RD3/RD4 Software Engineer
Lemont, IL

Job Description

The Advanced Photon Source (APS) at Argonne National Laboratory is one of the most technologically complex machines in the world. This premier national research facility provides ultra-bright, high-energy x-ray beams to more than 5,000 (and growing) scientists from around the United States and the world. These scientists (we call them "users") come to the APS from universities, industry, medical schools, and other research institutions. Our users bring with them ideas for new discoveries in nearly every scientific discipline, from materials science to biology, chemistry, environmental, geological, and planetary science, and fundamental physics. They bring their ideas to the APS because our x-ray beams let them collect data in unprecedented detail and in amazingly short time frames. The knowledge our users gain here promises to have real and positive impact on our technologies, our health, our economy, and our fundamental understanding of the materials that make up our world.

Argonne National Laboratory is actively designing a major upgrade to the APS accelerator (APS-U) to increase the brightness of the x-rays, enhance the stability of the beam delivered to the users, and ensure high availability of operations for the visiting scientists. This upgrade places new demands on the distributed control system that provides remote monitoring, control, and automation of the entire accelerator complex.

Key Responsibilities:

The Accelerator Controls Group has an immediate opening for a software developer to contribute to both the existing and the APS-U accelerator control systems. Main responsibilities include:

* Playing a leading role in the definition and design of the APS-U control system to meet the requirements of the APS-U multi-bend achromat accelerator
* Developing and/or adapting modern tools and applications to fulfill the demands of APS-U control system
* Supporting and enhancing existing control system tools and applications by suggesting improvements that increase the availability and supportability of the entire complex
* Contributing (as appropriate) to the world-wide Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System (EPICS) collaboration

Position Requirements

The successful candidate will:

* Have demonstrated experience in the development of software for a distributed control system environment (or equivalent)
* Have substantial experience with several of the following: Linux, GNU tool chain, VxWorks, C, C++, Java, Python, shell scripting, client/server applications, relational databases, User Interface design, web services, EPICS V3, EPICS7
* Have demonstrated the ability to solve difficult programming challenges
* Have good skills to collaborate with the EPICS community
* Have good interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
* Be self-motivated, detail oriented, and able to initiate necessary improvements or enhancements

RD3 Requirements: Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of experience, Master's and 5+ years, or Doctorate and 4+ years

RD4 Requirements: Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of experience, Master's and 7+ years, or Doctorate and 6+ years

As an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer, Argonne National Laboratory is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace that fosters collaborative scientific discovery and innovation. In support of this commitment, Argonne encourages minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities to apply for employment. Argonne considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship status, color, disability, gender, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.