Fluid Mechanics Lab Engineer & Prototyping Specialist

brown; United States; On-site; USD 34,000 - 44,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work/life balance

Annual paid holidays

Health benefits

Tuition assistance

Retirement

Job summary

Brown University’s School of Engineering invites applications for a Research Engineer. The role designs, fabricates, purchases, and maintains laboratory equipment and facilities for experimental fluid mechanics projects, and supports posters, publications, and progress reports.

The incumbent may assist with grant proposals and provide fabrication guidance and maintenance of fabrication tools (3D printers, laser cutter, CNC).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related discipline.
• 1–2 years of engineering design and project experience.
• Experience in a university laboratory setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, fabrication, purchasing, and maintenance of lab equipment and facilities.
• Support preparation of posters, publications, and progress reports.
• Assist in writing proposals for research grants and sponsored funding.
• Provide general lab support with devices and fabrication guidance.

Skills

CAD

Rapid prototyping

Metalworking

Woodworking

Circuit design

Python

MATLAB

Communication

Teamwork

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related discipline

Tools

Python

MATLAB

Arduino

ESP32

Raspberry Pi

Job description

Brown University’s School of Engineering invites applications for a Research Engineer. The role designs, fabricates, purchases, and maintains laboratory equipment and facilities for experimental fluid mechanics projects, and supports posters, publications, and progress reports.

The incumbent may assist with grant proposals and provide fabrication guidance and maintenance of fabrication tools (3D printers, laser cutter, CNC).