Instrumentation Engineer

University of Wisconsin Madison•Madison, WI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Pegasus research group in the Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics Department at UW-Madison is seeking an Instrumentation Engineer to support instrumentation, plasma heating and current drive systems, and the broader experimental facility. The position supports research and development of advanced instrumentation systems and helps coordinate project activities. The role is expected to be performed in person at a designated campus work location. The successful applicant must maintain continuous eligibility to work in the United States without employer sponsorship. The position is ongoing.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
Continuous eligibility to work in the United States without employer sponsorship, maintained throughout employment.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with pulsed power systems.
Experience working with high-voltage systems.
Experience working with RF/microwave sources and components.
Experience working with Multiphysics modeling tools such as COMSOL.

Responsibilities

Identify problems, issues, and needs, and provide solution options to support decision-making.
Help prepare reports on design status and technical research for professional organizations, government or sponsor review boards, and design reviews.
Provide expertise and experience in an area of discipline.
Use universally accepted computer design applications for modeling, design analysis, and fabrication efforts.
Support research and development of new processes, techniques, and approaches for advanced instrumentation systems.
Conceptualize, specify, design, construct, integrate, operate, test, calibrate, document, and improve instrumentation systems.
Support coordination of project activities.