Carnegie Mellon University's Department of Mechanical Engineering is seeking a Research Assistant to support projects in bioprinting, soft robotics, neurorobotics, and tissue engineering, and to provide research engineering and hardware support.
Requirements
- Experience in dielectric actuator fabrication and actuator modeling
- Experience in soft robotics and mechatronics
- Experience in 3D printing (FDM, SLA at a minimum)
- Experience designing and building custom 3D printing hardware
- Experience designing and building custom manufacturing hardware
- Familiarity with sea slug feeding mechanisms
- Experience in bioinspired mechanism design
Responsibilities
- Equipment installation
- Equipment maintenance
- Soft actuator fabrication and testing
- Soft actuator modeling
- CAD
- Rapid Prototyping
- Custom equipment design and manufacture
Other
- Bachelor's degree required, master's degree preferred
- Successful background check
- Ability to effectively interact with a varied population of internal and external partners at a high level of integrity
- Adaptability, excellence, and passion are vital qualities
- Ability to support the mission of the university through their work
