows, and mechanical CAD…