Design Engineer, Mechanical

• Minimum Five (5) years Product Design & Development experience
• Demonstrated creativity, inventiveness, and mechanical design abilities
• Demonstrated ability to lead engineering and manufacturing teams through technology and product development
• Broad engineering analysis capabilities (structural, machine design, kinematics/dynamics, thermal, fluids)
• Prior experience with finite element analysis (FEA/ANSYS) and/or computational fluid dynamics (ANSYS/CFX) desirable
• 3D CAD, drafting and GD&T experience (PTC/CoCreate Modeling)
• Familiarity with electronics packaging/enclosures design is desirable

• Solid understanding of engineering fundamentals and mathematics. Energetic and highly motivated. Enjoy challenges. Proven drive to achieve goals.
• Demonstrated initiative
• Ability to make sound engineering decisions
• Creative. High insight, curiosity and problem solving ability
• Good interpersonal and networking skills
• Team player. Enjoys and works well with other people in a team environment
• Effective oral and written communication skills in English. Technical publications a plus.
• Dependable, positive attitude and good attendance.
• High ethics, integrity, honesty, patience.

• Initiate and lead introduction of new design tools, manufacturing processes, testing methods, and engineering best-practices
• Participate in product requirement definition and architecture development
• Interface with Users, Marketing and Manufacturing to define product features and functions
• Engage as a member of a multi-disciplinary concurrent engineering design team
• Invent, design, build, and test mechanical and opto-mechanical subsystems
• Interact with internal and external manufacturers to support both prototype and product manufacturing
• Integrate mechanical subsystems into final product
• Maintain engineering specifications, drawings, and documentation
• Review trade publications for new components, processes and design methods
• Attend conferences and/or user sites to understand user needs and competitive landscape

Design Engineer, Mechanical

• Demonstrated creativity and mechanical design abilities.
• Demonstrated engineering analysis capabilities
• 3D CAD/drafting experience (GD&T experience desirable).
• Familiarity with electronics packaging/enclosures design.

• Solid understanding of engineering fundamentals and mathematics.
• Energetic and highly motivated. Enjoy challenges. Proven drive to achieve goals.
• Ability to make sound engineering decisions.
• Creative. High insight, curiosity and problem solving ability.
• Good interpersonal and networking skills.
• Team player. Enjoys and works well with other people in a team environment.
• Effective oral and written communication skills in English. Able to communicate with customers and co workers.
• Dependable, positive attitude and good attendance.
• High ethics, integrity, honesty, patience.

• Participate in product requirement definition and mechanical architecture development.
• Interface with Users and Marketing to define product features and functions.
• Engage as a member of a multi-disciplined concurrent engineering design team
• Design mechanical and opto-mechanical subsystems and systems for LI-COR products
• Interact with internal and external manufacturers to support both prototype and product manufacturing.
• Integrate mechanical subsystems into final product.
• Build, test and troubleshoot prototype designs.
• Perform and/or direct mechanical system and subsystem testing.

• Maintain engineering specifications, drawings, and documentation.
• Review trade publications for new parts, manufacturing techniques, and general ideas.
• Attend conferences and/or user sites to understand user needs and competitive landscape.

Position Opening: Engineering Electronic Technician I

1. Highly motivated, self-driven, and able learn and self-educate when necessary.
2. Demonstrated creativity and problem solving.
3. Ability to work independently, as well as under direction of others.
4. High attention to detail in both task execution and documentation.
5. Must be supportive of the team and work well with people across multiple departments in a team environment.
6. Requires excellent communication skills in English (written, verbal, reading and comprehension).
7. Dependable, positive attitude and good attendance.
8. High ethics, integrity, honesty, patience.

1. Assist engineers in instrument design and development and test.
2. Build, test, debug, revise and document prototype electronic assemblies.
3. Perform schematic entry and component library creation and/or revision using CAD system.
4. Perform electronic part and circuit board evaluation and test.
5. Perform PCB layout using CAD system.
6. Design, specify, construct, test and document Assembly and Electronic Test Fixtures for new and existing LI-COR products. Work jointly with engineering, manufacturing, and outside manufacturers to understand fixture requirements.
7. As needed, assist with the development of Assembly Plans, assembly techniques and test procedures.
8. Execute and document tests for electrical qualification of LI-COR products using internal and external testing resources. Write meaningful summaries and interpretations.
9. Maintain on-site LI-COR test facilities, and expand test capabilities as necessary.
10. Oversee, coordinate, and/or perform compliance testing of LI-COR products. Coordinate with off-site test facilities for such testing as electromagnetic compatibility and product safety. Process the associated compliance test reports.
11. Create and maintain Bills of Material; generate new Part Number Requests and Document Numbers; generate/track Change Orders; and enter this information into the database.
12. Research, evaluate, and organize part information as required. This includes but is not limited to: part specifications, alternate manufacturer part numbers and specifications, and data to support product compliance (RoHS, product safety, etc.).
13. Assist Safety Compliance Auditors (ETL, CSA, UL, etc) with their on-site inspections.

Applications Analyst, Environmental Technical Support

• Experience in an appropriate quantitative technical area involving environmental instrumentation.
• Experience, or interest and aptitude of providing high quality responsive customer service.
• Familiarity with the techniques of environmental field instrumentation fundamental to the relevant scientific discipline.
• Familiarity of mathematical and physical principles as they relate to instrumentation and biological or environmental issues.
• Experience with computers and software, networking & communications.

• High problem solving ability, good attention to detail
• Ability to manage projects and manage multiple priorities
• Self-starter, motivated
• Ability to prepare and give presentations in one-on-one settings or small groups.
• Excellent communications skills in English (verbal and written)
• Team Player. Enjoys and works well with other people in a team environment
• High ethics, integrity, honesty, and patience
• Dependable, positive attitude and good attendance
• Able to travel (US and international)

• TECHNICAL SUPPORT: Provide daily technical assistance to customers, communicate with scientists and engineers to analyze technical applications and recommend solutions. Analyze and resolve problems relating to instrument use and maintenance.

• MARKETING and DEVELOPMENT: Participate in developing and reviewing technical and promotional literature. Assist in marketing process by helping gather and assess information about customer needs, competitors, and market trends. Make recommendations for product improvements. Participate in product design teams as needed.

• TECHNICAL SALES: Manage customer contact process, explain product benefits and features, recommend instrument configurations, and generate price quote requests and sales orders. Participate in technical presentations for customers, workshops, demonstrations, and exhibitions (U.S. and international).

• Read scientific journals, newsletters, product literature and other sources of technical information.

• Medium Work- Exerting 20-50 pounds of occasionally, and/or 10-25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

• Other job-related duties as assigned.

• B.S., B.A., biology, environmental sciences, life sciences, or related field.   Business minor desirable but not necessary.

• Marketing experience desirable, but not necessary.
• Technical sales experience is desirable but not necessary.
• Experience with Personal Computers:  basic experience with various operating systems (Windows, Macintosh), Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point, SalesForce, SharePoint.

• Team player; enjoys and works well with others in a team environment.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills and interpersonal skills. Ability to prepare and give presentations in one-on-one settings, small groups and workshops.
• Willing to take personal responsibility for tasks with a “get it done” mentality.
• Able to organize and prioritize work and to manage multiple detailed projects accurately.
• High ethics, integrity, honesty, and patience.
• Dependable, positive attitude and good attendance.
• Light travel (domestic and international).

• Promotional Marketing:  Participate in product and company branding activities that utilize web based promotional tools. Assist in developing deliverables for promotional efforts and sales campaigns.
• Marketing Activities:     Assist Marketing Product Managers in the creation of marketing materials.  This includes, but is not limited to the creation of product presentations in varied formats included PowerPoint presentations, web pages, webinars, etc.  Assist with electronic marketing activities related to google, wikipedia, twitter, etc.
• International Support:  Ensure good communications in an effort to align domestic and international marketing activities with corporate goals. Communicate with international representatives to ensure consistency in promotional messaging.
• Market Research:  Participate in the market research process in support of strategic plan.  Assist with development and implementation of customer surveys and post sales inquiry strategy.  Assist with Voice Of the Customer project activities as assigned.
• Market Assessment:  Gather and analyze data on adjacent markets and competitors.  Analyze and report on web based strategies that are utilized by the competition.  Make recommendations for improving processes and implement new strategies for increasing web traffic.
• Develop and maintain adequate product, market, and technical knowledge to perform job function.
• Sedentary Work-Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally.
• Other job related duties as required.

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Technical Writer, Biotechnology

• Minimum two (2) years experience with proven skills in technical copywriting for in an in-house environment or agency.
• Experience in marketing instrumentation in a technically oriented marketplace desirable.
• Understanding of the creative development and production process for various types of communications including manuals, web, advertisements, brochures, presentations, etc.
• Experience with widely used PC- or Macintosh-based publishing, word processing, and graphics software.

• Excellent writing, editing and verbal communication skills.
• Self-starter, motivated, detail-oriented.
• High creativity.
• Able to coordinate large writing projects with multiple authors, manage multiple projects and complete projects on schedule.
• Interest in science, technology and instrumentation.
• Enjoys a team oriented writing environment.
• Integrity, honesty, high achiever.
• Reliable with good attendance record.

• Writing: Responsible for manual development including outlining, initial drafts, final drafts, and printing preparation.
• Photography: Coordinates with photographers to shoot images required to illustrate user manuals.
• Evaluation: Conducts routine evaluations of manual formats to insure consistent, effective information delivery.

• Writing: Prepare content for both promotional and technical web presentation including interviewing customers for case history application notes.

• Writing and Production: Works with LI-COR scientists, engineers and customers to develop and publish application notes.

• Develops or writes copy for software help systems.

• Provides technical writing and technical support for LI-COR brochures, data sheets, newsletters, and multimedia projects.

• Works with department or out-of-house artists to produce technical illustrations.

• Works with printers to insure high quality, economical print jobs for manuals, application notes, etc.

• Sedentary Work-Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally.
• Other duties as assigned.

1. LABORATORY: Performed independent research in molecular biology, DNA sequencing, genetic analysis, or protein chemistry; 3 – 5 years of laboratory experience after the degree is preferred.
2. INSTRUMENTATION AND SOFTWARE: Excellent aptitude for and a minimum of 2 – 3 years experience working with sequencing and/or infrared imaging instrumentation, computers and software, including analysis software packages or other analytical software used to evaluate and present biological data. High degree of knowledge in Windows operating system and computer networking required.
3. COMMUNICATION SKILLS: Excellent communications (written and verbal), interpersonal, and presentation skills. Demonstrated ability to teach, train and present technical information in varied situations, one-on-one to large formal meetings. Enjoys and works well with people.

1. Position is based at a field location outside Lincoln, NE.
2. Able to manage multiple priorities, projects, and tasks. Exceptional problem solving ability.
3. Moderate to high travel required
4. Highly developed sense of integrity, ethics and loyalty.

1. SALES SUPPORT: Give technical presentations for customers, including seminars and workshops. Conduct on-site product demonstrations including: help with logistics, install and start-up of systems, run samples, and adapt, optimize, or develop protocols to meet customer requirements. Participate in trade shows as needed. Help find new sales prospects.
2. INSTALLATION AND TRAINING: Travel to the customer’s site to set up and verify the operation of LI-COR® Biotechnology products. Provide instrument, protocol and software training to users. Ensure that the customer is competent and proficient in the use and operation of LI-COR® products. Conduct and/or participate in customer training courses.
3. CUSTOMER SUPPORT: Take calls from customers and sales personnel and provide technical assistance by phone or on-site regarding the application, use, and maintenance of LI-COR® Biotechnology instruments, chemistries, reagents, protocols and software. Provide basic instrument troubleshooting and repair. Provide necessary follow-up and support to ensure a high degree of customer satisfaction.
4. PROTOCOL DEVELOPMENT: Work with in-house Application and Research Scientists in product and protocol development, and the writing and review of technical manuals, notes and scientific publications as needed.
5. MARKETING: Gather information about customer needs, suggestions for product improvements, new product ideas, user issues, and competitive activities, for use by LI-COR® Management.
6. ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES: Give platform presentations and workshops at national meetings, research institutes and industry venues. Provide advanced peer-to-peer collaborative support to scientists doing research or product development using LI-COR® Biotechnology products.

1. Job will require a moderate to high percentage of overnight travel.
2. Assist in training of LI-COR® employees or representatives as needed.
3. Maintain excellent technical proficiency to perform job function.
4. Provide routine territory call reports as directed.