You are a physicist, materials scientist, or electrical engineer with a strong interest in the application of novel semiconductor material properties to solving major problems facing industries as wide-ranging as medical imaging, national security, and nuclear energy. You want to work with a dynamic team where creativity, passion, learning, and experimentation are core values in the development of innovative new products. You have an acute interest in the development of new products based on hard IP and you want a leadership role in the growth of a startup tackling the difficult early stages of technology transfer from a world-class research University.

You have a strong academic and product development background that includes a master’s or doctoral degree and several years of experience in hard-radiation detection (gamma or X-ray), semiconductor characterization, electronic device assembly/characterization, and optical spectroscopy. You will be working with a group of chemists, materials scientists, physicists, and engineers, and you do not shy away from multidisciplinary problems. You are comfortable reporting directly to top management of a new company, and you thrive in environments where independent excellence is expected. You anticipate and even demand that you will grow with the organization.

We are a well-funded, VC-backed startup that offers highly competitive salary, equity, and benefits, as well as attainable, goals-based bonus packages that accompany exciting work and a lively culture.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Design, develop, integrate, and troubleshoot gamma ray imaging data acquisition electronics and hardware
• Develop firmware for detector control and read-out
• Develop procedures, software, and infrastructure to characterize, calibrate, and test new detectors and systems
• Collaborate with materials scientists, chemical engineers, and software experts to define and execute on medical device product requirements
• Design, integrate and manage custom laboratory test measurement equipment

The ideal candidate for this position will be rigorous about experimental design and execution, focused on converting fundamental technology into products, and able to work independently as the key hands-on technical expert in a loosely structured startup environment. Excellent communication and analytical skills are essential, as well as the ability to self-start and self-organize.

Requirements include:

• Strong academic background in physics, electrical engineering, or materials science (PhD preferred; exceptions may be made for candidates with remarkable on-the-job experience)
• Specific workplace or academic experience including the below:
• design and fabrication of high-performance gamma-ray and X-ray semiconductor detectors, with room-temperature semiconductors being of special interest
• characterization of device structure with state-of-the-art electrical, optical, and materials analysis tools
• detector performance measurements, use of signal preamplifiers, amplifier multichannel analyzers
• Knowledge of standard test and measurement methods, as well as specifications, for hard radiation detectors, ideally in the fields of nuclear medicine and medical imaging
• Ability to present scientific results to audiences that include interested non-experts
• Willingness to mentor and manage junior researchers as the team grows