Instrument Opto-Mechanical Systems Engineer

LentechGreenbelt, MD
3d$90,000 - $116,000Onsite

About The Position

Lentech is seeking an experienced Instrument Opto- Mechanical Systems Engineer to provide technical support to the Optical Telescope Assembly (OTA) Team for Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Mission Operations. This position requires a self-motivated, capable person with strong verbal and written communication skills, and extensive analytical skills. In addition to outstanding technical expertise, the individual must have strong customer relationship skills, possess a positive team-player attitude, be flexible and willing to take on new assignments and responsibilities as they arise, and be an articulate speaker able to confidently communicate complex technical ideas. Work Location: (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD) Security Clearance: Public Trust

Requirements

  • Requires a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university in Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, Astronomy, or equivalent education in related discipline with combined experience
  • Possess a minimum 3 years of instrument engineering experience
  • Possess experience using data analysis tools/techniques (e.g., MATLAB, SQL)
  • Possess elevated mathematics and programming skills (e.g., Java, Python)
  • Possess excellent organizational, leadership, and oral and written communications skills
  • Demonstrates technical expertise and application of engineering principles, concepts, theory, and practice with the ability to organize, plan, schedule, conduct, and coordinate workloads to meet established deadlines or milestones
  • Possess ability to understand and apply new concepts within an evolving environment
  • Must be a US citizen with ability to pass a government background investigation

Nice To Haves

  • Ideally possess 5 or more years of relevant work experience in the aerospace industry with concentration in working with spacecraft flight hardware/instrumentation
  • Ideally possess experience with optical sensors, optical mechanisms, and optical systems
  • Ideally possess experience with version control systems (e.g., Git, Jira)

Responsibilities

  • Perform analysis, calibration, and trending of instrument and sensor performance
  • Respond to operational anomalies and provide 24x7 on-call anomaly support
  • Perform fault/anomaly analysis, identify appropriate recommendations, and implement solutions and work-arounds
  • Create and modify analysis and trending software tools
  • Undertake requirements capture, performance trades, and design activities
  • Generate technical reports and presentations
  • Develop and maintain command procedures, telemetry display pages, subsystem operations procedures/documentation, and guide star acquisition logic
  • Support planning and execution of ground test and spacecraft operations activities
  • Although some work may be performed remotely, must be able to work on site full time at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, in a multidisciplinary team environment

Benefits

  • healthcare
  • wellness
  • financial and retirement programs
  • family support
  • continuing education
  • time off benefits
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