Structural Test Instrumentation Engineer (ES2)

Amentum•Huntsville, AL

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Amentum Space Exploration Division (ASED) offers a partnership, in which you can grow personally and professionally in an environment of strong leadership support, competitive compensation, work/home life balance, and an emphasis on safety. Join ASED on the Engineering Services and Science Capability Augmentation (ESSCA) contract and be part of a team that is making history. The Test Instrumentation Engineer will perform setup and operation of data acquisition systems. Duties include coordinating transducer installation, writing technical procedures to be performed by instrumentation technicians, calibrating signal conditioning hardware, generating noise and tolerance reports, and operation of the data acquisition system during structural testing. Experience with data acquisition techniques including extensive knowledge of common sensor types including strain gauges (pressure), thermocouples (temperature), load cells (force), and LVDTs (displacement).

Requirements

Experience with data acquisition techniques including extensive knowledge of common sensor types including strain gauges (pressure), thermocouples (temperature), load cells (force), and LVDTs (displacement).
Familiarity with OSHA standards.
Excellent verbal and writing skills.
BS degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, or Computer Engineering from an ABET accredited institution, with at least 5 years of experience in data acquisition.
BS with at least 1-5 years of experience.
Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new software applications.
Basic instrumentation application - utilizing strain gauges, thermocouples, and displacement devices.
Proof of U.S. Citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

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 in Windows or Linux operating systems.
Software quality control using QT or GTest libraries.
Raspberry Pi/Arduino, Python or C#/C++.
National Instruments Hardware.
Desire to conduct detailed hands-on work in a Lab testing environment on sub scale models to full scale structures in some of NASA’s largest indoor and outdoor test facilities.
Operation or development of Control Systems including feedback control loops.

Responsibilities

Perform setup and operation of data acquisition systems.
Coordinate transducer installation.
Write technical procedures to be performed by instrumentation technicians.
Calibrate signal conditioning hardware.
Generate noise and tolerance reports.
Operate the data acquisition system during structural testing.
Coordinate with NASA project level customers across organizations to ensure mission success.
Work with a diverse team of civil servants and contractors to design, develop, set up, and perform structural testing on space flight qualification hardware, and other mission critical hardware.
Participate in Safety Culture, attend safety meetings, task meetings, design reviews, and test readiness reviews as requested to support ESSCA and customer requirements.
Develop and deliver reports and presentations as requested to support ESSCA and customer requirements via Power Point and other various software packages.
Perform safety and certification training to support ESSCA and customer requirements.