Instrumentation & Facility Lead for Extreme Materials Lab

University of Wisconsin; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Wisconsin–Madison seeks an Instrumentation Engineer I to support MATRIX-MIP and the Hard Materials Lab (HML). You will help establish the facility through laboratory design, equipment evaluation and training, and support to internal and external users.

Responsibilities include maintaining and calibrating instruments, developing best practices, and providing technical assistance. The role also involves contributing to center activities and user training while enabling safe,

Qualifications

• A minimum of 3 years of lab experience focused on bulk synthesis and characterization of structural materials.
• Experience with bulk synthesis and characterization of structural materials in extreme conditions, notably high temperature environments.
• Experience with lab design, including space needs, facilities planning, and safety considerations.
• Experience with instrument maintenance and repair.
• Experience with user training or development of instructional materials.

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

Instrumentation maintenance

User training

Education

Bachelor's degree in Materials Science/Engineering/Physics

Master's or PhD in related discipline

Tools

Lab design planning

Safety considerations

Equipment evaluation

Job description

The University of Wisconsin–Madison seeks an Instrumentation Engineer I to support MATRIX-MIP and the Hard Materials Lab (HML). You will help establish the facility through laboratory design, equipment evaluation and training, and support to internal and external users.

Responsibilities include maintaining and calibrating instruments, developing best practices, and providing technical assistance. The role also involves contributing to center activities and user training while enabling safe,