Description
We are seeking a Senior Research Engineer to join our Advanced Technology Group. As a Senior Research Engineer, 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, and balancing cost, complexity, and timeline.
- Collaborate with data systems and exploration teams to integrate new data streams into KoBold's proprietary data system and ensure usability for exploration projects.
- Build a deep understanding of mineral exploration science and operations to ensure the system and data generated meet user needs and field requirements.
- Build partnerships, source, and contract with service providers and vendors to develop hardware solutions that solve KoBold exploration needs.
- 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, including commissioning, validation, training, and monitoring.
- The 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 from concept through testing and deployment.
- Physical measurement and data analysis systems.
- Applying scientific knowledge to identify and prototype emerging technologies.
- 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 for 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 our work at Mingomba or at an exploration site around the world.