Atmospheric Instrument Engineer - Field Deployments

University of Colorado Boulder; Boulder (CO); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Relocation funds

Training curriculum and mentorship

CU Advantage program

Transit benefits

Job summary

University of Colorado Boulder’s CIRES seeks an instrument developer to support NOAA GML’s TTEA division with shipborne, aircraft, and balloon-based sensing platforms. You will help deploy and maintain CO2, greenhouse gas, and trace gas instruments and contribute to toolchains that enable atmospheric measurements on mobile platforms worldwide.

Ideal candidates have hands-on electronics experience, programming skills (Python/C), and a willingness to travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field and U.S. Government facility access.
• Experience with Python and C for instrumentation and data collection.
• Hands-on ability with microcontroller programming and electronics.
• Ability to travel for field deployments and field work.

Responsibilities

• Calibrate, test, document, maintain and repair atmosphericsensors and sampling equipment for ground, aircraft, ship, balloon, and unmanned systems (50%).
• Provide input to scientists and partners on engineering solutions for measurement needs (15%).
• Deploy measurement systems to the field and provide ongoing technical support (25%).
• Guide transitions of new observing technologies toward operational research applications (5%).
• Perform other duties as needed (5%).

Skills

Python

C

Arduino

Raspberry Pi

Teensy

Microcontroller

Education

Bachelor’s degree in marine/ocean technology, environmental technology, environmental science, mechanical engineering, environmental engineering, or similar field

Tools

Arduino IDE

Raspberry Pi

Teensy

Electronics design tools

Job description

University of Colorado Boulder’s CIRES seeks an instrument developer to support NOAA GML’s TTEA division with shipborne, aircraft, and balloon-based sensing platforms. You will help deploy and maintain CO2, greenhouse gas, and trace gas instruments and contribute to toolchains that enable atmospheric measurements on mobile platforms worldwide.

Ideal candidates have hands-on electronics experience, programming skills (Python/C), and a willingness to travel.