Ionizing Radiation Lab Technician

Job Overview

This announcement will be accepting candidate submissions until April 14, 2026.

NOTE: Resumes must use DD/MM/YYYY date format for experience entries on a resume.

This position will focus on providing laboratory technician and equipment management services to operate and maintain numerous ionizing radiation sources. The duties will include:

• Working as a skilled technician in maintaining source certification, calibration dosimetry for all sources, and applying radiation dosimetry to experiments
• Guiding electronics and materials experiments in the fabrication and integration of test structures
• Maintaining source qualification and compliance with regulations
• Developing and integrating instrumentation for experiments
• Writing test plans for radiation experiments
• Apply knowledge of electronics, physics of radiation, and instrumentation to properly run experiments in the laboratory with the assistance of staff scientists and engineers.
• Contributes to overall evaluation and determination to ensure the facilities are operating within prescribed standards and tolerances.
• Assists in developing and recommending changes in procedures and technical instructions to ensure more efficient operations and/or reduction in maintenance time.
• Assists in ensuring the Radiation Effects Laboratory uses safe practices and procedures following established safety rules and regulations and maintains a safe and clean work environment.
• Ensures compliance with Air Force instructions associated with radiation safety.
• Uses and assures proper fit of required safety equipment and clothing.
• Follows federal and state rules when storing, using, handling, labeling, and disposing of hazardous materials and waste in accordance with environmental standards.
• Maintains mandated programs including the Lock Out Tag Out program, documentation for Occupational Health, MSDS, Laboratory Safety Lessons, among other programs.

Eligible for a Referral Bonus?

Yes

Required Qualifications

• United States Citizenship
• Must possess a high-school diploma
• Experience in laboratory technical work, management and/or operations
• Experience operating electronics measurement equipment (spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, multimeters, etc.)
• Ability to pass random drug testing; this is a drug testing designated position
• Ability to obtain and maintain Secret clearance eligibility

Desired Qualifications

• >1-2 years experience in electronics laboratory technical work, management and/or operations
• Basic understanding of ionizing (NOT radio-frequency (RF)) radiation
• Experience with LabView, MatLab, and/or programming languages (e.g., Python)

Requisition Number 74628

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