Staff Engineer - Research Instrumentation at Harvard Medical School
The newly established Research Instrumentation Core at Harvard Medical School is looking for a creative and energetic staff member to join a small multidisciplinary team. The core works directly with biologists to support and expand their research capabilities. The mission of the core is to (1) design and fabricate custom instrumentation for biomedical research, (2) help train researchers in the process of design and fabrication, and (3) advise researchers in how to develop novel applications for both custom and commercial instrumentation.
Characteristic duties of the Staff Engineer include:
• conducting one-on-one consultations with researchers;
• designing and fabricating electronic, mechanical and optical instruments and software interfaces;
• communicating with vendors and coordinating jobs with outside service providers;
• documenting projects and communicating project progress to the user community;
• planning and leading training sessions with researchers as needed.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent and minimum of two years of related experience. Demonstrated experience in the design and prototyping of electronic, optical, and mechanical devices.
Additional Qualifications:
We are especially interested in candidates with:
• five or more years related experience
• an advanced degree in science or engineering
• proficiency in LabView and/or Matlab
• programming experience in other languages (e.g., C, Java, Python)
• work experience in biomedical research and/or an academic science environment
• demonstrated experience teaching or training in an informal setting
The successful candidate will be self-motivated, innovative, and enjoy working in a dynamic and intellectually stimulating environment. S/he will be skilled at translating research problems into well-defined technical specifications and then designing and building a working instrument; s/he will have excellent interpersonal skills; enthusiasm for collaborating closely with biologists; programming skills; experience in designing and assembling digital and analog electronic devices (embedded microcontrollers, digital logic, analog amplifiers, etc.); the ability to write clearly for a broad audience.
Additional Information:
This is a 12 month term position with the possibility of renewal based on funding and work performance.
Characteristic duties of the Staff Engineer include:
• conducting one-on-one consultations with researchers;
• designing and fabricating electronic, mechanical and optical instruments and software interfaces;
• communicating with vendors and coordinating jobs with outside service providers;
• documenting projects and communicating project progress to the user community;
• planning and leading training sessions with researchers as needed.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent and minimum of two years of related experience. Demonstrated experience in the design and prototyping of electronic, optical, and mechanical devices.
Additional Qualifications:
We are especially interested in candidates with:
• five or more years related experience
• an advanced degree in science or engineering
• proficiency in LabView and/or Matlab
• programming experience in other languages (e.g., C, Java, Python)
• work experience in biomedical research and/or an academic science environment
• demonstrated experience teaching or training in an informal setting
The successful candidate will be self-motivated, innovative, and enjoy working in a dynamic and intellectually stimulating environment. S/he will be skilled at translating research problems into well-defined technical specifications and then designing and building a working instrument; s/he will have excellent interpersonal skills; enthusiasm for collaborating closely with biologists; programming skills; experience in designing and assembling digital and analog electronic devices (embedded microcontrollers, digital logic, analog amplifiers, etc.); the ability to write clearly for a broad audience.
Additional Information:
This is a 12 month term position with the possibility of renewal based on funding and work performance.
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