System Safety Engineer

5 days ago

Menlo Park, California, United States SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Full time
Job Title: System Safety Engineer

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is seeking a highly skilled System Safety Engineer to join our team in the System Safety Engineering Division (SSED). As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining industrial controls and safety systems to protect personnel from hazards associated with prompt ionizing and non-ionizing radiation.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Design and deploy PLC-based control systems, including programming ladder logic applications.
  • Implement, program, and troubleshoot industrial controls and associated equipment.
  • Lead new project developments by preparing schedules, cost estimates, and directing installation work.
  • Develop and direct test plans and certification procedures to demonstrate that systems satisfy requirements.
  • Coordinate teamwork with other accelerator and instrument groups.
  • Maintain configuration control of systems in accordance with SLAC and the System Safety Department's policies.
  • Support occasional operational-interruption issues on-call outside of the standard workday.
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or relevant engineering or science discipline.
  • Minimum 2 years of experience in designing and deploying PLC-based control systems, implementing, programming, and troubleshooting industrial controls and associated equipment.
  • Project management experience.
  • Technical writing and preparation of formal reports and user manuals.
  • Familiarity with international safety standards (e.g., IEC 61508 - ISA/ANSI 84.01) for industrial controls and other engineering design standards/best practices (e.g., NEC, NFPA-79, etc.).
  • Familiarity with schematic CAD tools (e.g., AutoCAD preferred).
  • Ability to develop and manage time-phased budgets and schedules.
  • Highly organized, good interpersonal skills, and strong communication skills, both oral and written.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Several years of professional experience in the field of electronics, controls, or safety systems.
  • Experience delivering turn-key factory automation projects, from initial requirements to final commissioning.
  • Prior role leading engineering and other technical teams at the project level.
  • Experience with Siemens Step 7 or TIA Portal PLC platforms, or Rockwell-Automation Allen-Bradley Control Logix platform.
  • Basic understanding of analog and digital electronics and principles.
  • Experience in other industrial controls engineering and/or applications (e.g., machine tools, process controls, automated logistics, etc.).
  • Experience in other regulated industries (e.g., pharmaceutical, food & beverage, oil/gas, etc.).
  • Experience with distributed control and fieldbus architectures.
  • Familiarity with scheduling software tools such as Microsoft Project.
SLAC Employee Competencies:
  • Effective Decisions: Uses job knowledge and solid judgment to make quality decisions in a timely manner.
  • Self-Development: Pursues a variety of venues and opportunities to continue learning and developing.
  • Dependability: Can be counted on to deliver results with a sense of personal responsibility for expected outcomes.
  • Initiative: Pursues work and interactions proactively with optimism, positive energy, and motivation to move things forward.
  • Adaptability: Flexes as needed when change occurs, maintains an open outlook while adjusting and accommodating changes.
  • Communication: Ensures effective information flow to various audiences and creates and delivers clear, appropriate written, spoken, presented messages.
  • Relationships: Builds relationships to foster trust, collaboration, and a positive climate to achieve common goals.
Physical Requirements/Working Conditions:
  • Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.
  • May work extended or unusual work hours based on research and project requirements.
Work Standards:
  • Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.
  • Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for environment, safety, and security; communicates related concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned.
  • Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University's Administrative Guide.

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