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Req #: 246216

Department: BIOENGINEERING

Posting Date: 05/27/2025

Closing Info:

Closes On 06/09/2025

Salary: $5,160 - $9,465 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes:

As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-professional-staff-librarians-academic-contract-covered-exempt-20250130-a11y.pdf)

As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills, and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.

UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty.

The Department of Bioengineering has an outstanding opportunity for a Research Scientist/Engineer 2 to join their team.

UW Bioengineering is a vibrant community driving advances in health care. As a joint department in the College of Engineering and School of Medicine, we bring together students, scientists, engineers, and clinicians to develop innovative and cost-effective health care solutions that improve lives. Our inclusive and collaborative culture empowers our students, faculty, and staff to make an impact through new fields of research and clinical products. Our award-winning faculty are national leaders in biomedical education, research, and technology transfer.

In UW Bioengineering, we are bound by a belief that public health and human dignity are inseparable. One is impossible without the other. Equity and inclusivity are fundamental to our mission of inventing the future of medicine.

We are an interdisciplinary group of bioengineers, clinicians, mechanical and electrical engineers and software specialists. The research is focused on development and implementation of novel measurement techniques for external prosthetics and orthotics. The goal of the projects are to create instruments to help practitioners better understand patient needs, behaviors and issues and select treatments to improve their function and quality of life.

This is an engineering position with an emphasis on mechanical testing, data acquisition and controls. The position relies on a strong mechanical background and an understanding of software development processes, and requires good organizational ability. The engineer needs to effectively collaborate with lab personnel and be detail oriented in design, development, and testing. The position applies knowledge of practical design and related skills to implement devices that help test hypotheses and draw conclusions from collected data. Designs may lead to commercial medical products. The person in this position will work with the PI, faculty, staff, research associates, and students.

**DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES** Software Development (30%)

+ Produce Code utilizing standard code packages (MATLAB, Python, C, etc.) to analyze and organize data collected from testing, determine trends and extract useful information.

+ Apply understanding of programming for microcontrollers utilizing C/C++ and communicate with other researchers on this process.

+ Apply understanding of data analysis findings to develop and communicate implementation strategies to firmware engineer.Scientific Studies (30%)

+ Work with the research group to develop human subjects testing protocols.

+ Conduct scientific studies with human participants while keeping extreme attention to detail. Perform data collections and characterize technologies effectiveness.

+ Manage and document the findings and data collected during studies for easy analysis and presentation of results clear to both engineering and clinical team members.Calibration and Testing (20%)

+ Design, conduct, and develop engineering bench tests to evaluate and calibrate our novel systems.

+ Present performance results and calibration results from bench testing.Mechanical Device Design and Prototyping (10%)

+ Work with electrical engineers, mechanical engineers and clinicians to develop sensing systems and prosthetic devices that meet project objectives.

+ Be able to interpret results from testing and provide/receive adequate feedback on results.Other Duties (10%)

+ Work within the group to push forward your and your fellow engineers projects while being communicative and collaborative.

+ Manage inventory and purchasing of electronic and mechanical components.

+ Support laboratory functions in fast paced environment through auxiliary tasks as needed. **MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS**

+ Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering or a related science or engineering discipline and two years job-related experience in a research or industry setting, OR equivalent combination of education/experience. **Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.** **ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS**

+ Demonstrated proficiency in writing and reading code for the purposes of data analysis.

+ Experience in testing and analyzing mechanical systems.

+ Demonstrated ability to execute a complex project with high attention to detail.

+ Ability to work with diverse population of disabled participants (e.g., prosthesis users, orthosis users, people with an injury) running scientific studies.

+ Experience conducting biomechanical projects and studies.

+ Experience with prosthetics/lower limb disability or gait studies.

+ Capability to write manuscript-quality description of analysis methods and results.

+ MATLAB coding experience. **DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS**

+ Ability to independently prioritize and organize work to meet deadlines; and to seek help when needed.

+ Willingness and ability to learn new systems and to implement new processes in response to changes.

+ Capability to work well with a team of interdisciplinary engineers and practitioners.

+ Experience using CAD design software. **Application Process:** The application process may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment, you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are access ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.