Biological & Ecological Engineering OPEnS Lab 2023-24

This recruitment will be used to fill part-time (a maximum of 20 hours per week during academic terms and a maximum of 40 hours per week during academic breaks) Student Technical OPEnS Lab pool positions for the Department of Biological & Ecological Engineering at Oregon State University (OSU).
The OPEnS Lab seeks undergraduate students to work in a hands-on technology-rich makerspace to produce next generation sensing technologies for environmental research. Join a team from a range of majors including Mechanical, Electrical, Computer, Industrial, Ecological, Applied Physics, and CBEE. OPEnS staff will use 3D printers, microcontrollers, and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to conduct technical research and development to produce and test new instrumentation.
Time commitment per week is negotiable with a minimum of 10 hours per week. OPEnS technical staff will produce and test prototypes of the hardware and software. They will be expected to undertake the construction of their sensing systems under the guidance of Lab Director Dr. Udell. All logistical problems, safety issues, and material needs will be reported to Dr. Udell to be resolved.
Position Duties
85% Lab technician
15% Lab and field testing of sensor systems
Minimum Qualifications

Full Employment Eligibility Requirements can be found here: http://fa.oregonstate.edu/stu-manual/500-employment-eligibility-requirements

• Must be academically enrolled in a high school, community college, or university and pursuing a program or course of study
• Must meet Academic Standing Requirements; students on academic suspension are not eligible for employment
• Must meet the applicable minimal enrollment standard
• High School student: Regularly enrolled in a high school or participating in a home-schooling program
• Undergraduate and post-baccalaureate student: 6 credit hours per term
• Undergraduate international student: 12 credit hours per term*
• Graduate student officially admitted to Graduate School: 5 credit hours per term
• Graduate international student officially admitted to Graduate School: 9 credit hours per term*
• International students may be allowed to carry fewer hours than specified above and still be considered “full-time” by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). A reduced course load is approved by the Office of International Services (OIS), and must be provided to the Student Employment Center.

Additional Required Qualifications

• High level of organization
• Communication skills
• Quantitative engineering aptitude

Preferred (Special) Qualifications

• Soldering experience
• Arduino IDE and hardware
• Knowledge of various sensors, Circuits, CAD for 3D printing, wireless communication protocols, networks, and hardware
• Electronics prototyping
• Experience building, designing, or programming in a collaborative environment or team

Working Conditions / Work Schedule
Posting Detail Information

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