Engineering Technician
Position Overview
The Engineering Technician will be responsible for designing, constructing, and maintaining laboratory equipment. This may include mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and software programming such as Labview Data Acquistion programming. The Engineering Technician will work for the new NSF Engineering Research Center – Environmentally Applied Refrigerant Technology Hub (EARTH) in the LEEP2 Engineering complex and report to Prof. Mark B. Shiflett, Foundation Distinguished Professor in the School of Engineering at the University of Kansas
Job Description
50% Mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation design, construction, and maintaining experimental equipment.
- Models testing apparatus using fusion 360
- Troubleshoot and diagnose malfunctioning lab equipment.
- Assist engineers in creating products, improving research processes methods and maintains assembly system.
- Performs research build Prototypes and inspect products at the direction of lead engineers.
- Install, maintain and repair mechanical system, and electrical systems.
- Installs electrical equipment such as relays and solenoids to for experiments.
- Uses Microcontroller to build test equipment
- Programs tests using labview or python
- Runs tests and corrects issues within the programs
- Extracts data from test programs, manages and filters data utilizing excel, and sends data to engineers for analysis. Additionally, further refines Labview programs to meet engineer’s analysis needs.
- Pre-test analysis to determine program needs and develops programs based off of testing requirements.
- Coordinates shipments with transportation companies from different locations to deliver research material to KU and other research institutions.
- Conducts monthly assessments of gas and chemical inventory
- Decontaminate labs after experiments
- Provides support to the entire Wonderful Institute for Sustainable Engineering.
- Attends safety meetings, joint lab group meetings, and project meetings with industry partners.
Position Requirements
This position is designated to work on-site. Some remote work may be considered dependent on the approval of the supervisor and needs of the Institute.
Required Qualifications
- Two (2) years experience with design and construction of laboratory experimental apparatus, instrumentation and controls, and programming as evidenced in application materials.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, as evidenced by application materials
Preferred Qualifications
- Two (2) years experience with LabView software
- Experience with MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, as evidenced by application materials
- Excellent time management skills and and experience prioritizing work flow, as evidenced by application materials.
Additional Candidate Instructions
In addition to the online application, the following documents are required to be considered for this position:
- Cover letter addressing how the required and preferred qualifications are met
- Resume
- Contact information for three professional references
- Initial application review will begin Monday, November 4, 2024. To ensure consideration, please apply by Sunday, November 3, 2024.
Contact Information to Applicants
Heather Abernathy, habernathy@ku.edu, 785-864-4512
Advertised Salary Range
55,000-65,000
Work Schedule
M-F 8-5
Application Review Begins
Monday November 4, 2024
Anticipated Start Date
Monday December 2, 2024