What are the responsibilities and job description for the Electronic technician position at Caltech?
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Job Summary
The position is full-time, benefit-based, and located at Palomar Observatory. The position works under the direct supervision of the observatory Electronics Group supervisor, and will work alone or with other members of the observatory crew to install, test and when necessary, learn to repair electronic systems.
Job duties include, but are not limited to, instrument installs, setups, and removals. Duties will also include cryogenic handling, troubleshooting and repair of basic electronics systems, including scientific instrumentation, computing systems, and other observatory electronic systems.
The position is expected to communicate effectively with the observatory’s management, staff, and scientific customer base.
Work schedule to be flexible and include weekend / holiday work.
Essential Job Duties
- Install, set up, and verify instruments on telescopes. Ensure instruments are installed correctly and in a timely manner for handoff to night support staff.
- Perform tasks at the direction of the Electrical Engineers and / or Observatory Electrician to include wiring and soldering.
- Given inputs from the existing telescope schedules, customers, and management, help plan, document, monitor and report status of activities and projects, including instrument setups and tasks.
- Perform cryogenic maintenance, such as cryogen transfer and vacuum maintenance using turbo pumps on scientific instrumentation.
- Review and update electronic technician procedure, inventory, and logging documents.
- Participate in the troubleshooting of all observatory electronic systems, including instrumentation, computer hardware, network, and electrical systems.
- Help ensure the electronic technician lab, storage areas, and observing floors are clean and orderly.
Last updated : 2024-11-17
Salary : $27 - $31
