Research Technician

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Job Title:

Research Technician

Department:

Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering

The Research Tech will design, prototype, and test embedded systems, RF circuits, and sensor-based platforms, with a focus on medical and health-related applications in areas of ongoing research. This role involves hands-on work with electronics, firmware development, whole system design and integration, and data analysis in a multidisciplinary lab environment. --Design, prototype, and test electronic circuits, including analog front-ends, digital subsystems, power supplies, RF subsystems, FPGAs, and digital embedded platforms. --System-level design and implementation of whole platforms including data collection, signal processing, data storage, low-power architectures including battery management, and communication. --Develop and debug firmware for microcontrollers or other resource constrained environments with applications in wireless communication, real-time / low-latency systems, and sensor integration. Design and implement software protocols as needed. Write peripheral drivers as needed. --Design schematics and PCBs for experimental platforms and prototypes. Manage low-to-medium volume production as needed. Perform board bring-up and debug as needed. --Develop, integrate, and validate sensors, especially but not limited to biomedical sensors for physiological monitoring. --Collect experimental data, implement algorithms and signal processing, contribute to system optimization, and perform analysis to inform research outcomes. --Prepare technical documentation, test protocols, and compliance support. --Collaborate with other faculty, students, researchers, engineers, and clinicians to support research goals.

Additional Information:

Essential Duties

40% Prototyping, circuit design, schematic entry, PCB layout, collaboration.

30% Programming and debugging firmware and device drivers, research, experiments, data analysis.

20% Testing, validation, documentation and presentation of test results.

10% Work with suppliers and vendors to ensure timely manufacturing to the specs.

Required: Master's degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering or Computer Science, or a minimum of five years equivalent experience in a research lab.

Required: Proficiency with a soldering iron, hot air station, etc., for soldering and re-working prototypes etc.

Proficiency with lab and bench equipment including digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, microscopes, etc.

Experience with physiological/biomedical sensors.

Basic understanding of the FCC and RF compliance issues.

Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.

Experience with low-power embedded systems programming in C or C++ and revision control systems (git).

Experience creating and modifying device drivers for internal and external peripherals such as radios, packaged sensors, etc.

Experience with low-level embedded systems protocols and concepts including UART, SPI, I2C, USB, ADCs, external SRAMs, flash memories, etc.

Preferred: Experience with STMicroelectronics STM32 and/or Nordic nRF microcontrollers using FreeRTOS or Zephyr.

Experience designing and implementing circuits to meet performance and signal integrity goals such as ADC frontends, low-noise power supplies, signal filtering, power filtering, PLLs, RF circuits, medium-speed digital, etc.

Basic familiarity with small, low-power FPGAs and Verilog.

Linux experience a plus.

Demonstrate experience in schematic design of embedded platforms with low-power and battery-powered architectures such as wearables or IoT systems. Demonstrate experience in PCB design including HDI, RF stack-ups and materials, RF layout (microstrips, etc.), and management of final fabrication and assembly including component selection, BOM management, etc.

Experience with OrCAD and other Cadence tools. Experience with electronics prototyping including through-hole and SMT components.

Location:

Dreese Laboratories (0279)

Position Type:

Regular

Scheduled Hours:

40

Shift:First Shift

Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.

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