Postdoctoral Research Associate - Medical Device Wound Healing

About This Role

This postdoctoral position focuses on medical device development, specifically the design, prototyping, and validation of novel wound healing technology, sponsored by the Defense Health Agency.

Responsibilities

• Engineer, design, construct, and test prototype devices for skin wound healing applications, including building testbeds and collecting performance data
• Deploy prototype devices at pre-clinical sites, including training personnel and providing engineering support
• Maintain engineering documentation by creating, organizing, updating, and preserving technical records
• Support the writing and preparation of project reports and dissemination materials such as conference abstracts, posters, and manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals

Requirements

• PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related field
• Minimum five years of experience in design and prototyping of devices
• Demonstrated excellence in control systems, mechanical design, electromechanical system fabrication, rapid prototyping, miniature sensors development, electronic circuit design, CAD design, programming in LabVIEW, or LabVIEW Real-Time

Qualifications

• PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related field
• Minimum five years of experience (including MS and PhD research experience) in design and prototyping of devices

Skills

* Required skills