Research Engineer

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Under the supervision of Research faculty, the Research Engineer II (RE2) facilitates designing, developing, implementing, and performing research experiments. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, method development, design of automatic data collection programs, design and drafting of fixtures and test apparatuses (using rapid prototyping, manual machining or other methods). The RE2 also provides technical biomedical engineering support in the design, repair, modification of specialized equipment and their applications.

• Maintains supply inventory, organization and other records, and remains within known fiscal limits when budgeting and forecasting for supplies, preventing delays due to inadequate supplies.
• Maintains quality control of all equipment utilized in his/her research area by initiating routine service checks, preventive maintenance, and calibrating in accordance with equipment manuals, ensuring all equipment is performing to standard and training new personnel on equipment use.
• Creates, maintains, and updates lab's internal procedure manuals.
• Familiarity with vendors to ensure up-to-date knowledge of outsourcing options; finds outsourcing options for engineered equipment to minimize cost and man-hours.
• Researches vendors and manufacturers such as the acquisitions of appropriate parts and equipment and the maintenance of the laboratory's needs. Keeps accurate records of research results and efforts and presents findings in regular lab meetings.
• Contributes new ideas for increasing scope and impact of ongoing projects.
• Assists in writing and proofreading test reports, manuscripts and grant applications.
• Participates in continuing education such as searching and reading literature, attending presentations, and attending national conferences. Given desired work product, designs and implements sound engineering processes that can be easily interpreted/produced by third party; keeps accurate log of work and presents plans in regular lab meetings.
• Recommends or produces analysis programs that are meaningfully and thoroughly commented and/or well documented with accompanying flowcharts or write-ups.

MINIMUM

Bachelors Other in electrical, biomedical, or mechanical engineering or related field

Two (2) years experience in electrical, biomedical, or mechanical engineering, advanced mathematics or physics statistics, computer simulation systems, control systems, or related field

PREFERRED

Masters degree