Active Optics Control Scientist - Lead Precision Imaging

NOIRLab; La Serena; On-site; CLP 88,180,000 - 138,882,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

International collaboration

Job summary

The Active Optics Control Scientist at NOIRLab will lead optimization of the observatory’s active optics performance, ensuring world-class image quality from the Rubin Observatory in Chile. You will collaborate with scientists and engineers across an international organization to advance control algorithms and software pipelines.

Responsibilities include evaluating on-sky performance, optimizing control algorithms, analyzing image quality, and modernizing the active optics software for faster,

Qualifications

• PhD in Astronomy, Optical Sciences, Physics, or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and improve on-sky active optics performance.

Skills

Controls theory

Image quality optimization

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

PhD in Astronomy/Optical Sciences/Physics

Tools

Python

Job description

The Active Optics Control Scientist at NOIRLab will lead optimization of the observatory’s active optics performance, ensuring world-class image quality from the Rubin Observatory in Chile. You will collaborate with scientists and engineers across an international organization to advance control algorithms and software pipelines.

Responsibilities include evaluating on-sky performance, optimizing control algorithms, analyzing image quality, and modernizing the active optics software for faster,