950 N. Hague Ave; Columbus, OH 43204 U.S.A.
Phone: [614] 276.0861 Toll Free: [800] 669.5011
Fax: [614] 276.0529 Email: sales@colinst.com

Job Opportunities
Continued growth at Columbus Instruments provides opportunities to qualified individuals in the areas listed below. We are a 35-year-old company with solid placement in the marketplace due to our attention to product quality and customer support. Columbus Instruments is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We offer medical and dental coverage as well as short/long term disability, life insurance, and pension plan.
Our Company: Columbus Instruments (CI) is a world leader in the design and manufacture of instrumentation employed in animal behavior and physiology research. We are a 35 year old company based in Columbus Ohio serving the needs of researchers universities and pharmaceutical companies in over 50 countries with highly specialized instrumentation.

The Position: We seek an individual with skills in hardware and programming for new product development. We employ all forms of analog/digital circuitry with a focus on MicroChip PIC 18xxx and Motorola HC11/12 controllers as the basis for product operation. All products act as a front-end to programs running under Windows written in an assortment of MicroSoft "visual" languages (VB6/.net, etc...).

Your Skills: You have, at least 3 years, of experience in some form of data acquisition programming in the Windows environment. Your skill set includes an understanding of basic physics, some chemistry, and a working knowledge of various sensor technologies for the monitoring of physical properties (temperature, pressure, etc...). You are equally comfortable working alone or as member of a small team. Ideally, you can take a project from concept through design, implement production and user documentation as well as communicate with end-users on issues of product support. You are a "problem solver".

Knowledge of most of the following:
Visual Studio
MicroChip development tools
ICE & ROM emulation for Motorola controllers
OrCAD / Tango
AutoCAD
Operational/Instrumentation Amplifiers
A/D
Communication: RS-232/422, SPI, USB, Ethernet
Sensor Interfacing

Our Benefits: Following 3 months of employment, you may elect to participate in our programs for health and dental insurance (50% paid for employee, 50% paid for family). We offer a SIMPLE pension plan with up to 3% matching as well as six paid holidays and graduated vacation leave of up to five weeks per year.

Send cover letter and resume to: employment@colinst.com with "Project Engineer" in the subject line.