Research and Development Hardware Engineer

Job description

Job description

Job Title

Research and Development Hardware Engineer

Agency

Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University

Proposed Minimum Salary

This position offers a salary ranging from $75,000 to $100,000. Hiring salaries are based on the position responsibilities, an individual’s qualifications, internal equity, and available funding.

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type and Starting Date

Staff. The starting date is flexible.

Job Description

Why work for Texas A&M Engineering?

Texas A&M Engineering is a large employer in the great and growing cities of Bryan/College Station, offering thousands of career opportunities in a wide variety of fields. We are deeply committed to recruiting and retaining a talented workforce that embraces our core values of respect, excellence, leadership, loyalty, integrity, and service. Texas A&M Engineering offers competitive salaries, full benefits, an extensive support network, and above all, an enriching and highly collaborative working community that is deeply passionate about our vision for higher education, research, and public service.

Job Description

Purpose:

The Engineer will perform research in Prof. Arum Han lab, the NanoBio Systems Laboratory, a multidisciplinary lab featured in biological related research integrated with MicroTAS or MEMS (website: http://nanobio.tamu.edu).

The candidate is expected to work together with other postdoctoral researchers and graduate students, develop hardware system/euqipment for biological use.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and implement a hardware control system to regulate screening platforms.
• Integrate custom-designed PCB circuits, sensors, actuators, and microcontrollers for automated system control.
• Collaborate with firmware and software engineers to develop communication protocols for seamless hardware-software integration.
• Work closely with interdisciplinary research teams to ensure the system meets experimental and operational requirements.
• Optimize hardware performance, reliability, and scalability for research applications.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

What is helpful:

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related fields.
• Extensive experience in hardware development for control systems, instrumentation, or automation.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong expertise in PCB circuit design and layout for microfluidic control systems.
• Experience in integrating hardware components such as microcontrollers (Arduino, STM32, Raspberry Pi), actuators, and sensors.
• Proficiency in embedded systems programming, signal processing, and communication protocols (I2C, SPI, UART, USB).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced interdisciplinary research environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for documentation and collaboration.

About The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering:

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University leads advanced research in several important national and global areas for the betterment of humanity. Areas of research include power and power electronics, information systems, computer architecture, analog and mixed signals circuits, biomedical imaging, and photonics and semiconductors, with ML/AI infused in several of these research areas. Situated conveniently in the hub of the Dallas–Austin–Houston technology triangle, the department collaborates closely with key players in healthcare, computing, telecommunications, energy, and semiconductor manufacturing sectors. It also benefits from its proximity to and engagement with the Army Futures Command and the facilities and test-beds available at the Texas A&M System’s RELLIS Campus. With strong support from Texas' robust manufacturing sector and its economy, the department has numerous opportunities to engage in exciting interdisciplinary research partnerships that are shaping the future educational and research landscapes. These partnerships include collaborations and engagement with the Texas A&M Data Science Institute, the Global Cyber Research Institute, the Texas A&M Energy Institute, and the Smart Grid Center.

Texas A&M Engineering provides an outstanding benefits package including but not limited to:

• Competitive health benefits.
• Generous paid vacations, sick time, and holidays.
• Vision, Dental, Life, and Long-Term Disability insurance options.
• Teachers Retirement System of Texas (TRS), a defined benefit retirement plan with 8% employer contribution.
• Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Deferred Account 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation Program 457(b).
• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
• Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional development opportunities.
• Tuition assistance https://engineering.tamu.edu/information/esac/staff-development/staff-development-opportunities.html
• Wellness program release time offered to employees to promote work/life balance.

Helpful Applicant Information

Required Materials for Application:

• Resume/CV
• Three work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor/former supervisor.
• Letter of interest

Compensation Philosophy:

• Recruit and retain a high-performing workforce through competitive compensation and career development including career pathing, coaching and skills development.
• Offer total rewards, flexible benefits, professional development, performance recognition and work-life balance.
• Ensure resources are readily available and utilized to attract and retain the highest quality researchers, faculty, and staff.

Employment Eligibility Verification:

• If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in a delay of the start date.

All positions are security sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.

(This post is valid until 12/31/2025)