What are the responsibilities and job description for the Survey Technician - Adjunct position at Argonne National Laboratory?
Assist in installation, alignment, and maintenance of accurate physical position the APS machine components. Duties include assisting in maintenance of horizontal and vertical control networks for the APS complex, accelerator and beamline component fiducialization, alignment of the accelerator system and X-ray beamline components, calibrating survey equipment, testing and evaluation of prototypes of component support and alignment systems.
Position Requirements
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
Good analytical aptitude with a willingness to tackle new and challenging problems of engineering or scientific nature.
Ability to operate surveying and optical tooling equipment is necessary.
Attention to detail and accurate logging and reporting of measurement data are required as well as willingness to learn new alignment technology and operate state-of-the-art survey equipment.
Basic math, geometry and trigonometry.
Analytical aptitude, detail orientation.
Basic PC and IT skills.
Formal training in surveying, metrology, or alignment technology is preferred.
Minimum Educational and Experience Requirements:
TECH II - Associates Degree and one year of experience or equivalent
TECH III - Associates Degree and three years of experience or equivalent
Job Family
Union - Adjunct
Job Profile
Adjunct Technician II - Electro-Mechanical
Worker Type
Long-Term (Fixed Term)
Time Type
Full time
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