Engineer II
Listed on 2026-01-16
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Engineering
Electronics Technician, Electrical Engineering
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Work type: Staff Full-Time
Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Categories: Engineering, Physical/Mathematical Sciences
Department: - LS-CHEMISTRY-GENERAL
A high school diploma or equivalent and six years of relevant experience; appropriate college coursework or vocational/technical training may substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience; or a bachelor's degree in an appropriate area and two years of relevant experience.
Job Description Support and Guidance- Troubleshoots, procures parts, repairs, and tests scientific service instruments and electrical issues for the teaching labs, research labs, and research service facilities within the department. Examples include hot plates, magnetic stirrers, gas chromatographs, mass spectrometers, NMR spectrometers, X‑ray diffractometers, UV‑Vis instruments and HPLCs.
- Provides technical support to faculty and students who require the shop’s expertise. Advises research and lab instructional faculty, staff, and students on electronic instrumentation to be purchased for research or teaching use and designs custom circuits to meet specific needs. Provides solutions to special problems involving the use of electronic devices.
- Provides detailed service reports of instrument repair or service to end users.
- Provides training and consultation to facility users on specialized equipment and technology.
- Trains junior engineering personnel and graduate students in advanced electronic techniques. Examples include techniques of circuit design, component selection, operations, troubleshooting, printed circuit design and fabrication, and computer interfacing.
- Collaborates with researchers and engineers from international institutions or companies on repairs of non‑domestic instruments.
- Remains current on emerging techniques, software programs, and instrumentation in field of expertise.
- Assists in the daily running of the electronic shop facility. Examples include assisting with inventory activities, sourcing supplies, and coordinating servicing and maintenance activities for shop equipment.
- Maintains shop records. Provides records of work orders and purchase orders and informs business office personnel of all matters relating to costs of operation of the shop. Provides feedback to the supervisor on potential process improvements and cost‑saving opportunities for parts.
- Services, calibrates, and checks departmental scientific equipment for proper function.
- Performs periodic preventative maintenance on facility instrumentation.
Salary: $61,000 - $70,000
Required QualificationsA high school diploma or equivalent and six years of relevant experience; appropriate college coursework or vocational/technical training may substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience; or a bachelor's degree in an appropriate area and two years of relevant experience.
Preferred- Knowledge of basic electronics engineering
- Knowledge of basic electronics circuits and components
- Knowledge of circuit design and fabrication.
- Knowledge of troubleshooting methods
- Knowledge of computer operation
- Knowledge of computer interfacing
- Knowledge of electronics central to the teaching and research missions of a modern department of chemistry
- Skill in providing engineering support and guidance to faculty and students
In order to be considered, you must upload your cover letter and resume. Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.
The University of Florida is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
Advertised: 12 Jan 2026 Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: 26 Jan 2026 Eastern Standard Time
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