Research Engineer/Scientist - Materials Characterization Facility (Open Rank II/Sr)

Overview

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About The Institute for Matter and Systems

The Institute for Matter and Systems (IMS), an Interdisciplinary Research Institute at Georgia Tech, solves societal, technological, and scientific challenges by integrating knowledge, methods, and expertise across disciplines:

• Fundamental science to comprehend and control matter from the nanoscale to the mesoscale.
• The synthesis, processing, and characterization of materials to achieve desired properties.
• The design and fabrication of novel devices and components with enhanced capabilities.
• The integration of materials, devices, and components into larger systems.
• Computing, modeling, simulation, and big data to advance progress at all length scales.
• Integration of economic, business, and social factors to ensure sustainable and equitable benefits in all stages of research, from conceptualization to impact.

IMS enables interdisciplinary research in areas including:

• Microelectronic technologies that efficiently sense, process, store, and communicate information while addressing issues related to security, privacy, and inequality.
• Built environment technologies for sectors such as automotive, infrastructure and energy that enhance strength, sustainability, reliability, resiliency, and efficiency.
• Human-centric technologies that improve human health, wellness, and performance.
• Frontiers in research infrastructure such as characterization, modeling, simulation, and artificial intelligence that impact numerous technologies.

The Materials Characterization Facility (MCF) is a part of the Institute for Matter and Systems (IMS), the interdisciplinary research institute at the Georgia Institute of Technology dedicated to novel materials and devices and their incorporation into systems.

The MCF makes available a wide variety of instruments as well as skilled research staff to support the needs of academic, industry, and government users.

Within the MCF, the Mechanical Property Characterization Facility (MPCF) supports education and research programs related to process-structure-property relations in structural materials. Its principal activities are directed toward the measurement and modeling of the mechanical properties of engineering materials, primarily related to deformation, fatigue, and fracture.

Atlanta, GA

The MPCF is seeking an experienced Research Engineer to support existing and planned analysis instrumentation in its shared-user labs. The researcher in this position will:

• Manage overall lab activities involving multiple MPCF instruments (training, usage, analysis, demonstrations, etc.)
• Interact with various Principal Investigators - both internal (GT) and external academic and industrial - to learn/explain how their research would best benefit from MPCF analysis.
• Perform and/or direct advanced mechanical measurements.
• The position will interact with students, faculty, staff, vendors, and contractors.
• This position will have one or more direct reports.

• Provide access and support to Georgia Tech students and faculty by providing training and safety overview for access to test equipment.
• Investigate and implement new testing capabilities to match contemporary and projected research interests of lab users.
• Design, develop, and implement new fixtures, grip, sensors, etc. related to laboratory user research project requirements.
• Provide support for classroom activities including training students and teaching assistants and ensuring test methodology is appropriate for data required for assignments.
• Consult and support Capstone Senior Design projects which require access to mechanical test frames and/or furnaces.
• Maintain laboratory equipment through regular repair and maintenance, including coordinating repair technician services from vendors as necessary.
• Manage MPCF staff to support repairs, maintenance, procurement, and training and access for classroom support and external industry projects.

This position vacancy is an open rank announcement. Final job offer will be dependent on candidate qualifications in alignment with Research Faculty ranks as outlined in section 3.2.1 of the Georgia Tech Faculty Handbook (https://www.policylibrary.gatech.edu/faculty-handbook/3.2.1-research-faculty-hiring-and-promotion-guidelines)

Research Engineer / Scientist II

• A master's degree in science, engineering or related area, and three (3) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of that degree, or
• A master's degree in science, engineering or related area, and five (5) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of a bachelor's degree, or
• A Doctoral degree

Senior Research Engineer / Scientist

• A master's degree and seven (7) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of that degree, or
• A master's degree and nine (9) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of a bachelor's degree, or
• A Doctoral degree and four (4) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of a bachelor's degree

• A master's degree in mechanical engineering, materials science and engineering, or an equivalent field and five (5) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of a bachelor's degree, or
• A Ph.D. relevant field
• Extensive experience with electromechanical or servohydraulic test frames (test setup, troubleshooting, maintenance, etc.)
• Experience with scientific software such as Labview, MatLab, and/or Solidworks.
• Experience (3+ years) operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting servo hydraulic test frames.
• Previous experience working in a shared user facility.
• Demonstrated mechanical skills.
• An established publication record relating to mechanical property testing of materials.

Please list 3 professional references.

For additional information about this job opening, please contact Cecelia Jones, Cecelia.jones@gatech.edu

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