Jobs at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

Owns and oversees project controls processes, systems, procedures, cost and schedule management, earned value reporting, risk integration, baseline changes, and performance analysis across laboratory projects. The role manages resource-loaded schedules, EAC and ETC updates, subcontract schedule requirements, audits, and senior-management reporting. It also administers project controls software, trains personnel, assigns resources, and supervises staff, including hiring and performance actions.

Procurement Specialist IV manages complex construction, architect and engineering, and special-project subcontracts. Responsibilities include developing requirements, soliciting and evaluating proposals, conducting price and cost analysis, negotiating terms, awarding contracts, administering subcontract files, ensuring federal regulatory compliance, supporting audits, and reporting procurement metrics. The role requires extensive federal and DOE contracting experience, knowledge of FAR and related labor and procurement regulations, and the ability to manage high-dollar procurements in a matrixed environment.

Leads Fermilab’s operational strategy and execution across facilities, engineering, campus readiness, HR, finance, procurement, information systems, and strategic partnerships. Advises the Laboratory Director, oversees budgets and infrastructure planning, drives performance improvement, coordinates with DOE and senior stakeholders, ensures regulatory compliance, and supports major scientific projects and laboratory operations.

Leads procurement and subcontracting teams supporting complex, high-value acquisitions for Fermilab. Oversees acquisition planning, solicitations, negotiations, awards, subcontract administration, compliance, audits, metrics, and DOE coordination. Provides procurement guidance to project teams and laboratory leadership, communicates procurement objectives, interacts with subcontractors, and may supervise staff. The role is onsite in Batavia and requires adherence to federal procurement regulations, contract law, laboratory policies, and safety practices.

Operate and improve helium cryogenic systems, develop procedures, troubleshoot and analyze thermal/hydraulic/structural issues, design cryogenic components, respond to alarms, coordinate maintenance, and collaborate on performance verification and documentation.

Paid six-week summer internship providing routine technical support to Fermilab experiments or support groups under direct supervision. Interns collaborate with scientists, engineers, project teams, and support personnel while following established procedures. The program includes an oral presentation and exit survey. Applicants must be Illinois JROTC high school juniors, seniors, or recent graduates and eligible to work in the United States. The internship is onsite in Batavia, Illinois, with no housing or transportation reimbursement.

Provides supervised technical support for experiments and support groups. Fabricates, operates, tests, repairs, and modifies electronic equipment, systems, and devices while collaborating with scientists, engineers, project teams, and support personnel. The internship is a 10-week, in-person program at Fermilab installations in Batavia, Illinois.

Provides supervised technical support for experiments or support groups by fabricating, setting up, calibrating, operating, testing, repairing, and modifying mechanical equipment and systems. May also perform environmental, waste disposal, and radiological survey duties. Completes a 10-week onsite internship in collaboration with scientists, engineers, project teams, and support personnel.

Build, operate, and evolve Fermilab’s on-premise, air-gapped Kubernetes platform supporting accelerator control systems and scientific programs. Responsibilities include infrastructure R&D, requirements gathering, architecture, storage integration, legacy application migration, security planning, troubleshooting, documentation, and user consultation. The engineer will mentor colleagues and ensure reliable integration of Kubernetes services with complex control, networking, computing, and storage environments.

Provides executive-level administrative support to a Director, including complex schedule management, prioritization, communications, meeting preparation, minutes, action tracking, confidential information handling, special projects, cost-saving initiatives, and domestic and international travel coordination. The role requires independent judgment, cross-functional collaboration, discretion, and knowledge of administrative procedures. This is an onsite position in Batavia, Illinois, with an Associate's degree and at least eight years of administrative experience required.

Coordinates receipt, storage, inventory, and transportation of LBNF/DUNE materials to the SURF project site. Maintains shipment and inventory records, verifies deliveries, resolves discrepancies, supports warehouse and trucking contractors, inspects materials, prepares receiving documentation, and assists with logistics planning and audits. The role requires onsite work in Lead, South Dakota, local travel, and possible travel to Fermilab in Illinois.

Lead and manage QA program activities for the LBNF/DUNE construction project, including developing QA procedures, performing document reviews, managing corrective actions, conducting investigations and training, preparing reports for management and DOE, and ensuring compliance with DOE and regulatory requirements. May supervise staff and travel domestically (~15%).

Design, analyze, fabricate, install, test, and operate mechanical systems supporting particle accelerators. Serve as the primary machine engineer for the Main Injector and Recycler, coordinate upgrades and repairs, lead mechanical stress and thermal analyses, plan heavy-component lifting and rigging, oversee engineers and technicians, and support future accelerator projects. Responsibilities also include project engineering, procurement, fabrication, maintenance planning, safety compliance, and mentoring early-career staff.

Lead and execute complex mechanical engineering projects including design, specs, procurement, installation, testing, and commissioning. Provide technical direction, perform calculations, manage budgets/schedules, supervise teams or subcontractors, ensure code and safety compliance, and represent projects at reviews and conferences.

Oversee electrical and IT construction contracts for LBNF/DUNE facilities, including power distribution up to 15 kV, fiber-optic communications, and networking infrastructure. Coordinate contractors, schedules, costs, change requests, RFIs, submittals, inspections, QA/QC, commissioning, and project documentation. Review drawings and installations for compliance, support earned value and project reporting, coordinate multidisciplinary stakeholders, and conduct field activities at an underground construction site.

The Accountant prepares financial statements, reports, accounting entries, reconciliations, and month-end and year-end close materials. The role processes transactions under GAAP, performs system queries and data pulls, identifies discrepancies, supports financial system testing, communicates with employees and vendors, and maintains accounting records and procedures. The position is onsite in Batavia and requires a bachelor's degree in accounting or business, or at least two years of accounting experience.

Plans, designs, deploys, configures, and maintains network systems supporting data, voice, and video communications. Monitors performance, security, capacity, and network architecture; troubleshoots complex issues; evaluates upgrades; and develops technical proposals and progress reports. The role provides user consultation and guidance to network personnel, leads moderate-scope projects, supports vendor negotiations and purchases, and oversees assigned operational and maintenance activities.

Administers and maintains complex CMMS and enterprise systems, including software installation, configuration, access management, troubleshooting, security, performance improvements, reporting, documentation, and data management. Translates business requirements into system solutions, coordinates technical projects, collaborates with users, vendors, engineers, and leadership, and may supervise personnel. The role is onsite in Batavia and requires compliance with safety regulations and HSPD-12 credentialing requirements.

FIMS Administrator analyzes business requirements, improves IT processes, manages process flows, and proposes short- and long-term solutions. The role coordinates projects, prioritizes customer demands, supports system testing and implementations, communicates service changes, develops documentation, and may provide training. Candidates need at least three years of relevant functional experience, service management suite proficiency, strong communication skills, and the ability to coordinate skilled project labor. This is an onsite position in Batavia, Illinois.

Ensure the FFDG Procurement System complies with the DOE Prime Contract by developing and maintaining procurement policies, leading DOE approvals, conducting self-assessments and audits, training staff, reviewing subcontract files, coordinating corrective actions, advising legal, and communicating with DOE on procurement matters.