Senior Principal Engineer

The expected hiring range for this position is:

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.

About the role:
Fermilab seeks a highly motivated Senior Principal Engineer in the Magnet Systems Department. The successful candidate will lead the design of a cryostat for the Electron Ion Collider and support the Cryostat L2 in the coordination of the design team for all EIC cryostat scope at FNAL. This individual is responsible for strategically deciding engineering programs needed to accomplish the overall objectives, critical issues, new concepts, and engineering policy matters of the Laboratory in compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal regulations, requirements and standards, and all Department of Energy orders. The Senior Principal Engineer enhances the national and international presence of projects through participation in and collaboration with project review and committees.

What your day-to-day as a Senior Principal Engineer at Fermilab will look like:

• Responsible for overall analysis of project team(s), recommending and overseeing the analyses and solutions to issues and problems.
• Coordinate lab-wide activities of engineering groups and sets priorities for engineering efforts. Negotiates critical and controversial issues with top-level engineers and senior management.
• Analyze data and perform engineering calculations.
• Develops specifications, designs, and documents for major and technically complex, high-level, and highly visible engineering projects and design solutions. Work involves a variety of highly complex and advanced engineering techniques.
• Plan and/or lead large or complex projects from inception to completion and brings them to operating status. Estimates manpower, schedules work, coordinates and directs technicians.
• Participate in procurement, as well as manufacture, installation, testing, and operation.
• Lead the development of cost estimates, as well as the monitoring and/or management of budgetary obligations.
• Review and approves work before hardware and financial resources are committed, ensuring conformance to specifications and cost/time constraints.
• Apply new or unique methods and procedures. Provides technical advice and expertise to other professions in a collective manner. Considered the highest subject matter expert in engineering practices. May manage the activities of engineering groups or departments.
• Enhance the national and international presence of projects or the Lab through participation in and collaboration on project reviews, as well as participation in technical conferences and publication.
• Serve on safety panels, review committees, and other subcommittees as assigned. May serve as chair of subcommittee(s) or division/section committees.
• May provide supervision or leadership of a team including hiring, promotions, performance reviews, training, disciplinary actions, team exits, and other duties as assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.
• Abides by and is responsible for performing all duties in accordance with all environmental, health and safety regulations and practices pertinent to this position.

Essential Competencies and Attributes for Success:

• Bachelor’s in an applicable Engineering discipline from an ABET accredited institution with 15+ years of engineering experience, or a Master’s or PhD in an applicable Engineering discipline from an ABET accredited institution with 12+ years of engineering experience.

Applicable Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Advanced knowledge and proficiency in application of theories, concepts, principles, and methodology for the engineering discipline.
• Possess extensive project planning skills in independently developing specifications and documents for major and technically complex, high-level, and highly visible engineering projects and engineering design solutions.
• Ability to perform a variety of highly complex and highly advanced engineering techniques.

Work Arrangement:
Please note that the described work arrangement is subject to change based on business needs and is not guaranteed to be final.

• Onsite: This is an onsite role, and the candidate must be able to work from our Batavia office.

Benefits/Perks:
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
  

Why Fermilab:
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 Screening

Fermilab 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 Statement

Fermilab 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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What To Expect Next:
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