Primary Work Location
Lincoln, NE
Semester
- Ability to begin work this summer and possibly into the 2025 - 2026 school year.
Overview
Work as an active member of the research and development team to perform functions such as design, building prototypes, troubleshooting, testing, problem solving, data analysis, and other duties as assigned.
Professional QualificationsEducation
Must be pursuing, or have completed, an undergraduate degree in Mechanical, Biosystems, Agricultural engineering, or a closely related field. Introductory course work in 3D CAD and software programming is essential. A junior status or higher in college preferred.
Experience
- Prior hands-on experience in design, testing, or research is desirable but not necessary, but an analytical inventive spirit is highly desirable!
General
- Highly motivated, self-driven, and able to self-educate often.
- Demonstrated creativity and problem solving.
- Expected to work independently, as well as under direction of others.
- Attention to detail in both task execution and documentation.
- Effective oral and written communication skills in English.
- Dependable, positive attitude and good attendance.
- High ethics, integrity, honesty, and patience.
Position ResponsibilitiesSpecific
- Participate in the design, development, prototyping, testing, troubleshooting of prototype instrumentation.
- Duties will be assigned based on the individual’s capabilities, experience, and education. Examples can include, but are not limited to:
- Have partial to full responsibility for the design, development, and testing of a prototype or sub-assembly of a prototype.
- Troubleshoot components, subsystems, and systems. Verify and validate results.
- Construct and/or modify prototypes with engineering guidance.
- Assist scientists & engineers with a variety of tasks during the prototype design and development process.
General
- Occasional travel may be necessary.
- Software training will be provided as necessary.
- Other responsibilities as assigned.
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What We Do
LI-COR Biosciences is a global leader in developing innovative, high quality instrumentation for biotechnology and environmental technology. Our mission is to impact lives through science—from helping protect the Declaration of Independence and catalog the coffee genome in South America to conducting experiments aboard the International Space Station and developing dyes used in cancer surgery clinical trials. Together as a team, we at LI-COR Biosciences are driven to improve the human condition through dynamic research tools that help scientists solve the challenges facing humanity. More information at www.licor.com.
