Lab Engineer – Mechanical & Production Research Lab

Technical Sciences - Institut for Mekanik og Produ; Aarhus; On-site; DKK 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Research infrastructure

Interdisciplinary environment

Healthy work-life balance

Job summary

Aarhus University’s Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering seeks a Lab Engineer to support research and teaching activities. The role covers operation, maintenance, and development of laboratory infrastructure across the department.

The successful candidate will contribute to experimental setups, data acquisition, sensor integration and collaboration with researchers, students, and technical staff. A formal MSc in Mechanical Engineering is required.

Qualifications

• MSc in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline required with hands-on lab experience.
• Experience with measurement systems, sensor integration, calibration and data acquisition.
• Good written and oral English; ability to work with students and researchers.

Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain, calibrate and troubleshoot laboratory equipment and experiments.
• Support development and commissioning of new experimental setups in collaboration with the prototype workshop.
• Assist with laboratory testing, sensor integration, data acquisition and documentation.
• Support signal conditioning and data collection for force, acceleration, pressure and temperature measurements.
• Contribute to laboratory safety procedures and training of staff and students.
• Assist with research projects and thesis work and related teaching activities.

Skills

MSc in Mechanical Engineering

Lab infrastructure experience

Measurement systems & data acquisition

Sensor integration & calibration

English communication

LabVIEW knowledge

Education

MSc in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

LabVIEW

Job description

Aarhus University’s Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering seeks a Lab Engineer to support research and teaching activities. The role covers operation, maintenance, and development of laboratory infrastructure across the department.

The successful candidate will contribute to experimental setups, data acquisition, sensor integration and collaboration with researchers, students, and technical staff. A formal MSc in Mechanical Engineering is required.