Autonomous Materials Lab Engineer

Purdue University Institute of CHIPS and AI; West Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Purdue University Institute of CHIPS and AI seeks an engineer to oversee autonomous experimental workflows in the Manufacturing and Materials Research Laboratory, connecting to cloud-based simulation and metadata tools with the AI/ML team. You will mentor students and collaborators, with emphasis on high-temperature alloy-carbide developments.

Join a world-class research community at Purdue and contribute to a program aiming for near-total lab autonomy and digital integration within three years.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5 years of manufacturing/robotics experience, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Provide project oversight and hands-on work for designing, fabricating, and implementing autonomous workflows.

Skills

Mechanical design

Manufacturing and testing

Lab automation

Robotics

Digital programming

AI/ML for research

ROS

Unity

Isaac Sim

2D materials synthesis

MAX phases

MXenes

High-throughput experimentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree preferred

PhD with 1–2 years experience preferred

Tools

ROS

Unity

Isaac Sim

Job description

Purdue University Institute of CHIPS and AI seeks an engineer to oversee autonomous experimental workflows in the Manufacturing and Materials Research Laboratory, connecting to cloud-based simulation and metadata tools with the AI/ML team. You will mentor students and collaborators, with emphasis on high-temperature alloy-carbide developments.

Join a world-class research community at Purdue and contribute to a program aiming for near-total lab autonomy and digital integration within three years.