Facilities And Instrumentation Department Head (faculty)

Bordenstein Lab

University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
Hybrid
Fluids and acoustics researcher
Research testing facilities
Data acquisition and measurement systems
Oversee the maintenance and operations of FDAO research testing facilities, including water tunnels, rotor balancing facility, instrumentation and calibration devices, flow-through anechoic chamber, pump loop, and reverberation tank

Job Summary

  • Oversee the maintenance and operations of FDAO research testing facilities, including water tunnels, rotor balancing facility, instrumentation and calibration devices, flow-through anechoic chamber, pump loop, and reverberation tank.
  • Collaborate with Principal Investigators (PI), test engineers, and sponsors to coordinate and conceptualize solutions for experimental evaluations data acquisition plans, data resources, programming, and test implementation.
  • Penn State provides a competitive benefits package for full-time employees designed to support both personal and professional wellbeing.

Matching Summary

Oversee the maintenance and operations of FDAO research testing facilities, including water tunnels, rotor balancing facility, instrumentation and calibration devices, flow-through anechoic chamber, pump loop, and reverberation tank.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • fluids and acoustics researcher
  • research testing facilities
  • data acquisition and measurement systems
  • leadership of engineers and technicians
  • vendor collaboration for fabrication

Nice-to-have

  • support professional growth
  • retain department staff
  • interact with program management
  • collaboration in multi-disciplinary teams

Key Requirements

  • Master's degree and 1 year experience
  • Research testing processes experience
  • Use of scheduling and resource management software
  • Ability to obtain government security clearance
  • U.S. citizen

Work Rights

Must be a U.S. citizen

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