Associate Development Engineer EECS

Associate Development Engineer (4758C) - EECS

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The Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS), in both the College of Engineering and the College of Computing, Data Science, and Society (CDSS) is the largest academic department on the Berkeley campus, consisting of over 130 faculty, active emeriti, professors‑in‑residence, and adjunct professors, 3600+ undergraduates in both Engineering and CDSS, 750+ graduate students, and 60+ staff. EECS programs are consistently ranked in the top three by many measures, including U.S. News & World Report's national and global ranking.

Annual operating budget (not including expenditures related to research, faculty start‑ups, and student fellowships) for EECS is $40+ million.

The Department is actively engaged in teaching and research in the disciplines of Artificial Intelligence, Computational Biology, Databases, Graphics, Hardware / Architecture, Human-Computer Interaction, Operating Systems / Networking, Programming Systems / Software, Scientific Computing, Theory, Vision (in Computer Science) as well as Biosystems, Communication/Networking, Communications / Physical Layer, Control, Design, Modeling, and Analysis, Electromagnetics/Antennas, Integrated Circuits, Optics, Physical Electronics Devices, Physical Electronics/MEMS, Optoelectronics, Energy, Robotics, Signal Processing for Image & Video, Signal Processing for Speech & Audio (in Electrical Engineering).

Computer Science operates research and instructional laboratories in Soda Hall, Sutardja Dai Hall, and other off‑campus sites, and Electrical Engineering operates similar facilities in Cory Hall, Sutardja Dai Hall, and other off‑campus sites. EECS also has a significant technical staff support structure to provide support for research and instructional laboratories and fabrication facilities.

The Associate Development Engineer provides professional engineering and technical support across all instructional labs within the Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences department. Reporting to the Senior Development Engineer, this role supports a broad range of activities spanning electronics, controls, robotics, autonomous systems, and RF technologies.

Key responsibilities include designing, integrating, setting up, testing, and maintaining instructional and research‑related equipment—ranging from electronic circuits, sensors, and RF systems to robotic and drone infrastructure, embedded platforms, and audio‑visual technology. The position also provides guidance in developing experimental setups and maintaining lab spaces such as maker or prototyping areas.

This role requires strong hands‑on ability in building and integrating systems—assembling testbeds, configuring embedded and RF hardware, developing control and…