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Instrumentation Engineer II Located in Westerville, OH (just north of Columbus), Lake Shore Cryotronics, Inc. is a global leader in the design and manufacture of high performance tools used to characterize materials in cold temperature and magnetic environments. Please check us out on our website.
Due to our company’s growth, we are adding an Instrumentation Engineer II to our staff. This position is a Lead Engineer on design projects involving technology generally known to the company. This person will perform updates to existing designs on our scientific instruments; extension designs on current product lines; and may work on new product(s).
Our Successful Candidate Will:
- Have analog circuitry design experience with operational amplifiers (since digital needs are minimal for this position, digital design experience only does not qualify)
- Know how to select the right analog architecture after evaluating options such as input bias currents, input impedance, offset voltages, voltage noise, and current noise
- Have knowledge of 4-wire measurement techniques
- Know firmware
- Have in-depth knowledge of testing techniques
- Have some experience writing software to gather data for evaluating test results
- Know how to use an oscilloscope
- Have knowledge and understanding of a spectrum analyzer
- Be asked to analyze some op amp circuits in the interview Responsibilities:
- Plan and perform research, design, development, or manufacturing engineering
- Responsible for the engineering of part of a major project or as lead engineer on a smaller project.
- Coordinate the development of each assignment.
- Coordinate engineering personnel assigned to each activity.
- Coordinate the activities of the particular group with the various stages of the overall program.
- Verify design specifications
- Make decisions with some latitude for un-reviewed action.
- Provide technical support to internal and external customers.
- Work with and have functional knowledge of computer systems and engineering design tools, precision measuring devices, hand tools, associated electronic and scientific devices.
- Primarily interfaces with Engineering, New Product Development, Manufacturing, Sales, Marketing, and Suppliers.
- Maintain a safe and clean work area.
Experience Needed:
- Managing projects
- Analog and some digital design
- Work with current sources and instrumentation amplifiers
- Procedures followed and documented, records kept, like ISO 9001 or similar
- Verify and validate tests results to assure accuracy and meet specifications
- Have a system (check list) to verify all specs were met after tests were completed
- Knowledge of and experience with embedded firmware
- VB.net (Visual Basic) preferred or other high level, object oriented programming language
- Write test programs to gather data and evaluate instruments’ performance
- Embedded coding in Assembly is part of the job Supervision Received: General supervision from project manager, engineering management, or manufacturing management.
Language Skills:
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical journals, financial reports, and/or legal documentation.
- Ability to respond to inquiries or complaints from customers, suppliers, agencies, or members of the business community.
- Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or board of directors.
Mathematical Skills: Apply advanced mathematical concepts and operations to tasks.
Reasoning Ability: Make complex decisions requiring a significant amount of judgment. Decisions may affect product, process, employees, customers, suppliers, or any other business stakeholder. Assignments are broad in nature and require considerable originality or ingenuity.
Physical Demands: Position requires general office work (sitting, standing); manual dexterity needed for computer work with keyboard and mouse; requires walking, talking, seeing, hearing. Also requires assembly and testing of parts and products, using a variety of equipment.
Work Environment: May require some travel to supplier sites, trade shows, seminars, and customer sites.
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, flexible work hours and the opportunity to join the team of a growing high technology company.
For confidential consideration, please email resume, with salary requirements to: 56904@lakeshore.hrmdirect.com EOE M/F/D/V www.lakeshore.com.
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