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Job Summary

Essential Functions

• Performs a variety of research and development activities requiring the application of engineering or science-based practices and principles.
• Designs, operates, maintains, and repairs specialized equipment and engineered systems utilizing engineering or science-based practices and principles.
• Advises faculty, postdocs, students, and staff with engineering design, modification, prototype and process development, analysis procedures, and other engineering solutions.
• Performs failure analysis, optimization studies and other investigations.
• Evaluates findings to develop new concepts, equipment, or processes.
• Ensures supplies are available and operational for use in projects.
• May manage local computer systems for laboratory functionality.
• Develops proposals, budgets, schedules and progress reports and presents results to internal and external stakeholders.
• Prepares technical reports for long and short-range planning.

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• • Life-Changing Impact: Our work changes lives through research, instruction, and outreach, making a lasting impact on our students, our communities, and the world.
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