Instrumentation Design Engineer (Specialist Technician)

The appointee will be part of an interdisciplinary team lead by Prof Themis Prodromakis and will be based at Southampton’s Zepler Institute. This post entails building hardware and/or software platforms for controlling Resistive Random Access Memory cells. The ideal candidate should have experience in embedded systems and mixed-signal design. The technology will be developed collaboratively with ArC Instruments Ltd and EPSRC funded researchers at the University of Southampton. 

The appointee will join a highly successful and visible group of researchers in related projects, funded by both EPSRC, EU and charitable Foundations, and will be required to coordinate activities among academic and industrial partners.

Skill level equivalent to achievement of HND, Degree, NVQ4 or basic professional qualification and have experience the following areas:

1. Mixed mode circuit design
2. Embedded electronics design and testing
3. Integrated Circuits design and testing
4. Sensors Instrumentation
5. Project management and staff development

 

Skills in one or more of the following areas are desirable:

• CAD tools (embedded or integrated circuits) 
• Skills in developing automated experimental characterization set-ups (e.g. Labview or other Test and Measurement automation software) 
• Circuit simulation and prototyping
• ReRAM instrumentation

 

There will be some travel involved both within the United Kingdom and abroad to conduct research, visit collaborators, and attend conferences.

Further information can be obtained from Prof Themis Prodromakis at t.prodromakis@soton.ac.uk

Please note: Once appointed your job title will be Specialist Technician.

 

Application procedure:

You should submit your completed online application form at www.jobs.soton.ac.uk. The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Rosie McPhail (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 4043. Please quote reference 1034718PN on all correspondence.

We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.