Chief Systems Engineer, EIectron-Ion Collider

Location: Upton, New York, United States; on-site work involving accelerator equipment installation and inspection

Salary: $146,550–$249,200 per year

Company

hirify.global is a U.S. Department of Energy laboratory conducting multidisciplinary discovery science and transformative technology research.

What you will do

• Lead the technical systems engineering and integration of the Electron-Ion Collider, including electron and hadron accelerators, storage rings, beam lines, and supporting systems.
• Own top-level technical requirements, allocate them to subsystems, maintain traceability, and control baseline changes.
• Define and resolve technical, functional, and organizational interfaces across RF, controls, instrumentation, mechanical, magnet, electrical, vacuum, and design groups.
• Establish and oversee system verification and validation plans, methods, acceptance criteria, and lifecycle processes.
• Serve as the systems engineering technical authority during DOE Critical Decision reviews, design reviews, safety reviews, and external advisory reviews.
• Manage and supervise the EIC Systems Engineering Team and support project documentation, performance tracking, cost evaluations, and commissioning readiness.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in systems engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, physics, or a related discipline.
• At least 15 years of relevant technical experience, including 5 years in a senior engineering role.
• Experience managing, supervising, and coordinating scientific, engineering, and technical staff working on complex systems and equipment.
• Experience across specification, design, procurement, fabrication, construction, testing, installation, commissioning, and operation of complex systems.
• Experience working in a particle accelerator environment with scientists, engineers, and technicians.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Uncleared Personal Identity Verification credential is required. A valid driver’s license is also required.

Nice to have

• Project management experience, formal project management training, or PMP certification.
• Familiarity with DOE Order 413.3B and the Critical Decision process.
• Particle accelerator operations, installation, maintenance, or systems interface experience.
• Professional Engineer license.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on a major nuclear physics research facility with broad scientific and technological applications.
• Collaborative environment focused on integrity, responsibility, innovation, respect, and teamwork.
• Comprehensive employee benefits program.
• Occasional off-hours, night, weekend, and travel work may be required for mission-critical projects.
• Radiation Worker qualification is required, and work may involve climbing ladders for installation and inspection.