Accelerator Water Systems Technician 3 (Engineered Systems Tec 3

What You Will Do

The Mechanical Design Engineering (MDE) group of the Accelerator Operations Technology (AOT) division is seeking a strongly self-motivated Accelerator Water Technician (Engineered Systems Tec
3) to be a member of the LANSCE Water Systems Team. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: troubleshooting, maintenance, and repair of cooling water system components like pumps, piping, valves, heat exchangers, chillers, and instrumentation.

The candidate will provide demonstrated experience working on accelerator water systems, including finding and repairing leaks; identifying, purchasing, and maintaining an inventory of spare parts; planning and preparing for future work; following instructions closely and calling supervisor when unsure about something; working closely with team members and personnel from outside the team or group; staying highly productive while prioritizing safety of self and others.

This position involves on-call duties where one must be available 24 hours per day for a week on a rotational basis, to support LANSCE beam operations. Call‑ins can be at any time of the night and will be paid hours. Occasional overtime will be required for urgently needed work.

The successful candidate shall have demonstrated skills in the following areas:

• Experience or familiarity with assembling, maintaining, and operating industrial cooling water systems and their associated equipment such as pumps, valves, piping, heat exchangers, filters, chillers, and the instrumentation used for these systems, which may be radio logically activated.
• Experience or familiarity with flanged and welded piping systems; and soldered, brazed, welded, and fitting‑joined tubing assemblies; and the associated system construction techniques.
• Experience with precision control of RF cavity resonance with cooling water temperature modulation.
• Demonstrated experience with the design and fabrication of custom devices for maintaining water systems such as cooling passage flushing cart, pressure test station.
• Ability to plan and execute maintenance tasks during brief periods of access when the pressure to resume operations is intense and visibility is high.
• Demonstrated proficiency with all manner of hand tools like wrenches, sockets, screw drivers, and pliers, and small power tools like drills, grinders, impact drivers.
• Demonstrated ability to work safely and effectively as a part of a team.
• Basic experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word and Outlook).
• Demonstrated ability to interact and communicate effectively with scientists, engineers, and technicians

Position require an Associates' Degree in a related field and a minimum of 3 years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.

• Experience operating de‑ionized water systems and their associated equipment.
• Experience rebuilding industrial water pumps.
• Formal training or certification as a pipefitter.
• Possess a brazing and/or welding certification or the ability to certify.
• Experience working in radiation areas and with potentially irradiated systems and equipment to include the use of respirators.
• Experience with basic wiring, fabrication, welding and machining practices and techniques.
• Experience with forklift and crane operations.
• Q cleared or the ability to become Q cleared.

The work location for this position is onsite and located in Los Alamos, NM. All work locations are at the discretion of management.

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