Nuclear Imaging Hardware Engineer

Nuclear Imaging Hardware Engineer

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We are looking for a Nuclear Imaging Hardware Engineer to join our Hardware Engineering department. As a Nuclear Imaging Hardware Engineer, you will be joining a group of dedicated electrical, embedded system and mechanical engineers developing cutting edge SPECT and PET systems. In this role, the successful candidate will interface with research and manufacturing to not only drive innovation, but ensure ongoing manufacturing maintains the highest quality standards.

As a Nuclear Imaging Hardware Engineer, you will focus on planar image quality of both the detector and collimator systems. This work will include but not limited to event detection and positioning, uniformity and energy corrections as well as ensuring collimator quality. Your time will be split between requirements definition, test design and execution as well as data analysis and recommendations for change or improvement.

Siemens is the world leader in both SPECT and PET Imaging. Our systems are both standalone and hybrid with Computed Tomography (CT). This full-time role will focus on SPECT and SPECT collimation and is primarily onsite in the Hoffman Estates location with some travel required to Knoxville TN. There is of course the potential for remote work when appropriate.

This is a role well suited to an ambitious professional, looking for the next step in their Nuclear Engineering career. As a Research Professional you will be responsible for :

• Development of SPECT Molecular Imaging system technologies in the collimation and detector subsystems.
• Detector and collimator image quality assessments and correlations to design factors.
• Radiation / Gamma Ray shielding design and optimization
• Collimator fabrication support via performance analysis and fixture design
• Collimator performance calculations and simulations
• Data collection, processing and analysis

This position may suit you best if you are familiar with what is below, and would like to develop your career with Healthineers :

Required Skills, Education and Experience for this position :

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