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Amentum · 1 month ago

Test Instrumentation Engineer

Huntsville, AL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

Amentum is committed to fostering professional growth and inclusivity in the workplace. The Test Instrumentation Engineer will be responsible for setting up and operating data acquisition systems, coordinating with NASA project customers, and performing structural testing on mission-critical hardware.

Mechanical EngineeringSecurityTechnical Support

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Perform setup and operation of data acquisition systems

Duties include coordinating transducer installation, writing technical procedures to be performed by instrumentation technicians, calibrating signal conditioning hardware, generating noise and tolerance reports, and operation of the data acquisition system during structural testing

Coordination with NASA project level customers across organizations to ensure mission success

Work with a diverse team of civil servants and contractors to design, develop, setup, and perform structural testing on space flight qualification hardware, and other mission critical hardware

Participate in a Beyond Zero Safety Culture, attend safety meetings, task meetings, design reviews, and test readiness reviews as requested to support ESSCA and customer requirements

Develop and deliver reports and presentations as requested to support ESSCA and customer requirements via Power Point and other various software packages

Perform safety and certification training to support ESSCA and customer requirements

Qualification

Data acquisition techniquesNational Instruments LabVIEWMATLABControl Systems developmentMachine Vision Image ProcessingPythonC#/C++Verbal skillsOSHA standardsWriting skills

Required

Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or related field is required

Typically, educational requirements are the equivalent of a Masters with at least 3 years of experience, or BS with at least 5 years of experience in data acquisition

Experience with data acquisition techniques including extensive knowledge of common sensor types including strain gauges (pressure), thermocouples (temperature), load cells (force), and LVDTs (displacement)

Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new software applications

Basic instrumentation application - utilizing strain gauges, thermocouples, and displacement devices

Familiarity with Machine Vision Image Processing/Correlation concepts and methods

Experience with National instruments LabVIEW development software and or MATLAB for instrumentation acquisition and control

Code generation in Windows or Linux operating systems

Software quality control using QT or GTest libraries

Raspberry Pi/Arduino, Python or C#/C++

National Instruments Hardware

Desire to conduct detailed hands-on work in a Lab testing environment on sub scale models to full scale structures in some of NASA's largest indoor and outdoor test facilities

Operation or development of Control Systems including feedback control loops

Familiarity with OSHA standards

Excellent verbal and writing skills

Proof of U.S. Citizenship is required