Sr. Test Instrumentation Engineer

Amentum - Huntsville, AL

Full-time - Senior

Huntsville, AL

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Senior Test Instrumentation Engineer will be responsible for the setup and operation of Optical Measurement Systems and NASA Data Acquisition Systems for Structural Strength Testing. This role involves working closely with NASA project level customers and a diverse team to ensure mission success, while also focusing on safety and certification training.

Responsibilities

• Setup, calibrate, and operate Trilion ARAMIS camera systems to measure 3D position of discrete points.
• Setup, calibrate, and operate Trilion ARAMIS camera systems to measure full field of view strain and deflection.
• Setup, calibrate, and operate Correlated Solutions VIC-3D camera systems for full field of view strain and deflection measurement.
• Interface ARAMIS and VIC-3D systems with ET30 SLTMAS data system software to record data.
• Coordinate with NASA project level customers to ensure mission success.
• Work with a diverse team to design, develop, setup, and perform structural testing on space flight qualification hardware.
• Participate in safety meetings, task meetings, design reviews, and test readiness reviews.
• Develop and deliver reports and presentations to support ESSCA and customer requirements.
• Perform safety and certification training.

Requirements

• Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field with 25+ years of experience in the aerospace field.
• Knowledge of required cameras, lighting, lenses, cabling, calibration techniques, and speckle patterns.
• Familiarity with OSHA standards.
• Excellent verbal and writing skills.
• Experience with data acquisition systems.
• Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new software applications.
• Basic instrumentation application experience using strain gauges, thermocouples, and displacement devices.
• Familiarity with Machine Vision Image Processing/Correlation concepts and methods.
• Experience with National Instruments LabVIEW development software and/or MATLAB for instrumentation acquisition and control.
• Code generation experience in Windows or Linux operating systems.
• Software quality control experience using QT or GTest libraries.
• Experience with Raspberry Pi/Arduino, Python or C#/C++.
• Experience with National Instruments Hardware.

Nice-to-haves

• Desire to conduct detailed hands-on work in a Lab testing environment on sub scale models to full scale structures.
• Operation or development of Control Systems including feedback control loops.

Benefits

• Wellness programs
• 11 paid holidays
• Paid time off
• Employee perks
• Flexible schedules
• Possible remote work a few days a week depending on customer requirements