Aaps Salaried - Scientific Eng., Level b

Staff - Non Union

Job Category

M&P - AAPS

Job Profile

AAPS Salaried - Scientific Eng., Level B

Job Title

AAPS Salaried - Scientific Eng., Level B

Department

Research Group | Manufacturing Automation Laboratory | Department Mechanical Engineering | Faculty of Applied Science

Compensation Range

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Posting End Date

October 14, 2024

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

Job End Date

Nov 5, 2025

This position is expected to be filled by promotion/reassignment and is included here to inform you of its vacancy at the University.

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Job Description Summary

The engineer will interface sensors, electronics and computer to computer-controlled machines; write real time and off line software systems to monitor and control machines and machining processes; computer algorithms simulating the machining process in computer graphics environment.

Organizational Status

Reports directly to the Primary Researcher. Works in co-operation with graduate students and postdocs.

Work Performed

Write real time sensor measurement algorithms and test the instruments.

Guides graduate students in interfacing sensors to data acquisition computers.

Interfaces computers to digital amplifiers of servo motors of machine tools.

Develop Graphical User Interface with documented architecture in C++.

Conduct software architecture testing

Develop graphical user interface.

Consequence of Error/Judgement

The work is tested before results are reported in the literature or to the sponsoring agency so errors will be caught in advance. However, there could still be significant delay to the work if inappropriate decisions are made.

Supervision Received

The research engineer is expected to conduct work independently and the faculty member will oversee the results.

Supervision Given

This position will supervise junior engineers and oversee their work. This position will also have minor supervisory duty in communicating with intern undergraduate students, graduate students and postdocs within the research group.

Minimum Qualifications

- Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one's own
- Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one's own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion

Preferred Qualifications

Undergraduate degree in Engineering or Applied Science.Minimum of three years experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience.Three to five year experience in software architecture testing and graphical user interface development an asset.