Research Engineer III

CommonSpirit Health; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, AZ, seeks a Research Engineer III in the Neuromodulation Research Department. You will have broad discretion to design, develop, and implement biomedical engineering experiments, with independence granted by the laboratory chief and collaborating faculty.

You will develop methods, create automatic data collection programs, draft fixtures, and maintain equipment quality.

Qualifications

• Master's degree required.
• At least 5 years of experience in electrical, biomedical, or mechanical engineering.
• Doctorate preferred for advanced roles.
• Experience with statistics, computer simulation, or control systems is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement biomedical engineering and other research experiments.
• Develop methods and automatic data collection programs; draft fixtures and test apparatus.
• Provide technical biomedical engineering support and mentor junior engineers and trainees.
• Maintain supply inventory and equipment quality; budget adherence and preventive maintenance.
• Record results and present findings in lab meetings; contribute to reports and grants.
• Engage in continuing education and cross-team collaboration.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Biomedical engineering

Mechanical engineering

Mathematics/Physics

Education

Master's Degree in related field

Doctorate preferred

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Research Engineer III in our Neuromodulation Research Department you will have broad discretion and independence granted by the laboratory chief or division head and collaborating faculty members, the Research Engineer III (RE3) engages in the designing, developing, implementation of biomedical engineering and other research experiments.

Every day your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, method development, design of automatic data collection programs, design and drafting of fixtures and test apparatuses (using rapid prototyping, manual machining or other methods). The RE3 also provides technical biomedical engineering support in the design, repair, modification of specialized equipment and their applications, guidance to more junior research engineers and laboratory trainees, and expert partnership in interactions with the laboratory or division head.

To be successful in this role, you will maintains supply inventory, organization and other records, and remain within known fiscal limits when budgeting and forecasting for supplies, preventing delays due to inadequate supplies. Maintains quality control of all equipment utilized in his/her research area by initiating routine service checks, preventive maintenance, and calibrating in accordance with equipment manuals, ensuring all equipment is performing to standard and training new personnel on equipment use.

• Creates, maintains, and updates lab's internal procedure manuals, is constructive and positive when communicating observations, suggestions, problems and questions and is a good listener, and maintains professionalism, openness and honesty in oral and written communications with team members.
• Maintains relationships with vendors to ensure up-to-date knowledge of outsourcing options; finds outsourcing options for engineered equipment to minimize cost and man-hours
• Expert knowledge of vendors and manufacturers such as the acquisitions of appropriate parts and equipment and the maintenance of the laboratory's needs.
• Keeps accurate records of research results and efforts and presents findings in regular lab meetings
• Executes experiments using designs largely created with independence granted by the laboratory or division head, contributes new ideas for increasing scope and impact of ongoing projects and assists in writing and proofreading test reports, manuscripts and grant applications
• Participates in continuing education such as searching and reading literature, attending presentations, and attending national conferences, and performs tasks outside of area of focus as needed by other team members

Job Requirements

Required

Masters Degree in related field

Five (5) years experience in electrical, biomedical, or mechanical engineering or related field

Preferred

Doctorate Of Science in related field

Ten (10) years experience in electrical, biomedical, or mechanical engineering; advanced mathematics or physics; statistics; computer simulation systems; control systems; or related field

Where You'll Work

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