Senior Instrumentation Engineer - NASA
American Systems Corporation - Edwards Air Force Base, CA
posted about 1 month ago
About the position
AMERICAN SYSTEMS is in search of our next Senior Instrumentation Engineer at the NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) on Edwards AFB in California. This position is designed to collect resumes for potential upcoming work at AMERICAN SYSTEMS and does not represent a current opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted when an opening or funding becomes available. As a Senior Instrumentation Engineer, you will apply your knowledge of Engineering principles and Systems Engineering processes to one of the most advanced research environments. You will expand your knowledge of Instrumentation Engineering by designing and building extremely unique instrumentation systems at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC). You will work with a team of driven, supportive, and highly skilled professionals, applying your creativity and engineering skills to take concepts to reality. The role offers flexibility in managing your work hours and personal needs with a single accrual leave plan, along with a robust benefits package that includes an Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
Responsibilities
- Generate and lead the execution of requirements to fully design, test, and support flight instrumentation systems on current and future research projects.
- Develop aircraft Instrumentation systems for NASA research vehicles.
- Have knowledge in instrumentation sensor applications: strain gages, accelerometers, pressure transducers, thermocouples, RTDs, and pitot-static systems.
- Familiarity with data acquisition systems (i.e. Teletronics).
- Read and understand electrical schematics.
- Familiarity with AutoCAD or equivalent for creating, modifying, or updating electrical drawings.
- Support the use of the TTC data processing systems in the checkout of instrumentation and ground test efforts.
- Coordinate with mission control room personnel in the development and design of displays, data cycle maps, calibration files, and run files.
- Lead system or subsystem teams in all aspects of design and implementation, including design reviews, safety analysis, and documentation development and approval.
- Analyze project objectives and requirements, develop plans for conducting projects, and provide support for the project safety review process.
- Participate in the development of Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, documentation of hazards, and specification and implementation of mitigations to those hazards.
- Review project instructions to ascertain requirements, specifications, procedures, objectives, equipment, nature of technical problems, and possible solutions.
- Set up and conduct tests or studies of complete systems, components, or concepts under research test conditions to investigate proposals for improving performance or other factors.
- Record test or report procedures and results, numerical and graphical data, and make recommendations for changes.
- Create reports and other documentation necessary to describe the results of studies and/or tests.
- Analyze indicated and calculated results in relation to requirements, specifications, or test objectives.
- Mentor engineers in specific technical areas and/or the system engineering process and project management principles.
- Perform work in accordance with NASA ISO AS9100 procedures and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Follow the safe practices and rules contained in the Safety and Health plan and other such rules and practices communicated on the job.
- Report status to Senior Technical Lead and/or Task Focal Point in standardized format on or before due date.
Requirements
- Bachelors degree in Engineering or Physical Science with at least 7 years of experience OR Masters or PhD degree in Engineering or Physical Science with 4 years of experience.
- Must be a US citizen.
- Must be able to secure and maintain a security clearance.
- Must pass drug testing.
- Must be able to work in a dynamic and multi-task work environment by prioritizing work and coordinating task/project schedules.
- Must be able to manage and decompose requirements in specific technical areas.
- Experience in one or more of the following technology areas: telemetry data systems, data processing, data storage systems, or system test and validation.
- Strong communications and ability to work in a team environment.
Benefits
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan
- Healthcare benefits
- Paid leave
- Retirement plans
- Insurance programs
- Education and training assistance
