Instrumentation Engineer for Extreme Materials Lab & AI

UWMSN University of Wisconsin Madison; United States; On-site; USD 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Wisconsin–Madison seeks an outstanding scientist to serve as a staff member for MATRIX_MIP and the Hard Materials Lab (HML). The role focuses on supporting HML operations and the MATRIX-MIP user program, including startup activities such as facility design, equipment evaluation, and user training.

Ongoing duties include assisting internal/external users, providing training and technical assistance, maintaining instruments, and developing best practices and training materials to

Qualifications

• 3+ years of lab experience focused on bulk synthesis and characterization of structural materials.
• Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related discipline required.
• Masters or PhD in Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related discipline preferred.
• Experience with lab design, including space needs, facilities planning, and safety considerations.

Responsibilities

• Supports efforts to identify problems, issues, and needs, and provides solution options in support of decision-making
• Supports efforts to coordinate project activities
• Conceptualizes, specifies, designs, constructs, integrates, operates, tests, calibrates, documents, and improves instrumentation systems
• Provides expertise and experience in an area of discipline
• Uses universally accepted computer design applications for modeling, analysis of design, and fabrication efforts
• Helps prepare reports of design status and/or technical research for professional organizations, government/sponsor review boards, and design reviews
• Supports research and development of new processes, techniques, and approaches for use in advanced instrumentation systems

Skills

Lab experience

Bulk synthesis

Characterization

Instrument maintenance

User training

Education

Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related discipline

Masters or PhD in Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related discipline

Tools

Computer design applications

Job description

The University of Wisconsin–Madison seeks an outstanding scientist to serve as a staff member for MATRIX_MIP and the Hard Materials Lab (HML). The role focuses on supporting HML operations and the MATRIX-MIP user program, including startup activities such as facility design, equipment evaluation, and user training.

Ongoing duties include assisting internal/external users, providing training and technical assistance, maintaining instruments, and developing best practices and training materials to