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Position: Engineer FLSA Status: Exempt
Reports to: Regional Engineer or Project Manager Created: 4/2005; Revised 04/2010
Summary of Job
This individual is primarily responsible for engineering support of NSF/OPP Polar projects: reviews PI GPS and TLS support requirements; conducts GPS, power, and communications system technology development; plans and provides field support for technically and logistically complex projects; schedules equipment and staff time ensuring the successful execution of multiple project schedules. Up to five months of travel per year is required, primarily in Polar Regions.
Essential Job Functions
• Independently manages and implements geophysical projects which may include: logistics, site reconnaissance, site selection, permitting, installation activities, maintenance, and data flow activities.
• Works in conjunction with Principal Investigators, UNAVCO staff and other collaborators to plan and execute geophysical projects to support the UNAVCO community.
• Specifies station configurations and data collection strategies and develops related cost estimates and project budgets.
• Independently identifies, troubleshoots, and solves technical issues related to hardware, software, and data communications.
• Independently trains field personnel and other UNAVCO staff in best practice techniques for geophysical data collection.
• Assists in the design, fabrication, integration, testing, documentation, and repair of hardware and software for geophysical projects.
• Generates detailed technical project documentation and prepares required reports. Prepares content for UNAVCO web site.
• Prepares project budgets, reviews expenditures and provides documentation and technical feedback to assist in proposal writing.
• Supervise contract labor and subcontract teams in the installation of geophysical instrumentation.
• Contribute to scientific and engineering presentations on geophysical project results.
• Travel domestically or internationally for extended periods in support of projects, often on short notice.
• Other duties may be assigned as necessary for the successful operation of the business.
Skills and Knowledge Required:
• Some knowledge of geophysical methodologies and instrumentation, data communications, and power systems.
• Proven ability to plan and coordinate projects.
• Skills in the safe use of hand and power tools.
• Proficiency in computer networking and data communications
• Effective oral and written communication skills in English.
• Ability to obtain a passport, valid driver's license, and must have a UNAVCO-insurable driving record.
• Ability and willingness to work for extended periods in remote locations under extreme weather conditions, including ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs over rough terrain.
• Valid driver's license and current passport
Desired:
• Experience in processing geophysical data and analyzing results.
• Polar work experience
Education and Experience
• Minimum bachelor's degree in engineering, Earth science or similar field or equivalent specialized work experience.
• A minimum of 1 year experience in engineering, Earth science research, or other relevant technical experience or a combination of relative education and experience.
Physical Requirements
• Ability and willingness to work under difficulty physical conditions, to: (a) travel for extended periods of time, including up to four months per year in Antarctica and other domestic and international locations; (b) lift and carry up to 50 lbs over one mile in rough terrain; (c) pass the Antarctic Program medical screening; (d) fly for periods up to 13 hours in confined aircraft; (e) provide field support at primitive and remote field camps.
