Senior Engineering Technician

You Are:

• Hands on by nature. You love to work with your hands doing projects-People often call you a tinkerer. Whether there is dirt literally under your fingernails or figuratively, you love to tackle projects.
• A strong communicator keeps others informed as we work. You should understand and be a master of communicating with the team, whether it be digital or verbal.
• A capable collaborator. You understand that we can accomplish more as a team than as an individual. Working by yourself is essential, but the ability to help the group achieve its objectives is key.
• Experienced in working with cryogenics or high pressure fluid systems. You have experience working with cryogenic or high pressure fluid systems
• Experience in laboratory or research environment. You have experience working in a laboratory or research environment
• Safety Focused. You exemplify the best in our industry in visible safety leadership.
• Challenge the Process. You question the standard dogma of our industry and believe that there are better ways of doing things - We just need to explore them
• Curious by nature, you want to understand why things work and how certain decisions were made.

You Will:

• Use VEIR's liquid nitrogen infrastructure to help setup, run, and troubleshoot laboratory testing of VEIR system components in collaboration with VEIR engineers
• Design, construct, assemble, and operate experimental testbeds; build and assemble mechanical and electrical laboratory equipment; set-up sensing and recording equipment including data acquisition, power supplies, current sensors, voltage sensors, etc.
• Work safely with liquid nitrogen, pressurized systems, energized electrical equipment, hand-operated power tools, basic machine shop equipment, ladders, scissor lift, forklift, and other heavy equipment
• Be part of the "boots on the ground" team at VEIR to lead the construction of VEIR's technology demonstrations and customer deployments
• Maintain laboratory site and experimental facilities, e.g., orderliness, cleanliness, coordination of craft work, site preparation, site clean-up, and waste management
• Record procedures, equipment, and parameters used in technical work. Capture and analyze findings and data
• Create and maintain standard operating procedures

Basic Qualifications:

• Associate's degree in a relevant field plus at least 5 years related professional experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience with mechanical and electrical assembly of research equipment and instrumentation
• Experience working with and operating specialized laboratory and diagnostics equipment such as mechanical, data acquisition, cryogenic, fluid control, high power cable test systems; etc.
• Ability to use data acquisition systems (oscilloscopes/digitizers, temperature and pressure sensors, LabJack, LABView)
• Ability to follow analytical procedures and methodology; characterize and test materials
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of projects and assignments
• Exceptional professionalism, organizational skills, and ability to interact with all levels of staff, service providers, and customers.
• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills across all levels of staff and management.
• Experience working with cryogenic or high pressure fluid systems
• Experience working in a laboratory environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with running laboratory tests and independently troubleshooting problems.
• Experience with basic instrumentation and control setup, including wiring, power supplies, as well as associated software.
• Experience with MIG and TIG welding
• Experience in basic fabrication methods (e.g. welding, brazing, milling machines, lathe turning, sheet metal forming, etc.)
• Experience following the scientific method to design, perform, record, and report experiments and results.

Expected Outcomes in 12 Months:

• 3 months:General understanding of VEIR heat transfer system components. Is comfortable working in the VEIR cryogenic laboratory under the supervision of senior research technicians.
• 12 months:Can independently execute laboratory tasks relating to cryogenics, instrumentation, and more.