Liberating Technologies, Inc. (LTI) has an immediate opening for a position that requires an individual with an understanding 
of both the biomechanics of human gait and prosthetic knee design.  This individual will be responsible for performing a number
 of duties related to the development of a prosthetic knee joint that will be controlled with biological muscle signals 
(electromyography) in addition to force and position sensors.  The ideal candidate would have at least 3 to 5 years of relevant
 experience in both amputee gait analysis (including EMG) as well as prosthetic knee design.  

Ideal Candidate Would Have Knowledge Of: biological (EMG) and portable kinematic/kinetic signal acquisition and processing, 
especially the analysis and interpretation of this data; prosthetic knee design.  

Other Areas of Expertise That Would Be Beneficial Include: the previously described gait analysis knowledge specifically 
applied to amputee populations; preparation of human subject test protocols for Institutional Review Board approval, literature
 searches and reviews, analog/digital signal acquisition and processing; and graphical user interface development.  Any 
electronics knowledge, specifically including: DSP/PIC/microcontroller technology and programming; wireless technology 
development; CAN bus architecture development; and motor drive and control would also be advantageous. 

Beneficial Software Skills:  Matlab, Labview, Windows XP, Vista and 7, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), C/C++, 
Visual Basic, Solidworks, CNC machining programming

In addition, any candidate must have excellent written and verbal communication skills. 

Tasks will include:

•	Focusing on the analysis and interpretation of both biological as well as kinetic and kinematic data as subjects 
with amputation perform a number of different activities to design, develop and implement control algorithms that will be 
applied to the control of lower-limb prosthetic devices.  

•	Development and implementation of biological signal post-processing algorithms to eliminate unwanted noise components
 (e.g., motion artifact) and create robust inputs for the controller. 

•	System integration of the various analog and digital sensors/controllers/actuators to develop full leg system 
prototypes and conduct product evaluation trials.  

Liberating Technologies, Inc. is a manufacturer and distributor of prosthetic devices for adults and children.  The company 
specializes in high-technology solutions to prosthetic systems with a focus toward powered upper-limb prosthetics.  LTI has 
been in business for nine years and in late 2008 began a multi-year project that utilizes our expertise in microprocessor-based
 prosthetic controllers and myoelectric signal acquisition and processing to develop lower-limb prostheses that use biological
 inputs from the user.

Job application review is ongoing and will continue until the position is filled.  Salary will be commensurate with experience.
  Interested applicants should send a CV and cover letter to:  Dr. Todd Farrell, Senior Research Engineer; 
todd.farrell@liberatingtech.com