Senior Instrumentation Engineer - NASA

**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**

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Test & Evaluation, Program Mission Support, Engineering & Analysis, and Training.

As Senior Instrumentation Engineer - NASA at AMERICAN SYSTEMS you will have the opportunity to do the following:

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.

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or Physical Science with at least 7 years of experience OR Masters or PhD degree in Engineering or Physical Science with 4 years of experience
• Must be a US citizen.
• Must be able to secure and maintain a security clearance.
• Must pass drug testing.
• Must be able to work in a dynamic and multi-task work environment by prioritizing work and coordinating task/project schedules.
• Must be able to manage and decompose requirements in specific technical areas.
• Experience in one or more of the following technology areas: telemetry data systems, data processing, data storage systems, or system test and validation.
• Strong communications and ability to work in a team environment a must.

NOTE: THIS POSITION REQUIRES A 9/80 WORK SCHEDULE