Radiation Detector Engineer

Company: Actinia, Inc.
Location: Evanston
Posted on: August 7, 2022

Job Description:

We seek a physicist, materials scientist, or electrical engineer with a strong interest in overcoming challenges faced by industries as wide-ranging as medical imaging, national security, and nuclear energy. We are looking for someone with an acute interest in the development of new products who wants to play a lead role in the growth of a startup tackling the difficult early stages of technology transfer from a world-class research university. We want to hire a team member who has a strong academic and product development background that includes a master's or doctoral degree and several years of experience in hard-radiation detection (gamma or X-ray), semiconductor characterization, electronic device assembly/characterization, and/or optical spectroscopy. The ideal applicant will be able and eager to start fabricating and characterizing new detectors on day one, starting from materials produced by the chemistry and materials science teams.Primary Responsibilities: -

• Play a major role in the design, development, integration, and troubleshooting of hard radiation (gamma and X-ray) detection and imaging data acquisition electronics, hardware, and software
• Develop procedures, software, and infrastructure to characterize, calibrate, and qualify new detectors and systems
• Collaborate with materials scientists, chemical engineers, and physicists to define and execute on product requirements in both the industrial and medical device markets
• Design, integrate, and manage custom laboratory test measurement equipment
• Interface with vendors and consultants to specify requirements for subsystems and software
• Manage and mentor junior scientists, engineers, and technicians
• Work with business leadership to define product roadmaps and translate customer requests into hard engineering specificationsIdeal Background:
  • Strong background in physics, electrical engineering, or materials science -(PhD preferred; exceptions will be made for candidates with remarkable on-the-job experience)
  • Experience in the design and fabrication of high-performance gamma-ray and X-ray semiconductor detectors, with room-temperature semiconductors being of special interest
  • Experience with the characterization of device structure with state-of-the-art electrical, optical, and -materials analysis tools
  • Experience performing detector performance measurements, using of signal preamplifiers, and working with amplifier multichannel analyzers
  • Participation in or management of cradle-to-grave (design planning to product release) development of semiconductor radiation detection systems
  • Knowledge of standard test and measurement methods, as well as specifications, for hard radiation detection products
  • Ideally, experience in product design, development, engineering, and/or testing at companies such as Kromek, Redlen, RapiScan, DigiRad, etc.

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