AMERICAN SYSTEMS is in search of our next Senior Instrumentation Engineer at the NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) on Edwards AFB in California. Come join our talented team and put your Engineering talent to work with us today!

**This is a pipeline requisition designed to collect resumes for potential upcoming work at AMERICAN SYSTEMS and does not represent a current opening.  Qualified candidates will be contacted when an opening/funding becomes available**

As a Senior Instrumentation Engineer, you will:

Apply your knowledge of Engineering principles and Systems Engineering processes to one of the most advanced research environments.  Expand your knowledge of Instrumentation Engineering by designing and building extremely unique instrumentation systems at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC). Work with a team of driven, supportive, and highly skilled professionals. Apply your creativity and engineering in taking concepts to reality.  Receive a robust benefits package that includes Employee Stock Ownership Plan! Enjoy flexibility managing your work hours and personal needs with a single accrual leave plan.

 

Job Responsibilities:

Generate and lead the execution of requirements to fully design, test, and support flight instrumentation systems on current and future research projects. Develop aircraft Instrumentation systems for NASA research vehicles. Have Knowledge in the following instrumentation sensor applications: strain gages, accelerometers, pressure transducers, thermocouples, RTDs, and pitot-static systems. Must be familiar with data acquisition systems (i.e. Teletronics). Must read and understand electrical schematics. Must be familiar with AutoCAD or equivalent for creating, modifying, or updating electrical drawings. Support the use of the TTC data processing systems in the checkout of instrumentation and ground test efforts. Coordinate with the mission control room personnel in the development and design of the displays, development of the data cycle maps, calibration files and run files. Able to lead system or subsystem teams in all aspects of design and implementation to include design reviews, safety analysis, and all documentation development and approval. Analyze project objectives and requirements, develop plans for conducting projects, provide support for the project safety review process, Participate in the development of Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, documentation of hazards, and the specification and implementation of mitigations to those hazards.  Review project instructions to ascertain requirements, specifications, procedures, objectives, equipment, nature of technical problem, and possible solutions. Set up and conduct tests or studies of complete systems, components, or concepts under research test conditions to investigate proposals for improving performance or other factors. Record test or report procedures and results, numerical and graphical data, and make recommendations for changes. Create reports and other documentation necessary to describe the results of studies and/or tests. Analyze indicated and calculated results in relation to requirements, specifications, or test objectives. Mentor engineers in specific technical areas and/or the system engineering process and project management principles. Perform work in accordance with NASA ISO AS9100 procedures and applicable regulatory requirements. Follow the safe practices and rules contained in the Safety and Health plan and other such rules and practices communicated on the job.  Report status to Senior Technical Lead and/or Task Focal Point in standardized format on or before due date.