Instrument Opto-Mechanical Systems Engineer

Lentech•Greenbelt, MD

3d•$90,000 - $116,000•Onsite

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