R&D Engineering Resident — Mining & Payloads

Location: Seal Beach

Department: Mining

Location Type: IN_OFFICE

Employment Type: INTERN

• Design, assembly, testing, and environmental qualification of optical and electrical payload elements for asteroid remote sensing and mining. 
• Laser mining experimental design, execution, data analysis, and reporting. 

• Completed or near completion of engineering degree(s) (Bachelor or Master) in a relevant discipline.
• Ability to work on-site in Seal Beach, CA (minimum 40 hours per week).
• Hands-on assembly, integration, and test of an optical flight instrument or payload. E.g., mounting and aligning optics, integration into a flight structure, participation in the environmental qualification campaign. University, research-lab, or industry experience under an experienced mentor is the expected level. Instrument need not have flown, but must have gone through qualification.
• Has designed, built, and operated a complete engineering system end-to-end, such as robotics, laboratory instrumentation, vacuum or thermal test apparatus, or a comparably complex personal (hobby) build.
• Works quickly and independently, rapidly iterates, and documents work well enough for easy handoff to colleagues. Strong organizational and time-management skills in a fast-paced environment

• Circuit-level electronics competence: E.g., sensors, drivers, power, interlocks, microcontrollers, bench-instrument fluency. EE degree, or equivalent demonstrated capability.
• Python or equivalent for instrument control, data acquisition, and analysis.
• Can define, execute, and interpret a laboratory experimental campaign: hypothesis, variables, controls, uncertainty.
• Visible, near-infrared, and/or thermal infrared instrumentation exposure