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Job TitleRice 360° Chief Electronics DesignerDepartmentRice 360°: Institute for Global HealthFull Time/Part TimeFull-TimeRequisition NumberS20086Open Date08/15/2019Close Date09/13/2019Salary Information

Salary Commensurate with Experience and Qualifications

Work Schedule

Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with occasional evenings and weekends.

Benefits EligibleYesEligible for OvertimeNoPosition Summary

The Rice 360° Institute for Global Health offers innovative research & education programs to design and implement new technologies to solve real global health challenges. The Neonatal Essential Solutions and Technologies (NEST 360°) program, led by Rice 360°, is an eight-year initiative to enable African hospitals to provide comprehensive newborn care, and to establish a pipeline of local innovators, technicians and medical staff, in partnership with an international group of engineers, physicians, health experts and entrepreneurs from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Sub-Sahara Africa. NEST360° aims to implement comprehensive newborn care through innovative lifesaving technologies, the provision of both technical and clinical capacity-building, implementation of clinical and technical educational programs and the building of a sustainable distribution network. The first phase of the project will focus on Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya and Nigeria.

Rice 360° is currently seeking a chief electronics designer to serve as the electrical engineering specialist responsible for the design of electronics components in technologies designed by the Rice 360° Institute for Global Health. The chief electronics designer will interact extensively with engineers and clinicians, both domestic and in Africa, in support of the initial design and improvement of the electronic aspects of technologies under development at Rice 360°, with a primary focus on technologies within the NEST360 project.

Education RequiredBachelor's DegreeMajor/Discipline

Electrical engineering or a closely related field.

Substitution for Education Requirement

Experience may not be substituted for the education requirement.

Education PreferredExperience Required3 yearsType of Experience

Related experience in electrical engineering, circuit design and creating new, integrated electrical system designs.

Substitution for Experience Requirement

May substitute additional related education, above and beyond what is required, on an equivalent year for year basis in lieu of the experience requirement.

Experience Preferred

- Experience with circuit design and documentation
- Demonstrated hands-on experience in assembling and testing electric and electronic circuits to drive functional components
- Experience with design of instrumentation for low-resource settings
- Programming experience including Arduino, C, C++
- Medical device experience

License/Certification RequiredLicense/Certification PreferredSkills Required

- Proficient and comprehensive knowledge of field of specialization
- Strong verbal and written communication, problem solving, and critical thinking skills with strong attention to details
- Ability to maintain quality safety standards
- Ability encourage teamwork and collaboration
- Ability to solve challenging engineering problems
- Strong organizational skills

Skills Preferred

- Strong attention to details and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Ability to work under deadline with flexibility, tact, good judgment, discretion, and take initiative
- Ability to work a flexible schedule that includes some evening commitments
- Demonstrates Rice 360° Core Values: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Innovation, Teamwork, and Service
- Demonstrated sensitivity to low resource settings

Internal / External Contacts

Internal interaction with Rice 360° students, staff, and faculty.

External contacts may include engineers, clinicians, researchers and/or educators in the US and the developing world, as well as non­Rice students.

Physical Demands

Requires working at a computer for extended periods of up to eight hours per day.

Working Conditions

Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Occasional weekend/evening work.
Occasional travel, domestic and/or international.

Security SensitiveNo Special Instructions to ApplicantsQuick Link for Postinghttp://jobs.rice.edu/postings/20902 Job Duties

Job Duty NameEssential FunctionsDescription of Job Duty

- Conducts research and development activities for an organization
- Contributes to the design, development, implementation, analysis and testing of new technologies
- Conducts experiments; summarizes, documents and presents findings
- Participates in the management of projects, reviewing project scope to ensure projects are on time and within budget
- Provides basic instruction, when necessary to: undergraduates, graduates, post docs, faculty and external users wanting to learn how the use of the instruments for their research
- Performs all other duties assigned

Applicant DocumentsRequired Documents

1. Cover Letter
2. Resume

Optional Documents

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

1. * Do you have a bachelor's degree or higher in electrical engineering or a closely related field?
   • Yes
   • No
2. * Do you have three or more years of related experience in electrical engineering, circuit design and creating new, integrated electrical system designs, or additional related education, above and beyond what is required, on an equivalent year for year basis in lieu of the experience requirement?
   • Yes
   • No
3. * What is your minimum salary requirement?

   (Open Ended Question)