Geophysical Electronics Engineer

COMPANY OVERVIEW:RMA is a growing national provider of testing, inspection, and certification services that support innovation in new product development, quality assurance, for project delivery, and engineered solutions for asset management. We are passionate about contributing to the sustainable development of the communities we serve.We are a national firm with a global reach serving national and international clients from 30+ offices located in 10 states and are ranked on ENR's Top 500 list alongside the nation's top firms.With a 60-year history, RMA has a passion for high-end services, constant innovation, and investment in the development of world-class laboratory facilities, and interactive management technologies. Each member of our staff is committed to service, innovation, and the success of our clients.This role would be working out of our hydroGEOPHYSICS (HGI) division. HGI is a geophysical services company that provides state-of-the-art solutions to our customer's needs. HGI works within the mining, nuclear, engineering, and environmental industries. HGI specializes in subsurface imaging, using geophysical methods, to detect and map targets of interest.Job Summary: The Geophysical Electronics Engineer is a senior-level based position that reports to Senior Management, and works with other scientists, engineers, geophysicists, and technicians, both inside and outside of RMA. This position manages RMA R&D, and leads scientists and engineers in new geophysical product development to meet customer's needs, and performs scientific research to support existing RMA technology and new geophysical product development. This position requires the ability to concisely communicate complex engineering and scientific principles about geophysical concepts and equipment to RMA Management, and customers. This position will also provide technical support and maintenance to existing RMA products and future efforts based on market needs.Duties:Lead innovation, design, development, prototyping, testing, maintenance and supervision of geophysical technology, instrumentation and data acquisition systems to support engineering and geophysical projects.Oversee RMAs research and development teamSupport risk reduced development of new product concepts, and technology, where practical, with physics and/or electronics based numerical models.Remain up to date with the current state of the art methods in geophysics. Maintain knowledge of geophysical industry instrumentation and hardware systems, including new up and coming methods and how they can be applied to future RMA products and projects.Support existing RMA technology, where necessary, with physics based numerical models representing geophysical situations.Design/build/construct geophysical equipment and components based on areas of growth and client needsProvide technical support/oversite for existing RMA projects. Participate on geophysical projects, where applicable, and complete assigned project work. This may include data processing, plotting, interpretation, reporting and analysis.Help RMA staff with project survey design to support proposals and project execution. This may include participating in some amount of field work in order to see real-world application of instrumentation and sensor systems. This will require some amount of travel.Learn and maintain knowledge of current RMA geophysical instrumentation and hardware systems.Responsible for design and preparation of acceptance test procedures that evaluate instrumentation to the limits possible such that failures can be detected and remedied before field or production use.Support quality assurance and engineering procedural practicesDiagnose/debug/repair/upgrade system failures and complete in-house repairs to RMA equipment.Learn and become proficient with the existing RMA engineering and scientific software systems.Perform other job-related duties as assigned.Education/Qualifications:Bachelors in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering or Geophysics. Masters or PhD preferred.5+ years of applicable work experience.Experience with mixed signal electronics engineering and modeling methodologies.Experience with end to end electronics development and fabrication processes, from concept through fabrication, testing, and deployment, including PCB design.Experience with power control systems, including generators, end use DC power supply design, batteries, and AC power delivery systems for instrumentation.Knowledge of geophysical sensors and related sensor physics.Knowledge of GPS.Knowledge of unique grounding conditions related to geophysical systems.Knowledge of electronics noise and electromagnetic interference mitigation and control methods.Familiarity with electronics, electrical, and mechanical drawings.Understanding of software to control and interface with data acquisition hardware.Knowledge of geophysical instrumentation.Knowledge of geophysical concepts and methods.Ability to design test protocols to support QA including writing acceptances tests and reports.Ability to effectively communicate about complex technology and scientific concepts.Ability to synthesize new geophysical product concepts.Knowledge of or have the ability to learn and use engineering software packages such as AutoCAD, PSPICE, Cadence OrCAD Capture CIS, and Cadence Allegro PCB Designer.Knowledge of or have the ability to learn scientific modeling tools such as Matlab and Comsol Multiphysics.This employment opportunity involves government contracts. Per those contract requirements, applicants must provide proof of US citizenship.We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. This Company is dedicated to both the letter and the spirit of the equal opportunity employment laws. All applicants and all employees will be evaluated on the basis of their ability, competence, and performance of the essential functions of their positions. There will be no discrimination on the basis of race, sex, national origin, religion, age 40 and over, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other classification which may be protected by federal, state, or local laws. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, we specifically offer equal opportunity for all employees or job applicants who may have a physical or mental disability. Such persons will be hired on the basis of their ability to perform the essential functions of the job in question. Likewise, their work will be evaluated on their performance of these essential functions. We will offer reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities, to the extent that Company resources allow without undue hardship. As part of our equal employment policy, there will be no wage differentials based on gender, between men and women employed in the same establishment, on jobs that require equal skill, effort, and responsibility, and which are performed under similar working conditions.

Created: 2024-11-07