Senior Research Scientist/Transducer Engineer

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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.​

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

At Teledyne Marine, we’re shaping the future of ocean exploration and environmental monitoring. Our cutting-edge sensors, instruments and vehicles help solve global challenges—from infrastructure development to energy sourcing and marine safety. If you’re passionate about innovation and want to make a real-world impact, we invite you to join our team of scientists, engineers and operators.

The Transducer Engineer assumes a technical leadership role for all aspects of the technical development, manufacturability and reliability of state-of-the-art piezoelectric hydroacoustic transducers.  Conducts research and development activities and applies research theories, principles and models when conducting experiments and research activities.  Summarizes research results and communicates findings to internal and external bodies.  Assesses the scope of research projects and ensures projects are on time and within budget.  Develops technical documentation for all projects.  Acts independently to determine methods and procedures on new or special assignments.  Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.  Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected to determine methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.  May supervise the activities of others.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Defines, develops, and delivers novel solutions to a broad range of problems that include advanced modeling techniques such as:

  • Transducer Design / Modeling / Analysis

  • Coordination of transducer prototype manufacturing including some hands-on assembly /modification

  • Transducer integration and system level validation and testing to specifications

  • Acoustic, mechanical, and electrical design

  • Material selection and testing

  • Design of experiments (DOE)

  • Design for manufacturing (DFM)

• Collaborates with other colleagues to identify critical challenges and provide innovative solutions.

• Completes research documentation and technical procedures for assigned projects.

• Provides inputs for documentation of new or existing programs.

• Briefs others on deliverables, status and progress.

• Documents and demonstrates solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, and charts.

• Provides information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing development and production issues.

• Fosters team interaction and ensures smooth execution of programs involving multiple members and partners.

• Proposes concepts for improvements to existing projects.

• Evaluates and identifies new technologies for implementation; improves operations by conducting systems analysis; recommends changes in policies and procedures.

• Daily availability to include evenings and weekends when necessary to reach goals and deadlines.

Supervisory Responsibilities                                                  

This job has no supervisory responsibilities but provides technical leadership to lower- level engineers, including carrying out lead responsibilities in accordance with applicable regulations and laws and the organization’s policies and procedures.  This includes, but is not limited to, training employees, planning, assigning, directing work and resolving technically related work problems.

Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor's degree (B.S.) from four-year college or university in a related field and 15-20 years of directly related experience and/or training; or Master’s degree (M.S.) in a related field and 5-10 years of directly related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. 

Other Skills and Abilities:

• Experience with piezoelectric transducer design for SONAR applications.

• Proficiency with SolidWorks.  Experience with COMSOL and Piezocad preferred.

• Ability to interface efficiently in a cross-functional group in an engineering and production environment.

• Solid verbal and written communication skills.

• Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills.

• Requires occasional work in a marine environment on a small boat or larger vessel.

• US Person status for access to ITAR-Controlled Technical Data

Salary Range:

$141,900.00-$189,200.000

The anticipated salary range listed for this role is only an estimate. Actual compensation for successful candidates is carefully determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, location, education/training, work experience, key skills, and type of position.

Teledyne conducts background checks on qualified applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment in accordance with applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. Background checks may include, but are not limited to, education verification, employment history and verification, criminal convictions, Motor Vehicle Report (MVR & driving history), reference check, credit checks/credit history and drug testing. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. ​