Open Position: Telescope Engineer at Big Bear Solar Observatory Home | List
BBSO has an immediate opening for an Engineer to manage all aspects of the New Solar Telescope (NST). The NST is a 1.6 meter aperture, off-axis Gregorian telescope and currently the largest aperture solar telescope in the world. The ideal candidate should have at least 4 years of experience with operation and maintenance of telescopes and instrumentation, including management of observing personnel and technical staff. Experience with large aperture systems would be preferred. At least a B.S. degree in Physics, Astronomy or related field is required. Familiarity with general telescope and dome operations such as observing, mirror removal and aluminizing, balancing, optical calibration and alignment, wavefront sensing, adaptive optics, general care of complex mechanical assemblies, computer control, and so forth are essential.
The successful candidate will participate in all aspects of operation during an approximately year-long training period, covering all aspects of the telescope systems and scientific instruments. At the end of this period the candidate will assume full responsibility for telescope operations. The position would be supervised by the NST Project Director and the Observatory Director.
Visit our website to find more information about BBSO. Please direct questions and/or applications to Roy Coulter (coulter@bbso.njit.edu) or Phil Goode (pgoode@bbso.njit.edu). NJIT is a public research university and is an equal opportunity, affirmative-action employer.