Job Details
Number:
07110702
Title:
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Closing Date:
Open until the position is filled.
Description:
Type: Full time, professional.
Location: GMT Project Office,
Background:
The Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) Project is a collaboration
of major US and international educational and research institutions
constructing a next-generation extremely large optical/infrared telescope for
scientific astronomical research. GMT
will have a segmented primary mirror 25 meters in diameter and will be located
at Las Campanas Observatory in
GMT website: www.gmto.org
Job Summary:
The Senior Mechanical Engineer will be a key member of the GMT Telescope Group. The telescope will be designed and constructed by the project team working closely with outside university and commercial engineering groups. The Senior Mechanical Engineer will take an active hands-on role in the design of the telescope with direct responsibility for various subsystems.
The Senior Mechanical Engineer will work with systems engineering and others on the telescope team to develop design requirements, interface control documents, and error budgets for the telescope mount. He/she will participate in the performance modeling of the telescope and interact with optics, controls, and instrumentation engineers.
The Senior Mechanical Engineer will also be involved in writing statements of work and technical specifications for work packages contracted to outside groups and for monitoring the progress of such work.
He/she will be called upon to write technical reports and make presentations of the telescope design at project reviews.
Job Duties:
The Senior Mechanical Engineer will be responsible for:
- Deriving subsystem requirements from high-level requirements.
- Analyzing and designing mechanical systems of the telescope in such areas as the telescope bearings and drives, ventilation systems, mirror covers, utility transfer systems, handling fixtures, etc.
- Working closely with contractors providing engineering services and fabrication for the telescope.
- Preparing technical reports to document the design and performance of GMT.
- Preparing and delivering presentations at technical reviews and conferences.
- Participating in the procurement process for engineering services and construction including identification of potential vendors/suppliers, preparation of technical specifications & statements of work, and participation in the selection process and monitoring of work.
The Senior Mechanical Engineer will work closely with others to:
- Develop design requirements and interface specifications for the telescope. Assist in the preparation of the relevant control documents.
- Support the preparation of top-down and bottom-up system error budgets.
- Assist in the preparation of the group work breakdown structure, budget, and schedule.
- Support performance modeling of the mechanical, optical, and control systems of the telescope in the presence of wind disturbance and atmospheric turbulence effects.
- Coordinate integration and test plans.
Minimum Requirements:
- A B.S. degree in mechanical engineering. An advanced degree is preferred.
- 7 years experience engineering large precision structures.
- Willingness and ability to travel to foreign and domestic vendor, partner, and observatory locations as the need arises.
Knowledge, Skills and
Abilities
- Expertise with solid modeling CAD design and finite element analysis. Matlab experience is preferred.
- Experience with telescope or aerospace systems is strongly preferred.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment. The ability to assume a leadership role is preferred.
Compensation
GMTO Corporation offers a competitive compensation package including medical and retirement benefits. The level of compensation will depend on the experience of the applicant. Employment will be though the Carnegie Institution of Washington (CIW). CIW is an equal opportunity employer.