Electrical Engineer for Advanced Controls and Experimental Systems

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree and five years of relevant experience, or combination of education and relevant experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Expert knowledge of the principles of engineering and related natural sciences.
• Demonstrated project leadership experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading and/or managing technical professionals.

Job Specific Knowledge, Skills and Abilities include:

• Demonstrated project management skills are required. 
• Knowledge of analog/digital circuit design and troubleshooting is required.  Use of Protel schematic capture and PCB payout software for SMT and through-hole components is advantageous. 
• Demonstrated ability to design motion control systems is required, and in particular experience in the use of Galil digital motion controllers for classical stepper motors, IMS stepper motors, and brushless servo-motors is highly advantageous. 
• Experience in the design of electrical conditioning-circuits is required, such as for optical switches, transducers including LVDT’s, incremental and absolute encoders, x-ray ionization chambers, and PIN diode detectors.
• Knowledge of embedded systems development and FPGA programming of Xilinx Spartan chips with VHDL and/or modelsim is highly advantageous. 
• The candidate must be proficient using Windows and UNIX computer environments including Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel applications.
• Good communication skills, including the ability to interact productively with a diverse group of scientific users, administrative and technical coworkers is required.

Certifications and Licenses:

• None

In addition, preferred requirements include:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and five years of applicable experience in a research and development or manufacturing environment is required.
• Experience leading a team in the development, assembly and maintenance of control systems or new instrumentation is highly advantageous
• Skill in application programming in C++ and tcl/tk and Labview is advantageous. 
• Experience with CAD or Solid Edge mechanical design software, mechanical fabrication practices, reliability testing, and quality control processes is desirable.
• Operating knowledge of Dectris Pixel Array Detector (PAD) technology is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of Synchrotron Science, Structural Biology or X-ray Crystallography methods is not required but an advantage. 
• Experience developing web based documentation and applications is a plus. 

Why Stanford is for You

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• Freedom to grow. We offer career development programs, tuition reimbursement, or audit a course. Join a TedTalk, film screening, or listen to a renowned author or global leader speak.
• A caring culture. We provide superb retirement plans, generous time-off, and family care resources.
• A healthier you. Climb our rock wall, or choose from hundreds of health or fitness classes at our world-class exercise facilities. We also provide excellent health care benefits.
• Discovery and fun. Stroll through historic sculptures, trails, and museums.
• Enviable resources. Enjoy free commuter programs, ridesharing incentives, discounts and more

Other duties may also be assigned, not all unique aspects of this job are covered by this job posting. A full job description will be shared during the interview process.

Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.

Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law