Electronic Design Engineer City: West Lafayette Job Description: Job Summary This position will work in the Electroncis shop and provide expertise in the design of electrical and electronic circuits. The position will provide expertise in sensing, measurements, data acquisition, and controls to solve complex and novel engineering problems faced by sponsored research and instructional users. Provide mentoring to faculty, staff and students in best practices for electronics design and fabrication. What You'll Be Doing: • Provide design and fabrication services for sponsored research projects, including consulting with faculty, staff, students, and sponsors on the design and fabrication of research apparatus. • Provide solutions to novel engineering problems to meet the requirements of the project. • Design, install, and validate solutions to said problems on research apparatus. • Provide appropriate documentation to research partners as required to ensure apparatus integrates properly into complex systems. • Coordinate and utilize other university services such as Research Machining Services to meet the needs of the apparatus design. • Estimate costs, time, and equipment required to meet project objectives and design specification. • Assist faculty as needed in preparation of research proposals and budgets. • Provide design and troubleshooting services to support apparatus used the formal instructional labs. • Create processes and procedure to identify persistant issues with instructional equipment. • Design and develop engineering solutions to solve recurrent problems while ensuring the apparatus continiues to meet the expected instructional need. • Propose changes and improvements to instructional apparatus to meet the instructional mission of the school. • Work with faculty and staff on the development of new instructional apparatus. • Serve as the subject matter expert for electrical, electronic, and sensing systems installed in new instructional apparatus. • Mentor Instruction support engineers in electronics design and troubleshooting. • Provide expert resources to Faculty, Staff, and Students in measurement techniques, sensing, and data acquisition. • Provide expertise is fabrication methods and techniques to minimize interference and ensure reliability. • Mentor Capstone design teams in the use of electronics, microcontroller control systems, and general electrical systems. • Guide teams as needed in control strategies and sensing techniques to improve prototype/project outcomes. What We're Looking For: Education and Experience: • Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering • Three (3) years of experience working with electronic circuit design, prototyping, and troubleshooting Skills needed: • Design and assembly of electrionic circuits including the layout and assembly of surface mount devices to integrate into systems to solve novel engineering problems. • Significant knowledge of measurement and sensing techniques. • Significant knowledge of microcontroller control systems, programming, and I/O management. • Must be able to diagnose/repair electronic equipment. • Must have experience in AC Electrical Design, best practices, and safe installation techniques. • AC knowledge should include three phase power. • Strong organazational skills, interpersonal skills, communication skills (written and oral). • Background in mechanical systems and mechatronics helpful. Additional Information: • Purdue's benefits summary https://www.purdue.edu/hr/Benefits/ • Purdue will not sponsor employment authorization for this position • A background check will be required for employment in this position • FLSA: Exempt (Not Eligible For Overtime) • Retirement Eligibility: Defined Contribution Waiting Period Career Stream Compensation Information: Professional 3 Pay Band S075 Link to Purdue University's Compensation Guidelines: https://www.purdue.edu/hr/mngcareer/compguidelines/index.php