Senior Technical Specialist- Instrumentation Engineer

at  Springer Nature

SENIOR TECHNICAL SPECIALIST- INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEER

Employer
Princeton University
Location
Princeton, New Jersey
Salary
145000
Closing date
13 May 2024
Discipline
Physics
Job Type
Engineer
Employment - Hours
Full time
Duration
Fixed term
Qualification
Masters
Sector
Academia
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ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Masters degree in Physics, Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, or closely related field.
• 3 years of experience
• Proficiency in mechanical design, CAD software, computer interfacing, electronics, and vacuum systems.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and evaluate instrument performance.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to procure parts efficiently.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a keen eye for technical details.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• PhD in Physics, Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, or closely related field.
• Experience with LabVIEW or other software for measurement and control.
• Electron microscopy
• Light microscopy
• Prior experience in laboratory or project management is desirable
• Experience in Robotics is a plus
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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Construction and Integration: Contribute to the assembly of an IBEAM apparatus; this involves procurement of commercial components; working with machinists and consultants for implementation of custom components; integrating components like vacuum chambers, electron and ion guns, and sample transfer robots into a working system. Technical Optimization: Optimize the MultiSEM for robustness and high-speed acquisition, collaborating closely with an interdisciplinary team and Zeiss engineers to enhance critical parameters..
• Instrumentation Performance Evaluation: Conduct comprehensive evaluations of IBEAM-mSEM performance, proactively troubleshooting technical challenges as they arise to contribute to continuous performance enhancement in instrumentation.
• Contribute to data collection for the test samples and the (HPF) mouse hippocampal formation, a critical brain region for memory and spatial navigation, volume dataset from the whole adult mouse brain that may exceed tens of petabytes.