Senior Systems Engineer

idexcel; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology solutions provider is seeking a senior systems engineer to join their R&D team in Knoxville, Tennessee. The role involves designing, developing, and testing hardware and software for particle accelerator systems and other applications. The ideal candidate will have a B.S. in Electrical or Systems Engineering, with 5+ years of experience, specifically in LabVIEW and embedded systems development. Join a focused team dedicated to advancing technologies in molecular imaging and diagnostics.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of related experience in engineering.
• 3+ years of experience defining test plans and documentation.
• Ability to grasp new technical concepts in hardware/software interactions.

Responsibilities

• Develop industrial control applications in C on real-time OS.
• Work with the CCS engineering team to test designs for prototype and production systems.
• Monitor industry practices for engineering solutions.

Skills

LabVIEW

Embedded systems development in C

Electrical instrumentation and controls design

Project documentation

Real-time processing

Education

B.S. degree in Electrical or Systems Engineering

M.S. in Electrical or Systems Engineering

Tools

Test Stand

Linux

VxWorks

Job description

10 months Contract to Hire

Position Overview

The Cyclotron and Chemistry Solutions (CCS) group provides Molecular Imaging with products and solutions to build the infrastructure for making PET Biomarkers from Discovery to Production and Distribution. The CCS group produces particle accelerators used to make isotopes relevant to PET imaging and chemistry synthesis modules to create radiolabeled imaging agents. Over 200 units of the Eclipse11 MeV, negative ion cyclotron from Siemens are being operated in all corners of the globe for PET radioisotope production. The CCS Engineering and Development group is a small, focused, interdisciplinary team further developing the capacity of our accelerator and chemistry synthesis platforms to increase our ability to deliver isotopes and biomarkers to our customers.

CCS is looking for a senior systems engineer to join the R&D team. You will work with a cross-functional team throughout the product lifecycle to design, develop, test and integrate hardware and software for a variety of applications including accelerator control systems, subsystem control, RF systems, and data handling. The ideal candidate will have an electrical engineering education with knowledge and experience on both hardware and software platforms, as well as experience developing software applications, especially in LabVIEW.

In conjunction with CCS colleagues, capture engineering project requirements, including modifications and upgrades, as a result of either specific customer needs or pro-active product improvement.

Responsibilities

• Work with the CCS engineering team to architect, develop, integrate and test designs for prototype and production systems
• Develop hardware and software specifications, test plans and other required design related documentation
• Develop industrial test and HMI applications in LabVIEW following defined software development methodologies.
• Develop industrial control applications in C on real-time OS (Linux, VxWorks).
• Implement designs and test systems using engineering documentation.
• Monitor industry practices to identify applicable processes, products and materials that can deliver improvements in engineering solutions for maintenance, incident repairs and development activities.
• Work closely with engineers and technicians from multiple disciplines

Qualifications

Required Knowledge/Skills, Education, and Experience

In order to accomplish everything above, we are looking for someone with the following capabilities:

• B.S. degree in Electrical or Systems Engineering
• Experience with LabVIEW, Test Stand and other NI technologies
• Experience with embedded systems development in C – embedded Linux and bare metal MCU firmware
• Knowledge and experience with electrical instrumentation and controls design, including developing electrical schematics, PC board layouts, and wiring diagrams
• Experience working and/or leading efforts that require hardware and software requirements definition and analysis, architecture definition, design, implementation and test
• Experience writing extensive project documentation and executing complex system testing
• Ability to grasp new technical concepts including hardware/software interactions, real-time processing and controls
• 5+ years of related experience
• 3+ years of experience defining test plans and documentation
• Self-starter with good interpersonal and communication skills, ability to work independently and with a team

Preferred Knowledge/Skills, Education, and Experience

• M.S. in Electrical or Systems Engineering
• Accelerator physics and electronics knowledge
• Experience with design and operation of Radio-frequency (RF) systems
• Specialized experience in all of the following areas: control systems development, accelerator physics, and electro-mechanical design
• Experience in medical product development and commercialization
• Experience with product lifecycle management processes