Mechatronics Engineer
Full Time
Closing Date: 21/02/2016
Full salary range is $46,035.00 - $66,316
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Job Summary
You'll use your superior skills in mechatronics engineering to support research and teaching in our department by:
- Building, testing, troubleshooting and maintaining complex mechanical, electronic and computer based systems.
- Managing our machine shop's daily operations, and the associated staff. In addition, you will coordinate the various interested parties in order to create and implement a plan to revamp the shop.
- Coordinating the design and production process for our researchers by completing work orders yourself, delegating selected tasks to our machinist, or working with other UBC shops.
WORK PERFORMED
MECHATRONICS LAB BASED SUPPORT
- Responsible for testing, troubleshooting and coordinating maintenance of complex lab based electronic/mechanical equipment, and instruments.
- Designing and building electronic and mechanical equipment, or coordinating production as the need arises.
- Designing orientation and safety training for new lab personnel in relation to mechatronics equipment.
- Responsible for safeguarding and caring for valuable research equipment for our labs without dedicated technical support.
- Researching and providing advice on new purchases including assessing researcher's needs in relations to available funds
- Supporting and providing advice to technical personnel dedicated to a particular research group in the areas relating to mechatronics on a variety of topics.
- Keeping informed of recent developments in the field of mechatronics, in order to remain abreast of state-of-the art technology.
- Maintaining a general grasp of the research carried out in the department in order to best assist our researchers.
- Coordinating with our Systems Analyst to assess the training needs of our graduate students and other personnel in relation to mechatronics. Then creating and teaching work shops and one on one training sessions.
MACHINE SHOP MANAGEMENT
- Planning, overseeing, and implementing a multi-year rejuvenation of the machine shop's physical assets to create a sustainable operation that supports our research and teaching needs with an eye to the most efficient use of our budget. This includes working with our faculty to understand the research they carry out, and devising ways for the shop to support their needs.
- Coordinating with our faculty and other departments to define the need for shared technical resources and then create, implement and maintain a plan for sharing resources.
- Controlling the budget for the machine shop rejuvenation, and deploying it in a manner to best achieve our aims.
- Managing our full time machinist. This includes delegating work orders, providing technical and interpersonal coaching and advice, where necessary.
- Controlling the machine shop's operational budget.
- Analyzing customer needs, and providing technical consultation and design services to machine shop and electronics users.
- Managing production by building new mechanical or electronics equipment , delegating to our machinist as the need and knowledge /skills level demand, or coordinating off site production.
- Developing and implementing a training, safety and access plan for students, and other personnel using the rock room.
- Working with instructors to ensure the field school's and other other teaching needs are met.
Qualifications
Undergraduate degree in Engineering or Applied Science. Specialization in mechatronics preferred. Minimum of one year experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience. Demonstrated ability to grasp how you can support our lab's research.
Extensive experience with LABVIEW and MATLAB
Extensive experience with control systems and their implementation with LABVIEW and MATLAB
Experience with actuator and passive sensor design and implementation
Experience with CAD-based designed CNC systems
Proven ability to taken a customer request through the design stages to produce a workable piece of equipment that on scope, and budget in a timely manner.
Ability to work with a variety of people.
Ability to effectively delegate work.
Ability to manage others.
Ability to conduct yourself in a professional manner at all times.
Ability to work independently with minimal input.
EQUITY STATEMENT
UBC hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community. We especially welcome applications from visible minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.