Harvard University

Harvard University

Electronics Shop Manager

Cambridge, MA, United States

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Project ManagementBudgetingCustomer SupportPCB DesignFPGAEmbedded SystemsElectrical EngineeringRF EngineeringSensorsResearchCommunicationCollaborationMentoringOrganizational SkillsActuators

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About the role

  • The role is primarily technical and researcher-facing, with responsibility for consulting on, designing, fabricating, testing, troubleshooting, and refining custom electronic systems and instrumentation for a wide range of research applications.
  • Research Collaboration and Technical Consultation
  • Program, configure, and troubleshoot microcontrollers, embedded systems, FPGA-based platforms, and associated hardware/software interfaces used in research instrumentation and control systems.

Responsibilities

  • Provide advanced engineering consultation and hands-on technical support to faculty, researchers, postdoctoral fellows, and students developing or modifying custom electronic instrumentation for research and instructional use.
  • Collaborate with researchers to translate scientific and experimental requirements into practical engineering solutions, including development of prototypes, subsystems, and fully integrated instruments.
  • Advise researchers on best practices in instrumentation design, signal integrity, grounding, shielding, noise reduction, measurement reliability, and maintainability.
  • Support a broad range of experimental and instructional applications across SEAS, Physics, and other Harvard units.
  • Instrumentation Design, Fabrication, and Technical Execution
  • Design, fabricate, assemble, test, troubleshoot, and refine custom electronic systems, often on accelerated timelines, in support of active research programs.
  • Support instrumentation needs across a broad range of applications, including analog, digital, mixed-signal, embedded, sensing, and RF/microwave systems, as appropriate to project requirements.
  • Develop and review schematics, PCB layouts, wiring diagrams, interface specifications, and related technical documentation.
  • Perform diagnostic testing, failure analysis, debugging, repair, and iterative refinement of custom and existing instrumentation to ensure continuity of research operations.
  • Training, Mentorship, and User Support

Requirements

  • There are no significant physical demands of the position, beyond the ability to occasionally lift up to 25 pounds.
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related field required.
  • Minimum of eight years of relevant experience in an electronics laboratory, instrumentation development environment, research engineering setting, or similar technical role.
  • Demonstrated experience with designing, building, testing, and troubleshooting custom electronic instrumentation.

Nice to have

  • Portfolio or documented record of successful electronic instrument, system, or prototype designs required.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with faculty, researchers, students, and staff across disciplines and levels of technical expertise.
  • FPGA programming
  • Soldering, rework, wiring, and electronics fabrication
  • Proficiency with laboratory instrumentation such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, noise analyzers, and related test equipment

Skills

  • Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field preferred.
  • Experience in an academic, university, or research laboratory setting strongly preferred.
  • Preferred technical experience includes:
  • Low-noise, precision, and measurement-sensitive design
  • Mixed-signal systems
  • Sensor integration, including optical, temperature, displacement, and related scientific sensing applications
  • RF and microwave techniques
  • PCB design, layout, fabrication, and instrument enclosure development

Benefits

  • Our benefits include, but are not limited to:
  • Generous paid time off including parental leave
  • Medical, dental, and vision health insurance coverage starting on day one
  • Retirement plans with university contributions
  • Wellbeing and mental health resources
  • Professional development opportunities including tuition assistance and reimbursement
  • Commuter benefits, discounts and campus perks
  • Learn more about these and additional benefits on our Benefits & Wellbeing Page.

Company info

  • We are dedicated to creating a diverse and welcoming environment where everyone can thrive.
  • By joining SEAS, you will be part of an inclusive community of dedicated problem-solvers who hold themselves - and one another - to the highest academic and professional standards.
  • To learn more about us, please visit https://seas.harvard.edu/.
  • We seek talent from all parts of society and the world, and we strive to ensure everyone at Harvard thrives.

Equal opportunity

  • EEO/Non-Discrimination Commitment Statement
  • equal opportunity and non-discrimination.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Visa Sponsorship Information: Harvard University is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.
  • Certain visa types may limit work location.
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