Senior Design Engineer for Active Learning
Core
Senior Design Engineer supporting hands-on, studio-based, and laboratory-driven engineering education across undergraduate and graduate programs at Harvard SEAS.
Role type
Senior IC design engineer (education & fabrication)
Builds
Experiential learning experiences, instructional materials, technical documentation, and safe fabrication environments for multidisciplinary student projects.
Domain
Higher education engineering + physical product development + embedded systems
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Embedded systems, mechatronics, robotics, sensor integration, data acquisition, motor control, power electronics, electromechanical systems, rapid prototyping, CNC machining, laser cutting, additive manufacturing, CAD/CAM, Arduino, STM32, ESP32, Raspberry Pi, SolidWorks, Fusion 360, Altium, KiCad, MATLAB, Python
Preferred skills
Curriculum development, public speaking, technical design reviews, laboratory safety procedures, interdisciplinary program support
Responsibilities
Partner with faculty to support curriculum delivery; lead design and fabrication workshops; mentor student teams on embedded systems and physical product development; maintain safe operating practices in fabrication spaces; establish SOPs for equipment and labs; evaluate emerging technologies for education.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC