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Posted: 08-Dec-22
Location: Pasadena, California
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 3705102
Caltech
Exempt Overtime Eligible: Overtime Eligible
Benefits Eligible: Benefit Based
Caltech is a world-renowned science and engineering institute that marshals some of the world's brightest minds and most innovative tools to address fundamental scientific questions. We thrive on finding and cultivating talented people who are passionate about what they do. Join us and be a part of the diverse Caltech community.
Job Summary
The Caltech Seismo Lab seeks a candidate who is interested in doing technical work in the southern California outdoors. The ideal candidate should be an outdoors person (such as avid hiker, biker, or camper) who enjoys working in the remote desert or mountains maintaining equipment that detects earthquake signals. The Electronics Technician will participate in the upgrade and operation of the Caltech/USGS southern California earthquake monitoring network (SCSN). The duties include long drives, sometimes off road, field work and prep-work for deployment and maintenance of solar panel power systems, seismic sensors, dataloggers, digital data communications, including radios, satellite systems, cell-phone modems, DSL, and the Internet. This is an Organizational Critical position.
Essential Job Duties
- Work with the SCSN field team to perform technical and other field work at seismic stations in southern California.
- Prepare equipment for field deployment, including testing the performance of individual components. Troubleshoot various aspects of the seismic station equipment, power system, and data communication links.
- Work with the team to verify instrument calibrations such as sensor gain, orientation, and polarities, and identification of malfunctioning sensors or other equipment.
- Track and document inventory of equipment as well as materials and supplies. Maintain laboratory space in good order.
- Perform all other duties as assigned, including varied technical assignments requiring the use of standard scientific principles, techniques, and process.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience with an emphasis in electrical engineering, computer science, earth science, or a STEM-related field.
- Must possess or have the ability to obtain by the date of hire a valid California driver's license and maintain it throughout the course of employment, and be able to drive long distances alone.
- Demonstrate a high level of initiative, independence, and interest in field work, and problem solving, and adapting new technologies.
- Be able to carry, push, and/or pull heavy loads (50 lbs.), sometimes under adverse weather conditions in the field.
- Excellent task management, leadership, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Must be self-motivated and capable of problem-solving, both individually (unsupervised) and as a team member.
- Must be knowledgeable of Caltech and its mission to represent Caltech in a professional manner when communicating with landowners who host our seismic sensors.
Preferred Qualifications
- Diversity of electronic and mechanical troubleshooting skills preferred. This includes experience with electronic test equipment (Volt-ohm meter, oscilloscope, radio spectrum analyzer, LAN tester, etc.), analog-to-digital conversion dataloggers, RF data transmission, electronic cable construction, solar panels, and data communications networking skills.
- High level of experience with diverse data communications hardware and transmission media such as WiFi routers, packet radios, DSL, satellite, and cellular communications.
- Experience working with seismic sensors, and dataloggers in both lab and field situations.
- Having worked for a seismic network or participated in other scientific field experience is desirable.
- Experience with using and updating scripts for Linux, OSX, or Windows computers.
Required Documents
- Resume
To be considered for this position please visit our web site and apply on line at the following link: https://hr.caltech.edu/work/job_openings
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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