University of Wisconsin-Madison
Instrumentation Engineer
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Job Category:
Academic Staff
Employment Type:
Regular
Job Profile:
Instrumentation Engineer II
Job Summary:
The Physical Sciences Laboratory (PSL) is a research and development organization within the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research. PSL develops unique instrumentation solutions used in scientific research programs all over the world. Our expertise spans the entire engineering process from initial conceptual design, through engineering development, fabrication, testing, and on-site installation. We have experience with projects at every scale and level of complexity.
The Instrumentation Engineer position will provide the Electrical and Mechanical Engineering groups with expertise and advice on strategy, design, and plans for all PSL projects. Primary duties to include: the development of user interface screens for the IceCube Upgrade project, ultra-high vacuum and ultra-high purity technology, electrical/mechanical/thermal system design and optimization, and controls hardware. The position will communicate and collaborate with researchers, scientists, and faculty from the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus as well as private industry and international collaborators.
Key Job Responsibilities:
- Prepares reports of design status and/or technical research for professional organizations, government/sponsor review boards, and design reviews. Participates in reviews
- Supports efforts to identify problems, issues and needs, and provides solution options in support of strategic decision-making
- May supervise the daily activities of unit or program staff, identifies and facilitates staff training opportunities, and resolves routine personnel issues
- Provides innovative expertise and experience in an area of discipline. Uses universally accepted computer design applications for modeling, sophisticated analysis, and optimization of large-scale design and fabrication efforts
- Supports or is directly responsible for efforts to coordinate project activities
- Serves as part of a multidisciplinary team, conceptualizes, specifies, designs, constructs, integrates, operates, tests, calibrates, documents, and improves unique, large-scale instrumentation systems
- Conducts research and development of new processes, techniques, and approaches for use in advanced instrumentation systems in collaboration with scientists and other research staff
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Department:
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research/Physical Sciences Laboratory
Compensation:
$74,154 minimum. Salary commensurate with experience.
Required Qualifications:
- Minimum of five years design experience in electrical or electronics engineering.
- Experience with modeling software, documentations tools, and project management software (MATLAB, AutoCAD, Ignition, SolidWorks or similar).
Preferred Qualifications:
- Hands-on experience implementing programmable logic controllers (PLCs), analog and digital equipment, sensors, computer interfaces, and distributed control systems.
- Experience integrating complex, high-performance electrical hardware and software in research environments.
- Strong understanding of risk, ability to develop risk registers, compliance reporting, mitigation strategies and tools to keep personnel and equipment safe.
- Strong experience with system-level design and control, mechanical and thermal system dynamics, hardware selection, schematics and documentation.
- Experience with optics and optical detectors.
- Programming experience.
Education:
- Required: BS Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical field.
- Preferred: PhD Physics, Engineering, or related technical field
How to Apply:
To be considered, applications must be submitted online at https://jobs.wisc.edu. Please click on the "Apply Now" button to start the application process. You will be required to upload a resume and cover letter. In your cover letter, please address your qualifications as they relate to the position.
Contact Information:
Elizabeth Danielak
edanielak@psl.wisc.edu
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Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
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