ANALYST - ENGINEER - RESEARCH ENGINEER - Optomechanical Systems Engineer - Boulder, Colorado

3 weeks ago


Boulder, United States SWRI Full time
  • This position will participate in the research and development of experimental, laser-based, spaceflight instrumentation enabling in-situ geochronology investigations across the Solar System.
  • Work in multidisciplinary laboratory environment to design, build, and optimize novel spacecraft instrumentation for scientific missions to the moon and beyond.
  • Contribute to the design, development, and hands-on fabrication, assembly, integration, and test of instrumentation systems from concept to flight instrument delivery.
  • Support senior R&D personnel in cutting edge research involving pulsed lasers, mass spectrometry and high-speed data acquisition systems.
  • Work with scientific personnel to design, build, and test laser-based instrumentation capable of in-situ isotopic geochronology.
  • Hands-on work with of Class IIIb/Class IV pulsed and CW lasers, ultra-high vacuum systems, pressurized gases, cryogens and high-voltage systems.
  • Typical duties will involve the formulation and implementation of approaches to solving a wide array of experimental flight hardware problems - focused on the design, assembly and control of mechanical and electrical systems for data collection.
  • Collaborate in the design, fabrication and performance validation of various optomechanical systems and interfacing with external vendors to procure instrumentation hardware, system sub-components and laboratory test equipment.
  • Experimental data collection in an optical laboratory environment, LabView data acquisition and control system development, and CAD modeling of new hardware assemblies.
  • Requires a Bachelors, Masters or a PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Optical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Applied Physics or a related engineering field.
  • 1+ years: Experience with optomechanics, lasers, and high vacuum systems.
  • 1+ years: Academic or professional experience working in a laboratory environment.
  • 1+ years: Demonstrated experience in building experimental systems, scientific instruments or engineering test beds.
  • A valid/clear driver's license is required.


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