Engineer II
Southern Methodist University Inc

Description

Salary Range:

$81k - 95k. Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications

About SMU

SMU's more than 12,000 diverse, high-achieving students come from all 50 states and over 80 countries to take advantage of the University's small classes, meaningful research opportunities, leadership development, community service, international study and innovative programs.

SMU serves approximately 7,000 undergraduates and 5,000 graduate students through eight degree-granting schools: Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, Cox School of Business, Lyle School of Engineering, Meadows School of the Arts, Simmons School of Education and Human Development, Dedman School of Law, Perkins School of Theology and Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies.

SMU is data driven, and its powerful supercomputing ecosystem - paired with entrepreneurial drive - creates an unrivaled environment for the University to deliver research excellence.

Now in its second century of achievement, SMU is recognized for the ways it supports students, faculty and alumni as they become ethical, enterprising leaders in their professions and communities. SMU's relationship with Dallas - the dynamic center of one of the nation's fastest-growing regions - offers unique learning, research, social and career opportunities that provide a launch pad for global impact.

SMU is nonsectarian in its teaching and committed to academic freedom and open inquiry.

About the Department:

The Physics Department at SMU is an intellectually dynamic community covering a broad range of fundamental physics research. Our theoretical particle physics activities include perturbative and non-perturbative QCD, proton and hadron structure, beyond the standard model phenomenology, medium energy nuclear and heavy ion physics, and nuclear astrophysics. Our theory faculty engage in major international collaborations with CTEQ, ATLAS, and the future EIC. We have a vibrant experimental high energy physics group focused on Higgs physics and searches for new physics on ATLAS. We have a state-of-the-art lab that supports key roles in particle physics instrumentation and R&D, including readout opto-electronics for LHC experiments. Our cosmology and astrophysics program includes key theoretical and observational/experimental efforts in several international collaborations, including LSST, DESI, Simons Observatory, CMB-S4, and COMAP. We focus on the study of the cosmic expansion history, large-scale structure, and galaxy formation, which includes galaxy clusters, gravitational lensing, cosmic microwave background, line-intensity mapping, and supernova programs, in addition to detector R&D. We have strong computing support, with access to SMU's ManeFrame III high-performance computing cluster, and one of the only two DGX SuperPODs in U.S. academia.

About the Position:

This role is an on-campus, in-person position.

This position will continue the effort in the international ATLAS Collaboration at the Large Hadron Collider, working on detector upgrade development in Dr. Deiana's lab. The detector upgrades are to enable successful running of the high-luminosity LHC project, which will be used for cutting-edge high energy particle physics research. Her lab has responsibilities in several subsystems, including firmware for readout electronics for the liquid argon calorimeter and firmware development for the global trigger. The filling of this position is critical for the success of the project. The engineer will also work with post-docs and graduate students in the lab, thus also providing the opportunity for students to learn skills in detector development.

This position is contingent on grant or external funding.

Essential Functions:

• Firmware development for readout electronics of the ATLAS LAr calorimeter subsystem for the HL-LHC.
  
• Firmware development for the framework and algorithms of the global trigger, which is the first stage of the ATLAS trigger system. Mentoring students/post-docs who will also contribute here.
  

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree is required. A Master's degree is preferred.

A minimum of four - five years of work experience is required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Candidate must have experience in FPGA firmware design and development with VHDL. Candidate with working experience in Windows, Linux, and Mac OS is required. Knowledge of Xilinx software, VHDL and/or Verilog is required.

Candidate must demonstrate strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate broadly across the University and develop and maintain effective relationships with a wide range of constituencies. Must also demonstrate strong written communication skills.

Candidate must possess strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify and analyze problems, as well as devise solutions. Must also have strong organizational, planning and time management skills.

Physical and Environmental Demands:

• Sit for long periods of time

Deadline to Apply:

Open until filled.

Priority consideration may be given to submissions received by January 31, 2025.

EEO Statement:

SMU will not discriminate in any program or activity on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity and expression. The Executive Director for Access and Equity/Title IX Coordinator is designated to handle inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies and may be reached at the Perkins Administration Building, Room 204, 6425 Boaz Lane, Dallas, TX 75205, 214-768-3601, accessequity@smu.edu.

Benefits:

SMU offers staff a broad, competitive array of health and related benefits. In addition to traditional benefits such as health, dental, and vision plans, SMU offers a wide range of wellness programs to help attract, support, and retain our employees whose work continues to make SMU an outstanding education and research institution.

SMU is committed to providing an array of retirement programs that benefit and protect you and your family throughout your working years at SMU and, if you meet SMU's retirement eligibility criteria, during your retirement years after you leave SMU.

The value of learning at SMU isn't just about preparing our students for the future. Employees have access to a wide variety of professional and personal development opportunities, including tuition benefits.

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