Meteorological Operations Junior Technician

ARES Corporation•Wallops Island, VA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

ARES is seeking a Meteorological Operations Junior Technician to support the operation, maintenance, and deployment of meteorological instrumentation systems used in support of NASA launch operations, flight safety, weather monitoring, and mission planning activities. The successful candidate will support a variety of weather observation and atmospheric measurement systems while assisting senior technicians in ensuring reliable meteorological data collection and system performance in support of range operations and mission execution.

Requirements

High School diploma
Ability to troubleshoot electronic and instrumentation systems.
Ability to interpret schematics, wiring diagrams, and technical drawings.
Familiarity with electronic test equipment and instrumentation.
Strong communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to travel approximately 25% of the year in support of mission requirements.
Ability to obtain National Weather Service certification within six months of hire.
Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain required Government credentials and access approvals.

Nice To Haves

Two years of technical education in electronics, instrumentation, meteorology, or a related technical discipline.
Experience with meteorological instrumentation or meteorological ground station equipment may be substituted for technical education.
Experience with GPS ground station systems.
Experience with meteorological instrumentation and atmospheric measurement systems.
Experience supporting launch range, aerospace, communications, or technical field operations.
Tower climbing and tower maintenance experience.
Familiarity with preventive maintenance programs and technical documentation practices.
Experience working in a mission-critical operational environment.

Responsibilities

Operate and maintain meteorological instrumentation systems supporting range and launch operations.
Support operation and maintenance of GPS sounding systems, aerostat sounding systems, wind tower systems, meteorological surface measurement systems, and laser ceilometers.
Perform troubleshooting, fault isolation, and corrective maintenance activities on meteorological equipment and associated support systems.
Assist with installation, calibration, testing, and deployment of weather instrumentation.
Interpret schematics, wiring diagrams, and technical documentation.
Utilize electronic test equipment including oscilloscopes, digital voltmeters, power meters, and signal generators.
Maintain operational logs, maintenance records, and preventative maintenance schedules.
Support meteorological data collection activities and system readiness efforts.
Ensure compliance with NASA, customer, and company operational, safety, and quality procedures.
Support field operations involving tower inspections, tower climbing, and equipment maintenance activities.
Travel to remote locations in support of meteorological and range operations as required.