(Casual Hire) UXO Sensor Engineer

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Title: (Casual Hire) UXO Sensor Engineer
Position Number: *****Casual Hire
Hiring Unit: College of Engineering Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Location: Manoa
Date Posted: 06/01/2026
Closing Date: 06/03/2026
Salary:$29.40 $37.20 per hour depending on qualifications
Schedule:Up to 40hours per week
Full Time/Part Time: Part Time
Temporary/Permanent: Temporary

Number of Positions: 5

Duties and Responsibilities

• The UXO sensor engineer will investigate design develop prototype and characterize UXO detection and classification sensor prototypes.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in electrical engineering.
• Experience inUXO detection and classification sensor technologies

Desirable Qualifications

• Masters degree in electrical engineering (or admission in the graduate program in electrical engineering in the next academic year)
• One year of experience with UXO detection and classification technologies.
• Two years of experience with spectrum analyzers network analyzers and other microwave equipment.
• Two years of experience in prototyping and characterization.

To Apply
Email cover letter and CV to

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Wayne Shiroma

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