{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"f26b30fcc9313d841e1a79f4","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/f26b30fcc9313d841e1a79f4","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/f26b30fcc9313d841e1a79f4","title":"Associate Electrical Engineer","description":"Science Systems and Applications Inc. (SSAI) is seeking a Junior Instrument Calibration Engineer to calibrate, maintain, and deploy domestic and international remote sensing instrumentation for a ground-based atmospheric aerosol monitoring project.\nThe Engineer will interface with laboratory personnel, project programmers, and science team members to maintain, calibrate, and monitor instrument health and performance across a fleet of over 600 robotic instruments. The Engineer will also provide troubleshooting assistance for technical issues at calibration facilities and field sites worldwide. The Engineer will need to communicate with instrument sponsors from around the world. The need for real-time data transfer will include hardware and software development, testing, and maintenance of data acquisition and transfer systems. Tasks also include interacting with scientific and operational database systems. The Engineer may also assist with the prototyping, design, fabrication, testing, and deployment of new instruments and other hardware.\nDuties Include but no limited to:\nPerforming instrument radiance calibration on NIST-traceable integrating spheres.\nAnalyzing instrument data to find causes of errors and address the issues to resolve the problem.\nDetecting and correcting errors found in software and hardware.\nAssisting in the design and prototyping of instrumentation and other hardware.\nWorking collaboratively in a dynamic, highly team-oriented environment.\nEffectively communicating with the team and external partners.\nTravel\nDomestic or international travel needed to install or remove instrumentation from long-term field sites or temporary field campaign sites.\nParticipate in related workshops and meetings.\nWill have to lift, carry, or maneuver heavy objects up to 50 pounds.\nWill have to climb ladders and stairs.\nWill have to work on tall buildings or towers.\nCommunicating troubleshooting instruction over the phone and via email with site sponsors across the world.\nThe Engineer may also periodically perform the following duties:\nProcessing of incoming and outgoing instrumentation and equipment including packing/unpacking and shipping.\nTroubleshooting and repairing robotics and electronics.\nDeployment of instrumentation in the field domestically and internationally.\nInstalling and removing instruments on the NASA calibration platform.\nAssembling and disassembling instrument components.\nRequirements:\nBachelor’s degree in a technical discipline such as Electrical Engineering or Robotics.\nSome experience with software development, coding, or scripting.\nExperience with plotting, analyzing, and interpreting data.\nIndependently work through hardware issues using problem-solving skills.\nCapable of working both independently and collaboratively.\nFamiliarity with electronics test equipment including power supplies, oscilloscopes, power meters.\nAbility to communicate effectively in writing and verbally.\nUS Citizen or US Permanent Resident required.\nDesired Qualifications\nElectrical Engineering degree and 2 years of experience.\nExperience designing and testing circuits.\nExperience in the calibration of laboratory equipment.\nExperience with photonics or spectrometry.\nExperience with robotics.\nEOE, including disability/vets\nPhysical Requirements: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, climb ladders, climb stairs and use hands to touch, handle or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee frequently is required to talk and hear and occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.","company":"Sciencesystemsandapplicationsinc","rawCompany":"sciencesystemsandapplicationsinc","city":"Lanham","state":"MD","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-04-12T21:02:11.425Z","occupations":[{"code":"17-3023.00","title":"Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians","slug":"electrical-and-electronic-engineering-technologists-and-technicians"},{"code":"17-3028.00","title":"Calibration Technologists and Technicians","slug":"calibration-technologists-and-technicians"},{"code":"17-2072.00","title":"Electronics Engineers, Except Computer","slug":"electronics-engineers-except-computer"}],"industries":[{"code":"334519","title":"Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing","slug":"other-measuring-and-controlling-device-manufacturing"},{"code":"334513","title":"Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables","slug":"instruments-and-related-products-manufacturing-for-measuring-displaying-and-controlling-industrial-process-variables"},{"code":"334511","title":"Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing","slug":"search-detection-navigation-guidance-aeronautical-and-nautical-system-and-instrument-manufacturing"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Associate Electrical Engineer","description":"Science Systems and Applications Inc. (SSAI) is seeking a Junior Instrument Calibration Engineer to calibrate, maintain, and deploy domestic and international remote sensing instrumentation for a ground-based atmospheric aerosol monitoring project.\nThe Engineer will interface with laboratory personnel, project programmers, and science team members to maintain, calibrate, and monitor instrument health and performance across a fleet of over 600 robotic instruments. The Engineer will also provide troubleshooting assistance for technical issues at calibration facilities and field sites worldwide. The Engineer will need to communicate with instrument sponsors from around the world. The need for real-time data transfer will include hardware and software development, testing, and maintenance of data acquisition and transfer systems. Tasks also include interacting with scientific and operational database systems. The Engineer may also assist with the prototyping, design, fabrication, testing, and deployment of new instruments and other hardware.\nDuties Include but no limited to:\nPerforming instrument radiance calibration on NIST-traceable integrating spheres.\nAnalyzing instrument data to find causes of errors and address the issues to resolve the problem.\nDetecting and correcting errors found in software and hardware.\nAssisting in the design and prototyping of instrumentation and other hardware.\nWorking collaboratively in a dynamic, highly team-oriented environment.\nEffectively communicating with the team and external partners.\nTravel\nDomestic or international travel needed to install or remove instrumentation from long-term field sites or temporary field campaign sites.\nParticipate in related workshops and meetings.\nWill have to lift, carry, or maneuver heavy objects up to 50 pounds.\nWill have to climb ladders and stairs.\nWill have to work on tall buildings or towers.\nCommunicating troubleshooting instruction over the phone and via email with site sponsors across the world.\nThe Engineer may also periodically perform the following duties:\nProcessing of incoming and outgoing instrumentation and equipment including packing/unpacking and shipping.\nTroubleshooting and repairing robotics and electronics.\nDeployment of instrumentation in the field domestically and internationally.\nInstalling and removing instruments on the NASA calibration platform.\nAssembling and disassembling instrument components.\nRequirements:\nBachelor’s degree in a technical discipline such as Electrical Engineering or Robotics.\nSome experience with software development, coding, or scripting.\nExperience with plotting, analyzing, and interpreting data.\nIndependently work through hardware issues using problem-solving skills.\nCapable of working both independently and collaboratively.\nFamiliarity with electronics test equipment including power supplies, oscilloscopes, power meters.\nAbility to communicate effectively in writing and verbally.\nUS Citizen or US Permanent Resident required.\nDesired Qualifications\nElectrical Engineering degree and 2 years of experience.\nExperience designing and testing circuits.\nExperience in the calibration of laboratory equipment.\nExperience with photonics or spectrometry.\nExperience with robotics.\nEOE, including disability/vets\nPhysical Requirements: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, climb ladders, climb stairs and use hands to touch, handle or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee frequently is required to talk and hear and occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.","datePosted":"2026-04-12T21:02:11.425Z","dateModified":"2026-04-12T21:02:11.425Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Sciencesystemsandapplicationsinc","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Lanham","addressRegion":"MD","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"f26b30fcc9313d841e1a79f4"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/f26b30fcc9313d841e1a79f4"}}