Description
We are seeking a Senior Applied Scientist to join our Advanced Technology Group. As a Senior Applied Scientist, you will drive the design, development, and deployment of new subsurface imaging hardware, focusing on muon projects with high-energy physics detectors and seismic measurements with seismometers.
Responsibilities:
- Own the technical development of mechanical and electrical systems of novel sensing and imaging instruments from concept and prototype to deployment in remote field sites.
- Coordinate with internal and external resources across hardware and software engineering to deliver projects.
- Contribute to system architecture definition, navigating technical trade-offs through rigorous research and analysis.
- Collaborate with data systems and exploration teams to integrate new data streams into KoBold's proprietary data system.
- Build a deep understanding of mineral exploration science and operations to ensure the system and data generated meet user needs and field requirements.
- Source and contract with service providers and vendors to develop hardware solutions.
- Create effective product plans and mechanical and electrical designs from concept through prototyping and production.
- Contribute engineering expertise, analysis, and design to various hardware projects across KoBold.
- Help develop KoBold's hardware development tools and processes.
Qualifications:
- A successful track record of developing and deploying complex state-of-the-art scientific instruments.
- Experience deploying and supporting complex equipment to remote sites.
- Ability to simultaneously and gracefully wear many hats, including technical lead, project manager, product manager, and hands-on engineer.
- Excellent communication skills for a highly interdisciplinary workplace.
- Extensive experience with executing end-to-end technical product development, physical measurement and data analysis systems, automation, systems integration, and data acquisition.
- Mechanical or electrical design for scientific instruments, and processing of measured signals.
- Vendor selection and management.
- Third-party contractor selection and management.
Work practices and motivation:
- Ability and desire to take ownership and responsibility of large projects.
- Enjoys constantly learning to drive insights and innovations.
- Ability to explain technical problems to and collaborate on solutions with domain experts who aren't hardware experts.
- Excitement about joining a fast-growing early-stage company, comfort with a dynamic work environment, and eagerness to take on a range of responsibilities.
- Ability to independently prioritize multiple tasks effectively.
- Solutions-oriented, positive, and collaborative.
- Valid passport and willingness to travel to observe work at Mingomba or at an exploration site around the world.