Research Engineer, Psychiatry

UT Southwestern Medical Center • Dallas, TX

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Works under minimal direction to provide engineering skills and support within a biomedical or clinical engineering laboratory, or research setting. The Research Engineer (RE) position will report to the Division Chief of Addiction Psychiatry and work closely with the study teams of Addiction Psychiatry and Interventional Psychiatry. The RE will work under minimal direction to provide engineering skills and support within a biomedical/clinical human neural engineering laboratory in an academic research setting. Works under minimal direction to provide advanced engineering skills and integrated technical support within a biomedical and clinical engineering laboratory, or research setting, with emphasis on experimental system development and physiological data acquisition from brain before, during and after stimulation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in biomedical, physics, or engineering discipline
• 2 years of related experience
• Advanced degree may be used in lieu of experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical engineering expertise in the performance of laboratory experiments, data collection, and analysis.
• Selects and determines procedures in approach to research investigation and in design of instrumentation to achieve assigned investigational goals.
• Makes and records observations and measurements.
• Compiles and collates resulting experimental data.
• Sets up and operates equipment, instrumentation, and other investigational apparatus. Researches options and makes recommendations for new equipment and supplies.
• Assembles, erects, or fabricates equipment in accordance with specifications for analyzing data samples.
• Performs statistical and other analyses and prepares technical reports regarding methodology and results.
• May provide working supervision to technicians or research personnel of lower grade.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100%25 coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level