Meteorological Instrumentation Technician

San José State University; San Jose (CA); Sur place; USD 77 000 - 84 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

San José State University is seeking a Meteorological Electronic Technician to support teaching and research in the Department of Meteorology and Climate Science. The role involves repairing, calibrating, installing, and modifying electrical equipment focused on meteorological instrumentation across laboratories, rooftop observatories, and field locations.

Candidates should have hands-on experience with electronic instrumentation, data communication, and safety practices.

Qualifications

• Equivalent to three years of journey-level or skilled experience in the maintenance, repair and operation of scientific equipment in the relevant area, or two years of semi-skilled experience in maintenance and repair with instructional support experience.

Responsabilités

• Maintain, repair, install, troubleshoot, and calibrate sophisticated scientific instrumentation
• Diagnose and repair equipment such as Doppler radar, lidar, weather stations, cameras, and air-quality instruments
• Install instrumentation on fixed and mobile platforms and participate in occasional scientific field deployments
• Maintain data communications between instruments, data loggers, and campus websites.
• Design, develop, modify, and fabricate specialized equipment for faculty and student research and instruction
• Maintain equipment and component inventories and work with vendors to obtain quotes and technical information

Connaissances

Electrical repair

Calibration

Troubleshooting

Data communication

Safety practices

Public relations

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Physics, Engineering, Meteorology, or related field

Outils

Doppler radar

Lidar

Weather stations

Data loggers

Description du poste

San José State University is seeking a Meteorological Electronic Technician to support teaching and research in the Department of Meteorology and Climate Science. The role involves repairing, calibrating, installing, and modifying electrical equipment focused on meteorological instrumentation across laboratories, rooftop observatories, and field locations.

Candidates should have hands-on experience with electronic instrumentation, data communication, and safety practices.