Senior Ground Systems Engineer, Instrumentation and Controls

Stennis Space Center, MS Full Time
POSTED ON 5/7/2024

SENIOR GROUND SYSTEMS ENGINEER, INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROLS

Based out of Rocket Lab's Test Facility at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, the Senior Ground Systems Engineer, Instrumentation and Controls is responsible for the development, automation, testing and commissioning of fluid and gas systems at the Archimedes engine test facility. You will support the test operations team and be responsible for software, PLC, networks, instrumentation and controls.

WHAT YOU’LL GET TO DO:

  • Design control systems for complex test facility systems controlling flow of fluids to rocket engines during test activities
  • Support certification of systems including producing documentation operator manuals, maintenance procedures, test procedures, and work instructions
  • Support technicians remotely or in person during installation, commissioning, testing, and troubleshooting activities
  • Become a subject matter expert in one or more of the necessary disciplines dealing with instrumentation, control systems, HMI, PLCs, software, and networks.
  • Perform test operations activities.
  • Post-test data analysis

YOU’LL BRING THESE QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in electrical engineering or other technical discipline
  • 5 years of experience designing instrumentation and controls and related infrastructure for liquid launch vehicles
  • Hands-on experience with data acquisition, control, and automation systems
  • Experience with object Oriented PLC programming

THESE QUALIFICATIONS WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE: 

  • Experience implementing functional safety (IEC 61508 & IEC 61511)
  • Experience with NI LabVIEW
  • Development with tools including:  C/C , Python, TeamCity, EPlan, Beckhoff PLC Programming, NI cRio controller programming, Perforce Version Control System, Gitlab/Git Version Control System
  • Experience with complex industrial systems for flow of fluids, especially cryogenics and high pressures

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