The Ohio State University's Electrical and Computer Engineering department is looking to solve medical and health-related problems through the design, prototyping, and testing of embedded systems, RF circuits, and sensor-based platforms.
Requirements
- Proficiency with a soldering iron, hot air station, etc., for soldering and re-working prototypes etc.
- Proficiency with lab and bench equipment including digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, microscopes, etc.
- Experience with physiological/biomedical sensors.
- Basic understanding of the FCC and RF compliance issues.
- Experience with low-power embedded systems programming in C or C++ and revision control systems (git).
- Experience creating and modifying device drivers for internal and external peripherals such as radios, packaged sensors, etc.
- Experience with low-level embedded systems protocols and concepts including UART, SPI, I2C, USB, ADCs, external SRAMs, flash memories, etc.
Responsibilities
- Design, prototype, and test electronic circuits, including analog front-ends, digital subsystems, power supplies, RF subsystems, FPGAs, and digital embedded platforms.
- System-level design and implementation of whole platforms including data collection, signal processing, data storage, low-power architectures including battery management, and communication.
- Develop and debug firmware for microcontrollers or other resource constrained environments with applications in wireless communication, real-time / low-latency systems, and sensor integration.
- Design and implement software protocols as needed. Write peripheral drivers as needed.
- Design schematics and PCBs for experimental platforms and prototypes. Manage low-to-medium volume production as needed. Perform board bring-up and debug as needed.
- Develop, integrate, and validate sensors, especially but not limited to biomedical sensors for physiological monitoring.
- Collect experimental data, implement algorithms and signal processing, contribute to system optimization, and perform analysis to inform research outcomes.
Other
- Master's degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering or Computer Science, or a minimum of five years equivalent experience in a research lab.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
- Ability to work with suppliers and vendors to ensure timely manufacturing to the specs.
- Ability to collaborate with other faculty, students, researchers, engineers, and clinicians to support research goals.
- Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.
