Program Aide
Texas A&M•College Station, TX
•Onsite
About The Position
Texas A&M University’s Department of Physics and Astronomy is looking for a Program Aide to support technical research efforts. In this role, the Program Aide will establish and fully validate a test‑stand system consisting of a VME crate with custom VME‑compatible FPGA electronics boards and auxiliary components, enabling a realistic emulation of the TAMU‑built OTMB electronics board used in the CMS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
Requirements
- PhD in Physics.
- Familiarity and experience working with the VME-based electronics
- working knowledge of C/C++
- python
- MS Office tools
- Linux
- firmware programming tools for FPGAs
- experience testing and debugging electronics
- knowledge of statistics for comparison of datasets
- experience with data processing and analysis.
- Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others.
Responsibilities
- Establish a test-stand system for use in the CMS experiment.
- Fully validate the test-stand system to enable a fully realistic emulation of the TAMU-built OTMB electronics board.
Benefits
- Medical
- prescription drug
- dental
- vision
- life and AD&D
- flexible spending accounts
- long-term disability insurance
- 12-15 days of annual paid holidays
- Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
- Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas
- Free exercise programs and release time
- All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more
- Educational release time and tuition assistance for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
