Test Instrumentation Engineer - Part -Time

Amentum•Huntsville, AL

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 compensations, 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). Job Duties will include: Coordination with NASA project level customers across organizations to ensure mission success. Work with a diverse team of civil servants and contractors to design, develop, setup, and perform structural testing on space flight qualification hardware, and other mission critical hardware. Participate in a Beyond Zero 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. BS degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, or Computer Engineering from an ABET accredited institution, with 25+ years of experience in data acquisition. The ideal candidate will be an Engineer with a strong sampling of the following skills and a desire to learn in depth: Experience with data acquisition techniques including extensive knowledge of common sensor types including strain gauges (pressure), thermocouples (temperature), load cells (force), and LVDTs (displacement). Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new software applications. Basic instrumentation application - utilizing 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 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. Familiarity with OSHA standards. Excellent verbal and writing skills. Essential Functions Work Environment: Office environment. Requires ability to provide clear, concise, accurate and timely communication, both verbally and in writing (100%). Requires ability to interact professionally with co-workers, management, and client (100%). Requires travel in the domestic USA (<5%). Physical Requirements: Requires sitting for extended periods of time in meetings with peers, management, and with our client at NASA facilities to discuss technical issues (10%). Also, requires sitting for extended periods of time at a desk to write reports and perform engineering tasks (80%). Requires ability to use stairs or elevators for access between floors and multiple buildings at NASA and our facilities (10%). Equipment and Machines: Requires ability to operate a personal computer, a telephone, fax machine, copier, calculator, and other general office equipment (100%). Attendance: Normal workday 7:30-4:30, Monday thru Friday. Minimal overtime may be required (10%) to meet schedule milestones and to support technical demands of the job. Regular attendance is a necessity, and adequate arrangements for delegating duties during absences are required. Other Essential Functions: The ability to work independently with minimal supervision, and to make rational decisions, and to exercise good judgment is essential (100%). Grooming and dress must be appropriate for the position and must not impose a safety risk/hazard to the employee or others. Proof of U.S. Citizenship is required.

Requirements

BS degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, or Computer Engineering from an ABET accredited institution
25+ years of experience in data acquisition
Experience with data acquisition techniques including extensive knowledge of common sensor types including strain gauges (pressure), thermocouples (temperature), load cells (force), and LVDTs (displacement)
Excellent verbal and writing skills
Proof of U.S. Citizenship is required

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new software applications
Basic instrumentation application - utilizing 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 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
Familiarity with OSHA standards

Responsibilities

Perform setup and operation of data acquisition systems
Coordinating transducer installation
Writing technical procedures to be performed by instrumentation technicians
Calibrating signal conditioning hardware
Generating noise and tolerance reports
Operation of the data acquisition system during structural testing
Coordination with NASA project level customers across organizations to ensure mission success
Work with a diverse team of civil servants and contractors to design, develop, setup, and perform structural testing on space flight qualification hardware, and other mission critical hardware
Participate in a Beyond Zero 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