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Senior Sensor Development Engineer
| Company | VAST |
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| Location | Long Beach, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $150000 – $200000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- 4+ years of experience and/or Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Chemical Engineering, or Chemistry, Physics, or Biology
- 2+ years of experience in sensor design/development
Responsibilities
- Responsible for cradle-to-grave design, development, manufacture, and test of sensors and sensor systems specifically designed for Life Support Systems on the Haven-1 commercial space station, including O2 sensing, CO2 sensing, smoke/fire detection, and water quality and trace contaminant monitoring
- Architect new test infrastructure, complete data analysis/review, and interface with system owners
- Coordinate and execute acceptance and qualification testing of sensors
- Interface with sensor vendors for the selection of sensors for given applications
- Collect and document sensor requirements to communicate to vendors
- Work across teams (systems, integration, dynamics, guidance, etc.) to ensure appropriate sensors are developed to meet vehicle requirements
- Participate in design reviews
- Investigate sensor failures and communicate/execute recommended actions
Preferred Qualifications
- Optics modeling, design, or testing with an emphasis on laser diagnostics, photonics, and instrumentation
- Signal analysis common to spectroscopic techniques including FFT, frequency modulation, signal decomposition, and envelope filters
- Hands-on test experience and a demonstrated ability to use test equipment to rapidly diagnose sensor challenges and failure modes
- Comfortable working in a rapidly changing, high-stress environment balancing several projects at any given time
- Unfazed by sudden changes in strategic business direction
