Graham Orr
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Hi everyone. Below is a draft job description (and will likely show a some changes as details are figured out) of a position opening up for rocket and engineering savvy people:
The Harvey Mudd College Engineering Department is looking for a part-time technician to keep the equipment and technology in the Sophomore Engineering Laboratory Course running smoothly for the 2009-2010 academic year. The ideal candidate would be familiar with high-power rocketry with at least an NAR or a Tripoli Level 1 certification, familiarity with setting up and troubleshooting rocket avionics such as the AED R-DAS with telemetry and the PerfectFlite Alt15k, familiarity with setting up and maintaining launch stands and launch controllers, acquaintance with LabVIEW, and a willingness to learn how to maintain a test facility with a wind tunnel, a low pressure chamber, a turntable centrifuge, a tap-test facility, and a portable static-motor test stand.
The lab itself runs from mid-January through April 2010, and the technician would need to be on campus from 1 PM until 5 PM, Tuesday through Friday. In addition, the technician would oversee a series of four weekday afternoon launches with low-power (B and C motor) rockets in late January 2010, and two Saturday launches with high-power (G, H, and I motor) rockets at Lucerne Valley on the third and fourth Saturdays in April 2010. Before the lab starts, there will be a few training sessions with the lead professor (who is going on Sabbatical) in the Summer of 2009, and several sessions in the Fall of 2009 to make sure the equipment is operating and to train the faculty and student proctors on the lab equipment.
The search committee will review all applications as soon as they arrive and would like to have the position filled by 31 May 2009. Harvey Mudd College is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to the recruitment of historically underrepresented candidates.
Please email me (with your resume/CV) if you are interested. I'll forward your information to the Dept.
Best Regards (and good luck!),
Graham
The Harvey Mudd College Engineering Department is looking for a part-time technician to keep the equipment and technology in the Sophomore Engineering Laboratory Course running smoothly for the 2009-2010 academic year. The ideal candidate would be familiar with high-power rocketry with at least an NAR or a Tripoli Level 1 certification, familiarity with setting up and troubleshooting rocket avionics such as the AED R-DAS with telemetry and the PerfectFlite Alt15k, familiarity with setting up and maintaining launch stands and launch controllers, acquaintance with LabVIEW, and a willingness to learn how to maintain a test facility with a wind tunnel, a low pressure chamber, a turntable centrifuge, a tap-test facility, and a portable static-motor test stand.
The lab itself runs from mid-January through April 2010, and the technician would need to be on campus from 1 PM until 5 PM, Tuesday through Friday. In addition, the technician would oversee a series of four weekday afternoon launches with low-power (B and C motor) rockets in late January 2010, and two Saturday launches with high-power (G, H, and I motor) rockets at Lucerne Valley on the third and fourth Saturdays in April 2010. Before the lab starts, there will be a few training sessions with the lead professor (who is going on Sabbatical) in the Summer of 2009, and several sessions in the Fall of 2009 to make sure the equipment is operating and to train the faculty and student proctors on the lab equipment.
The search committee will review all applications as soon as they arrive and would like to have the position filled by 31 May 2009. Harvey Mudd College is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to the recruitment of historically underrepresented candidates.
Please email me (with your resume/CV) if you are interested. I'll forward your information to the Dept.
Best Regards (and good luck!),
Graham