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Instrumentation Engineer III
Job Group: Research
Job Subgroup: Research
Salary Range (Annual):
26: $77,100-157,630 Employee Category: Academic Staff
Job Code: RE072
Job Subgroup: Research
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Job Summary:
Serves as part of a multidisciplinary team, and conceptualizes, designs, optimizes, constructs, tests, and improves unique, large-scale instrumentation systems used in scientific research, including electronics, mechanical/thermal systems, optics, optical detectors, and computers. Uses computer design applications for modeling, sophisticated analysis, including multidiscipline coupling, and optimization of large-scale design and fabrication efforts. Serves as a subject matter expert for technical aspects of the project development and new instrumentation system specifications and designs. Leads research and development of new techniques and approaches.
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Job Responsibilities:
- Serves as part of a multidisciplinary team, and conceptualizes, specifies, designs, constructs, integrates, operates, tests, calibrates, documents, and improves unique, large-scale instrumentation systems
- Provides innovative and strategic expertise and experience in an area of discipline and/or multiple disciplines. Uses universally accepted computer design applications for modeling, sophisticated analysis, including multidiscipline coupling, and optimization of large-scale design and fabrication efforts
- Serves as the main expert point of contact to internal and external stakeholders, leadership, vendors, and peer institutions. Identifies problems, issues and needs, provides solution options, and strategic direction throughout the project development
- Leads research and development of new processes, techniques, and approaches for use in advanced instrumentation systems in collaboration with scientists and other research staff
- Prepares and presents reports of design status and/or technical research to professional organizations, government/sponsor review boards, and design reviews
- Supports or is directly responsible for coordinating, defining, and tracking the project scope, budget, and schedule
- Serves as a subject matter expert to researchers, scientists, and faculty on the development of new instrumentation system specifications and designs, and participates in preparation of grant and contract proposals
- Provides training to staff and outside experts on developed systems and related technologies
- May supervise the daily activities of unit or program staff, identifies and facilitates staff training opportunities, and resolves routine personnel issues
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Education:
Master's Degree Preferred Minimum
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FLSA Status:
Exempt
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Institution Job:
No
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Required Supervisory Duty of at Least 2.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Employees:
No
- Employee Category:
Academic Staff
- Scaled Job:
No
- Salary Range (Annual):
26: $77,100-157,630
- Job Code:
RE072: Instrumentation Engineer III
- Link directly to this job title: https://hr.wisc.edu/standard-job-descriptions/?q=RE072