R&D Engineer 2 (7119U) - Mechanical Engineering
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Departmental Overview The Department of Mechanical Engineering is a large academic department within the College of Engineering with 41 faculty, 21 career staff, and approximately 1000 students. The Department has research and instructional laboratories in Etcheverry Hall, Hesse Hall, and the Richmond Field Station.
This position is critical to the Department of Mechanical Engineering's and to the Aerospace Program's instructional teaching missions, since a significant number of the courses require students to design and build complex class projects to illustrate and provide practical experience. This position also is critical in maintaining safe, supervised undergraduate and graduate laboratory operations, as many of the experiments can be hazardous if not properly executed.
Application Review Date The First Review Date for this job is: October 4, 2024 - Open Until Filled
Responsibilities - Under general supervision, the R&D Engineer performs and/or supervises the performance of laboratory and experimental facilities, equipment, and instrument systems; supervises and/or coordinates the construction, assembly, and testing of laboratory and experimental facilities, equipment, and instrument systems; provides training and supervision to students, as well as career technical staff in the laboratories on safety, proper use of tools and processes, contemporary laboratory testing, and advice on functional design issues related to working on unique and potentially volatile experiments.
- Conducts design reviews, provides recommendations on best practices for manufacturability of individual, group class and student club project designs. Prepares engineering plans and specifications of moderate- to high-level of complexity for novel instructional and research laboratory equipment and instruments.
- Participate in the solution of physical and mathematical analysis of experimental data or in the mathematical solution of physical and engineering problems. Ability to program in CAD/CAM toolpath software.
- Perform duties of Technical & Instructional Laboratory Safety Officer, conduct required monthly safety inspections, perform annual chemical inventory, disposal of waste materials and assist with maintaining chemical inventory and other safety records.
Required Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training.
- Working knowledge of engineering principles and methods in order to independently perform professional design work of limited scope and complexity.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work in a collaborative manner, to assist in identifying any challenges or barriers.
- Fluency in Mechanical modeling and analysis.
- Fluency in aerodynamic imaging technique (Schlieren).
Salary & Benefits For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University, please visit the University of California's Compensation & Benefits website.
The budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $85,000 to $115,500 yearly ($7,083.33 to $9,625.00 monthly). This is a 100% FTE career position eligible for full benefits.
To apply, visit https://careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psc/ucb/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&JobOpeningId=73111&PostingSeq=1&SiteId=21&languageCd=ENG&FOCUS=Applicant
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