Job Description
The GTMBA is a multi-national effort to provide high-quality moored buoy data in real-time for climate research and forecasting. This position supports the deployment and maintenance of deep-ocean moored buoys in the global tropics to provide high-quality oceanographic and surface meteorological data for monitoring, forecasting, and understanding of the world’s climate.
Job Duties
70% – Laboratory and land based mooring system, instrument and engineering duties:
- Assist in the set‑up of complete deep-water mooring systems; testing, evaluating, and calibrating analog and digital interface(s) for oceanographic and meteorological instrumentation within the system and update as required.
- Assist laboratory personnel in the fabrication, assembly, operation, and/or maintenance of experimental equipment and instruments that include taking measurements, recording observations, compiling data, and recognizing discrepancies in results.
- Repair, maintain, and calibrate sensors and systems to insure data accuracy and precision.
- Use, update, and maintain detailed sensor and cruise databases.
- Procure, construct, fabricate, and/or assemble instruments, cables, hardware, tools, and calibration equipment; determine materials requirements. Design, assemble, modify, and troubleshoot electronics down to the component level.
- Troubleshoot electronic circuit boards, including soldering and de-soldering of all sizes of electronic components onto circuit boards.
- Install and test fabricated equipment for proper operation; adjust and calibrate to appropriate standards; troubleshoot and repair equipment malfunction(s) to system, board, or component level using diagnostic software as needed; prepare written documentation.
- Source parts, supplies, and materials for purchase requests, obtain quotes from vendors, and maintain an inventory of commonly used tools and supplies.
- Interact in a collaborative manner with colleagues to accomplish tasks and improve efficiency.
- Perform related duties as required.
30% – Sea-going mooring system, instrument and engineering duties:
- Participate in shipboard operations, including planning, rigging, recovery, and deployment of deep-water mooring systems.
- Prepare oceanographic and meteorological instrumentation, sensors, and mooring systems for deployment and recovery at sea.
- Follow operational requirements through detailed steps and processes in the field and in the laboratory.
- Support inventory tracking, packing, and preparation of equipment for shipment to and from cruises.
- Write and produce technical and logistical reports on procedures, cruise operations, inventory, and shipping.
- Operate shipboard deck machinery, including the use of hydraulic and electric winches.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Physical Science, Oceanography, Meteorology, Engineering, Electronics or a related field.
- Two years of relevant experience.
- Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and/or registration.