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

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 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.