Wind Tunnel Data Systems Engineer

Amentum•Hampton, VA

8d•$70,000•Hybrid

About The Position

This position supports the Center Maintenance, Operations, and Engineering (CMOE) contract located at NASA Langley Research Center. The Data Systems Engineer is part of a team that supports wind tunnel facilities and will provide data support for data quality. The qualified candidate will provide operational and data support for test engineers and for customers at the wind tunnel facility.

Requirements

BS degree in appropriate discipline from ABET college or university and three (3) to five (5) years related engineering experience, or MS degree and two (2) to three (3) years of related engineering experience, or Ph.D.
Skilled in the use of Microsoft Office products is required
U.S. Citizenship required.
Valid Real ID compliant identification – www.dhs.gov/real-id
A valid driver’s license is required.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance if required for this specific position.
Must be able to work in a team atmosphere.
Must put forward professional behavior that enhances productivity and promotes teamwork and cooperation.
Grooming and dress must be appropriate for the position and must not impose a safety/risk hazard to the employee or others.
The work environment requires the ability to cooperate and work with individuals at all levels of the company and the client organization
Employees will exercise diligence when developing a Safe Plan of Action (SPA) for each task performed. Your SPA is a Company provided tool to be used for the prevention of incidents, accidents, and injuries; as such, it is the most important tool that you are required to use.

Nice To Haves

Preferred candidate will have experience with wind tunnel testing and data acquisition systems
Familiarity with engineering software tools such as LabVIEW and MATLAB is preferred
A strong mathematics, mechanical or electrical background will be considered favorably
Experience with aeronautics, rotorcraft dynamics, and/or vibration analysis is also desired.

Responsibilities

Support cutting edge research projects in large scale test facilities.
Coordinate and communicate with internal and external customers as part of a research support team, to determine/capture test specific data acquisition requirements.
Ensure Data Acquisition System (DAS) availability and communicate system status with the test team.
Support configuration of test specific measurement instrumentation and operation of the DAS following existing work instructions.
Perform test specific data processing on acquired data.
Ensure timely delivery of validated data to the customer.
Develop an understanding of the DAS and data reduction software to make recommendations for software enhancements to improve reliability and performance and increase functionality.
Monitor backups of all DAS associated systems on a regular basis as directed.