Mainstream Engineering Current openings

Electrical Engineers

Mainstream Engineering Corporation is a solutions-oriented research, development and manufacturing organization founded in 1986. Our mission is to develop and implement emerging technologies into military and private sector products that provide a technological advantage. Areas of expertise include thermal control, energy conversion, turbomachinery, chemical technology and materials science.

Due to continued growth, our firm is seeking the employ of talented electrical engineers in a variety of roles including Power Engineers & Controls Engineers.

Electrical Engineers play a critical role in developing electronics products related to thermal control and energy conversion. Successful candidates will provide innovative engineering in the design and layout of PCBs, programming of microcontrollers, and design/implementation of analog circuitry and testing.

Specific Duties and Competencies:

Power engineers will:

• Develop electrical power generators up to 100 kW 
• Design, prototype, test, and evaluate permanent magnet alternators and motors to convert mechanical energy to electrical energy and vice versa. 
• Design, layout, fabricate, and test power converters to control and regulate power from these devices.

Controls engineers will:

• Develop electronic control equipment for thermal control and energy conversion equipment. 
• Design, layout, fabricate, and test printed circuit boards and program controllers for a wide array of equipment. 
• Have Responsibility for all electronics from the PCB to the mechanical equipment (starting circuits, capacitors, wire harnesses, etc.)

Education and Requirements

• BS in electrical engineering required with a minimum GPA of 3.3
• Internship experience required for entry level candidates
• Proficient in C/C++
• Experience programming various microcontrollers
• Experience interfacing microcontrollers to peripherals
• Experience with common microcontroller communication protocols
• Knowledge of available electronic components and how to vet them for various applications
• Knowledge of basic power supplies
• United States Citizenship required due to US Government ITAR program restrictions

Interested parties should forward a resume, cover letter and unofficial copies of transcripts indicating a GPA not less than 3.3 in all degrees earned or pending to resume@mainstream-engr.com

Jicamarca International Research Experience 2012 - JIREP2012

The students will work with staff engineers and scientists on projects related to ongoing research or instrumentation development programs. Research may be conducted in neutral atmospheric and ionospheric science as well as radar/radio instrumentation and software development. Given its location, frequency of operation, and array system, most JRO's research capabilities are unique. Besides the unique research capabilities where students are welcomed to propose and run their own experiments, JRO offers a good opportunity to get hands-on-experience on different aspects of radar systems, from changing the antenna connections, improving RF components of the system, to develop sophisticated acquisition and processing programs.

A side benefit of the program is that students will get to know Peru, heir to ancient cultures and rich colonial tradition. This program is offered to junior/senior undergraduate and/or first and second year graduate students and will cover the travel expenses (to and from Lima), as well as a reasonable stipend. Given that the Observatory is located outside Lima city, transportation will be provided.

* Application deadline: January 15th, 2012

* Decision: February 15th, 2012

* Starting date: Anytime after May 10th until June 30th

* Duration: 10 weeks

More information and application/recommendation forms can be found at http://jro.igp.gob.pe/jirep/ or by contacting Angela Calle at  jirep@jro.igp.gob.pe. Prof. John Sahr,  jdsahr@uw.edu, can also provide more information.

Merage Fellowship Program for the American Dream

Campus Application Deadline:  Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Upcoming Information Sessions: 
Wednesday, October 12, 3:00 - 3:50 p.m., 171 MGH, Team Room
Friday, October 14, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., 171 MGH Team Room

The Merage Foundation Fellowship Program offers graduating students up to $10,000 a year for two years to achieve their American Dream.  Although most use the funds for graduate school, they can also fund:  strategic travel related to professional development, participation in specific skill building training programs, use of consultants to develop and carry out business or professional plans, personal or family support associated with internships, etc.

Applicants must meet the following requirements:
1.       Must be immigrants to the United States.  They must either have become a citizen since coming to the United States or hold a Permanent Resident Card.  Students who are not yet citizens must indicate their intention to become United States Citizens.
2.       Nominees must be senior graduating by August 2012.
3.       Nominees are judged based on the following:
A solid academic record indicated by a minimum GPA of a 3.5.
A clear track record of leadership.
A commitment to hard work and excellence.
Creativity and initiative,
Consistent ethical behavior.

The selected Fellows should reflect both a strong desire and real capacity to achieve leadership roles in business, science, education, public service, culture and the arts.  Each Fellow will be asked to make a two-year commitment to become mentors of future Fellows.

For more information please see the Merage Foundation website:
http://www.meragefoundations.com/mfad_fellows.html

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Workshop

TO:    Seniors, First Year and beginning of Second Year Graduate Students
          (Undergrads are encouraged to attend, it�s never too early to plan for your submittal!)

FROM:  Mary Heusner, Director of Research, College of Engineering

SUBJ:  *NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Workshop*
            *October 25, Tuesday, 3:30-5:00*
            *EEB 403 Conference Room*

*Please RSVP to:* https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/mjh2/145115
   
The College of Engineering invites you to an NSF-Graduate Research Fellowship Workshop for *SENIORS, FIRST YEAR GRADUATE STUDENTS and BEGINNING OF SECOND YEAR GRADUATE STUDENTS* 

This workshop will be an informal panel session including NSF GRF awardees plus a recent panelist, Dr. Daniel Schwartz, Professor and Chair of Chemical Engineering.  There will be time for questions and answers!
 

• NSF GRF due: *Nov 14 for Engineering, Nov 15 for CSE, Materials Research, Physics, Mathematics.*
• Applicants should be US Citizens, Nationals, or Permanent Residents. 
• Three reference letters must be submitted by November 29, 2011 by 7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. 

Please see the NSF-GRFP URL below for more eligibility requirements and application guidelines.

URL GRFP:    http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11582/nsf11582.htm

Interdisciplinary Fellowship Opportunity for UW Doctoral Students

(Deadline: Monday, January 23, 2012)


The Graduate
School Fund for Excellence and Innovation (GSFEI) and Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences (IAS) at the University of Washington Bothell are collaborating to offer a teaching fellowship for 4-6 doctoral students who have been advanced to candidacy and are interested in the theory and practice of interdisciplinarity and interdisciplinary pedagogy.

Fellows in the Project of Interdisciplinary Pedagogy (PIP) work closely with faculty mentors in IAS, participate in a day-long workshop focused on interdisciplinarity and interdisciplinary course design and pedagogy, teach one interdisciplinary course each quarter on the Bothell campus in an area related to their teaching and research interests, and engage in quarterly workshops with the other graduate students and faculty mentors in the cohort. Further teaching opportunities during the 2013-2014 academic year may also
become available.

Fellows will be compensated at the appropriate annual Graduate Student Service Appointment rate, including tuition waivers, and will receive an additional stipend of $750 for their participation in the early fall and quarterly workshops.  For more information about eligibility and application procedures and the program itself, please go to the PIP website: http://www.uwb.edu/IAS/about/pip.xhtml .   Or, feel free to contact the co-directors of PIP for 2011-2012: Bruce Burgett (bburgett@uwb.edu <mailto:bburgett@uwb.edu> ), David Goldstein (dgoldstein@uwb.edu <mailto:dgoldstein@uwb.edu> ), and Martha Groom (mgroom@uwb.edu <mailto:mgroom@uwb.edu> ).

Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era

UW Environmental Innovation Speaker Series
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Open to the public at 4:30, Reception follows at 6:00 pm
Douglas Forum, Bank of America Executive Education Center
Free, RSVP appreciated

Michael Potts, President
Rocky Mountain InstituteA cross-sector roadmap to regain energy leadership and competitiveness, restore jobs
and prosperity, and build a secure and climate-safe energy system.

From RMI's new book Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era
by Amory Lovins

Complete list of fall quarter speaker series

Developing Businesses based on IP from Intellectual Ventures

Friday October 7,
3:30PM to 5:20PM
Room HSB T639

Program in Technology Commercialization II: BioE 505A Studies in Technology Commercialization: The Landscape of Biomedical Entrepeneurship.

Mark Mendel is an invention development manager at Intellectual Ventures. Prior to joining Intellectual Ventures, he served as a consultant and helped to nurture multiple biotech and medical device companies through their seed stage, including Proteon Therapeutics and ValveXchange, where he served at startup CEO.  

Patent attorney, Connie Wan, currently serves as the Assistant Director, Chemistry and Materials, at the Intellectual Ventures’ Invention Development Fund.  Prior to her position with the Intellectual Ventures, Dr. Wan was a patent attorney with the law firm, Christensen O’Connor Johnson Kindness.  Prior to her career in law, Dr. Wan served on research positions in various academic and industrial labs.  She is also an inventor and a co‐founder for several Washington based startup companies.