ANALYST - ENGINEER - RESEARCH ENGINEER - Optomechanical Systems Engineer - Boulder, Colorado

ANALYST - ENGINEER - RESEARCH ENGINEER - Optomechanical Systems Engineer - Boulder, Colorado

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Who We Are:

As a recognized leader in space science research and spacecraft instrumentation, avionics, and electronics, we work to reveal the secrets of our solar system and the universe.

Objectives of this Role:

• This position will participate in the research and development of experimental, laser-based, spaceflight instrumentation enabling in-situ geochronology investigations across the Solar System.
• Work in a multidisciplinary laboratory environment to design, build, and optimize novel spacecraft instrumentation for scientific missions to the moon and beyond.
• Contribute to the design, development, and hands-on fabrication, assembly, integration, and test of instrumentation systems from concept to flight instrument delivery.
• Support senior R&D personnel in cutting-edge research involving pulsed lasers, mass spectrometry, and high-speed data acquisition systems.

Daily and Monthly Responsibilities:

• Work with scientific personnel to design, build, and test laser-based instrumentation capable of in-situ isotopic geochronology.
• Hands-on work with Class IIIb/Class IV pulsed and CW lasers, ultra-high vacuum systems, pressurized gases, cryogens, and high-voltage systems.
• Typical duties will involve the formulation and implementation of approaches to solving a wide array of experimental flight hardware problems – focused on the design, assembly, and control of mechanical and electrical systems for data collection.
• Collaborate in the design, fabrication, and performance validation of various optomechanical systems and interfacing with external vendors to procure instrumentation hardware, system sub-components, and laboratory test equipment.
• Experimental data collection in an optical laboratory environment, LabView data acquisition and control system development, and CAD modeling of new hardware assemblies.

Requirements:

• Requires a Bachelors, Masters, or a PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Optical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Applied Physics, or a related engineering field.
• 1+ years of experience with optomechanics, lasers, and high vacuum systems.
• 1+ years of academic or professional experience working in a laboratory environment.
• 1+ years of demonstrated experience in building experimental systems, scientific instruments, or engineering test beds.
• A valid/clear driver's license is required.

Special Requirements:

Work assignment is in Boulder, Colorado. Must be a U.S. person (i.e., U.S. citizen, non-U.S. citizen national, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee) due to ITAR work in section.

Job Locations:

Boulder, Colorado

Salary Range:

$64,459.00 - $131,061.00

An Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disabled/Veteran
Committed to Diversity in the Workplace