If you are a BSCP student, please identify yourself as such when you are applying for an internship or job opportunity.   Date Posted May 6, 2010 Internship/Job Opportunity Staff Engineer - Instrumentation, Data Acquisition and Database Management Hiring Organization Wyss Institute Description The mission of the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University is to transform human healthcare and the environment by emulating the way nature builds. Developed as an alliance between Harvard and other premier academic and clinical partner institutions, Institute faculty and staff collaborate in high-risk, fundamental research and science-driven technology development. For more information, visit: http://wyss.harvard.edu/. The Staff Engineer supports the acquisition, organization, processing, exchange, and archival of clinical research data and metadata from multiple, dispersed geographic locations and across various data acquisition systems and data storage platforms; works closely with Institute Faculty, research fellows and other scientists and engineers and IT professionals to implement the most effective data-collection methods and instrumentation strategies for specific data types and collection environments; contributes to the design, specification, integration, & troubleshooting of analog/digital data acquisition and signal conditioning systems; Analyzes complex data sets and signals and ensures high quality retrieval of signals; delivers new database design and programming as well as integration of new data to existing Wyss databases or Wyss-affiliated clinical databases; develops data acquisition, transfer and storage protocols and ensures information security and compliance with government, regulatory agency and industry standards. M.S. in electrical engineering, computer science, mechanical engineering, or a related discipline is required. Ph.D. preferred. At least 3 years of industry experience in research and/or product development is required in the areas of instrumentation, data acquisition, signal processing and data management and applications such as patient monitoring in intensive care and home health care. Type of Opportunity Permanent Job URL http://wyss.harvard.edu Back