Beamline Engineer | University of California San Francisco - Military Veterans

Provide multifunctional user support and methods development for the 8.3.1 and 12.3.1 beamlines at the Advanced Light Source. Requires professional engineering, research and development skills as part of academic instructional lab and research projects and programs. Activities include the design, construction, testing of experimental systems, grant proposal writing, establishment of performance specifications, and documentation. The incumbent will be the primary user support contact for ALS beamline 8.3.1. This involves one-on-one training of users, starting up each shift, regular tuning and maintenance of the hardware and documenting the best-practices procedures. The position will also require design and construction of new equipment and apparatus, testing and optimizing the new hardware and developing the best protocols for using it. The incumbent will also play an active role in grant proposal writing, budgets, reporting and administration of methods development research projects aimed at advancing the research projects of UCSF scientists and our guest users, optimizing and directing the performance of the beamline to suit the needs of these projects as new technologies become available. The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy. Your placement within the salary range is dependent on a number of factors including your work experience and internal equity within this position classification at UCSF. For positions that are represented by a labor union, placement within the salary range will be guided by the rules in the collective bargaining agreement. The salary range for this position is $105,900 - $225,900 (Annual Rate). To learn more about the benefits of working at UCSF, including total compensation, please visit: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html