RESEARCH ENGINEER - SR. RESEARCH ENGINEER - Remote Sensing / Optical Engineer - Boulder, Colorado - Southwest Research Institute : Job Details

RESEARCH ENGINEER - SR. RESEARCH ENGINEER - Remote Sensing / Optical Engineer - Boulder, Colorado

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Who We Are:

As a recognized leader in space science research and spacecraft instrumentation, avionics, and electronics, we work to reveal the secrets of our solar system and the universe.

Objectives of this Role:

Design, build, and deploy a new generation of space weather coronagraphs.

Work in a multidisciplinary laboratory environment to design, build, and optimize novel spacecraft instrumentation for scientific missions for the solar system and beyond.

Support senior R&D personnel in cutting-edge research involving remote sensing instrumentation systems.

Develop high fidelity models of instrument performance enabling full instrument system optimization.

Daily and Monthly Responsibilities:

Work with scientific personnel to design, build, and deploy instrumentation for space science research.

Hands-on work with spaceflight optical instruments and integration.

Develop test plans and analyze test data to verify instrument performance.

Work with science operations to develop data pipeline and reduction tools.

Requirements:

Requires a Masters or a PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Optical Engineering or other related Engineering field.

1+ years: Experience with complex optical data analysis. Those with a PhD require 0 years of experience.

1+ years: Instrument testing and verification.

1+ years: Experience with modeling instrument performance.

A valid/clear driver's license is required.

Special Requirements:

Work assignment is in Boulder, Colorado. Must be a U.S. person (i.e., U.S. citizen, non-U.S. citizen national, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee) due to ITAR work in section.

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