W. M. Keck Observatory position announcement…
Responsibilities
- Provide electronic engineering expertise to support upgrades and new development projects
- Participate in system level specifications, develop hardware specifications, interface control documents, and lifecycle design documents
- Write, analyze and document test plans, conduct design tests and evaluate results
- Generate and maintain production documentation, including schematics, wire diagrams, assembly drawings, data sheets, manuals, and project notebooks
- Support project managers by providing and maintaining accurate cost and labor estimates and Bills of Material. Help to maintain project plans through good communication
- Coordinate the electronic interfacing of new instrumentation;
- Direct the efforts of associate engineers and technicians, coordinate and schedule engineering activities
- Assist in the investigation of chronic performance and reliability problems in existing systems and develop and implement solutions to resolve these problems.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
- Three or more years of applicable work experience, preferably in a team environment
- Working knowledge of AC and DC electronics theory
- Experience in analog and digital electronics, computer interface electronics, and real-time control systems
- Understanding of grounding, shielding, and electrical safety
- Experience with schematic capture, PCB design and layout
- Experience in the design, debug, simulation and validation of electronic circuits and products
- Skilled user of test and analysis equipment including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, bus analyzers, cable and fiber optic test equipment, power measuring equipment, and signal generators
- Experience planning and implementing PLC based solutions including I/O selection, communication and programming (Rockwell/AB ControlLogix and RSLogix); experience with National Instruments RIO and LabVIEW FPGA; use of PADS, E3 Wireworks (Zuken), SolidWorks; and experience with programmable multiple axes motion controllers such as DeltaTau PMAC or Galil would be a plus
The W. M. Keck Observatory operates the largest, most scientifically productive telescopes on Earth. The two, 10-meter optical/infrared telescopes on the summit of Mauna Kea on the Island of Hawaii feature a suite of advanced instruments including imagers, multi-object spectrographs, high-resolution spectrographs, integral-field spectroscopy and a world-leading laser guide star adaptive optics system. The Observatory is a private 501(c) 3 non-profit organization and a scientific partnership of the California Institute of Technology, the University of California and NASA.
To learn more about this position and to apply, go to: www.keckobservatory.iapplicants.com
Equal Opportunity Employer