[ES_JOBS_NET] Cubesat Spacecraft and Payload Systems Engineer II/III Position
Al Zioba
alzioba at ucar.edu
Wed Dec 22 08:50:04 MST 2021
The HAO is looking for an experienced Cubesat spacecraft and payload
Engineer II/III. If interested, please apply through this link.
<https://ucar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/UCAR_Careers/job/Center-Green-1/Cubesat-Spacecraft-and-Payload-Systems-Engineer-II-III_REQ-2021-423-1>
Location:
Boulder (Hybrid in office/remote).
Type: Full time, exempt.
Position Term: Four-year term.
Application Deadline: This position will be posted until Wednesday,
February 2nd.
Relocation: No relocation assistance is available for this position.
Work Authorization: UCAR/NCAR will not sponsor a work visa to fill this
position.
Salary:
Level II Hiring Range $69,881 - $87,352
Full Salary Range $69,881 - $113,559
Level III
Hiring Range $86,816 - $108,519
Full Salary Range $86,816 - $141,075 What You Will Do:
You will lead our team's systems engineering efforts for the WindCube
program. It is a 4 year program with ~3 years baselined for payload
development, spacecraft procurement and integration and verification
activities) followed by ~12 months of on-orbit mission operations to
measure thermospheric winds. Systems Engineering is a discipline that
concentrates on the design and application of the whole (system) as
distinct from the parts. It involves looking at a problem in its entirety,
taking into account all the technical requirements, interfaces, trades,
system modeling and cross-disciplinary variables and technical challenges.
The ideal candidate will have domain expertise within one or more
traditional engineering disciplines (e.g. aerospace, electrical,
opto-mechanical or software) in addition to having specific experience
relevant to developing space qualified hardware and within NASA Cubesat
programs (e.g. NPR 7123.1, GFSC-STD-7000 (GEVS), etc.)
As a member of HAO’s Instrumentation Group, in addition to your main role,
you will also support systems engineering functions within other
instrumental programs supporting research within the solar-terrestrial
geospace environment. These include existing efforts in developing
space-qualified hardware, the design of telescopes coronagraphs,
spectro-polarimeters and even observatory scale design projects. We are a
small team of ~7 engineers who support an equivalent number of instrument
scientists throughout the HAO so you will wear many hats in a dynamic and
fast paced environment.
Responsibilities:
Engineer II
- Work in collaboration with scientists, engineers, project managers,
customers, vendors, end users and other stakeholders to identify, develop,
and translate science goals and requirements into system requirements and
specifications
- Work with scientists and other stakeholders to perform cost-benefit
analysis between science goals and program cost
- Collaboratively synthesize top level system design concepts and
architectures, perform trade studies and optimize the designs to meet goals
and requirements and within budget
- Perform system level validation of instruments and verification to
ensure instruments meet requirements
- Perform risk identification, characterization, and mitigation efforts.
- Perform life cycle engineering studies and analysis
- Verify the integrity of analyses performed by other engineers
- Use advanced mathematical and statistical techniques to define and
understand telescope and instrumental performance as well as analyzing
uncertainties and risk
- Support efforts in technical requirements definition and tracking,
system error budgets, and interface control documents (ICDs)
- Support project management and other team members to ensure systems
engineering tasks are completed in a timely manner
Engineer III
- Work independently with scientists, engineers, project managers,
customers, vendors, end users and other stakeholders to identify, develop,
and translate science goals and requirements into system requirements and
specifications
- Work independently with scientists and other stakeholders to perform
cost-benefit analysis between science goals and program cost
- Independently synthesize top level system design concepts and
architectures, perform trade studies and optimize the designs to meet goals
and requirements and within budget
- Perform system level validation of instruments and verification to
ensure instruments meet requirements
- Perform risk identification, characterization, and mitigation efforts.
- Perform life cycle engineering studies and analysis
- Verify the integrity of analyses performed by other engineers
- Use advanced mathematical and statistical techniques to define and
understand telescope and instrumental performance as well as analyzing
uncertainties and risk
- Overall leadership of efforts in technical requirements definition and
tracking, system error budgets, and interface control documents (ICDs)
- Support project management and other team members to ensure systems
engineering tasks are completed in a timely manner
*ASSEMBLY, INTEGRATION AND TEST ENGINEERING*
Equivalent for both Engineer II and III
- Develop and document detailed test plans and procedures based on
engineering specifications and requirements verification and validation
compliance matrices
- Develop specific payload test plans tailored to GFSC-STD-7000 (GEVS)
- Oversee and occasionally conduct testing efforts
- Write test reports to document instrument performance
*OPTICAL DESIGN*
Engineer II
- Use Zemax while working with vendors to develop achievable and cost
effective optical fabrication tolerances, and update models as needed to
document as built configurations
- Lead efforts to procure and produce hardware via drawings, interfacing
with purchasing and Contracts departments and interfacing with Design and
Fabrication Services
Engineer III
- Use Zemax and FRED while working with vendors to develop achievable
and cost effective optical fabrication tolerances, and update models as
needed to document as built configurations
- Lead efforts to procure and produce hardware via drawings, interfacing
with purchasing and Contracts departments and interfacing with Design and
Fabrication Services
What You Will Need:
Education And Years of Experience
REQUIRED
Engineer II
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or physics and at least three years
of relevant experience; or a Master's degree in engineering or physics and
at least one year of experience; or a Ph.D. degree, or an equivalent
combination of education and experience.
- Experience should be in cubesat engineering and developing space
qualified hardware.
Engineer III
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or physics and at least six years of
relevant experience; or a Master's degree in engineering or physics and at
least four years of experience; or a Ph.D. degree and at least two years of
experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience should be in leading cubesat engineering projects and in
developing space qualified hardware.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
REQUIRED
Engineer II
- Experience with CubeSat spacecraft bus specification and procurement
- Demonstrated systems engineering knowledge and experience with all of
the following:
- Requirements generation and flow down
- Interface definition
- Ability to create top down and bottoms up error budgets
- End to end performance modeling
- Trade studies bounded by cost constraints
- Quantitative risk analysis, configuration control, change control
boards, acceptance testing
- Reliability, maintainability, life-cycle costs
- Statistical approaches to telescope performance modeling
- Contingency planning
- Developing Integration, Test and Verification plans
- Broad optical-mechanical design background including some experience
with spaceflight hardware
- Knowledge of instrument alignment methodology, and developing
alignment fixturing & tooling
- Strong ability to articulate technical problems and formulate
alternative solutions to engineering problems.
- Extensive practical hands-on laboratory experience using and working
with optical tools and systems
- Basic understanding of a wide range of current engineering
technologies including one or more of the following: software, electrical
and mechanical disciplines
- Demonstrated ability to work as an effective member of a team of
scientists and engineers, and an advanced capability to conduct engineering
instrumentation design working in an independent manner as necessary.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, with a proven ability
to communicate effectively with PI’s, scientific staff and fellow
engineers, and proven ability in writing scientific instrumentation
proposals, and in successfully publishing engineering results
- An ability to anticipate and define long-term impacts of design
decisions, and the knowledge and skills to mitigate such impacts.
- Knowledge of design and testing for complex new systems that integrate
into larger systems.
- Ability and willingness to travel for project deployments, as
necessary.
- Basic knowledge of optical design tools like Zemax.
Engineer III
*In addition to the Engineer II KSAs:*
- Experience using tools like Zemax and FRED
- Knowledge of structural, thermal, optical performance analysis
techniques
- Knowledge of system level optical design
- Experience with NPR 7123.1
- Extensive understanding of a wide range of current engineering
technologies including one or more of the following: software, electrical
and mechanical disciplines
Applicant Notes:
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A cover letter is required.
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An Inclusion Statement (One-page)) is required for all applicants. This
statement should address past efforts, as well as future vision and plans
to advocate for and advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in the
organization and/or field of work.
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A pre-employment screening is conducted in conjunction with an offer for
employment. This screening may involve verifying or reviewing any of the
following relevant information: restricted parties screening, employment
verification, performance records of internal candidates, education
verification, reference checks, verification of professional licenses,
certifications, and Motor Vehicle Records. UCAR complies with the Fair
Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).
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Please note that while the position description details both minimum
requirements as well as desired skills and experience, we want to remind
applicants that you do not need to have all the desired skills and
experience to be considered for this role. If you have the passion for the
work along with experience in a related field, you are encouraged to apply.
We can provide on-the-job training for the rest.
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For more information about our commitment to diversity, equity, and
inclusion, here is the link to the Office of Diversity, Equity &
Inclusion Strategic Plan
<https://www.ucar.edu/sites/default/files/documents/related-links/2020-12/ODEI_StrategicPlan_Final.pdf>
and to the ODEI landing page
<https://www.ucar.edu/who-we-are/diversity-inclusion>.
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Al Zioba, PHR
Recruiter - Human Resources
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
alzioba at ucar.edu <rschalha at ucar.edu>
(303)497-8575
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