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Manager, Engineering Group (posted Aug 22, 2018)
Applications received by Sep 19, 2018 will receive full consideration. The position will remain open until filled.
Position Summary
The Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) is located on Mt. Graham in south eastern Arizona, and is part of the Mount Graham International Observatory. LBT has the largest total collecting area of any Optical/IR telescope. With its two 8.4m mirrors on a common mount that can be combined to form an interferometer with a baseline of 23m, complemented with adaptive secondary mirrors, the LBT provides unprecedented ground-based resolution at near- and mid-infrared wavelengths.
LBT is a private telescope operated by an international consortium of institutions from Germany, Italy and the United States – including the University of Arizona.
With a suite of state of the art instruments, the observatory is moving to full operation while adding new capabilities such as laser-based ground-layer Adaptive Optics (AO) and new AO-fed instruments.
The Engineering Group, with around ten engineers and technicians, is responsible for the technical (mechanical, electrical, optical) support of the telescope and its instrumentation (including AO systems), in close collaboration with the Software and Science Groups (all based in Tucson), and the Mountain Operations Group, based in Safford and working on Mt Graham (3200m).
The Engineering Group, Head reports directly to the Director, and is a key participant in the management of the observatory as a member of the Observatory Council.
Duties & Responsibilities
Knowledge, Skills, a & Abilities
Minimum Qualifications
Preferred Background
More information on the UA Employee Benefits: http://www.hr.arizona.edu/benefits
Resources for UA Prospective Employees: http://employment.arizona.edu/
Address inquiries to director at lbto.org
To apply, follow this link: http://uacareers.com/postings/31844/
Applications received by Sep 19, 2018 will receive full consideration. The position will remain open until filled.
Position Summary
The Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) is located on Mt. Graham in south eastern Arizona, and is part of the Mount Graham International Observatory. LBT has the largest total collecting area of any Optical/IR telescope. With its two 8.4m mirrors on a common mount that can be combined to form an interferometer with a baseline of 23m, complemented with adaptive secondary mirrors, the LBT provides unprecedented ground-based resolution at near- and mid-infrared wavelengths.
LBT is a private telescope operated by an international consortium of institutions from Germany, Italy and the United States – including the University of Arizona.
With a suite of state of the art instruments, the observatory is moving to full operation while adding new capabilities such as laser-based ground-layer Adaptive Optics (AO) and new AO-fed instruments.
The Engineering Group, with around ten engineers and technicians, is responsible for the technical (mechanical, electrical, optical) support of the telescope and its instrumentation (including AO systems), in close collaboration with the Software and Science Groups (all based in Tucson), and the Mountain Operations Group, based in Safford and working on Mt Graham (3200m).
The Engineering Group, Head reports directly to the Director, and is a key participant in the management of the observatory as a member of the Observatory Council.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Take over technical and administrative leadership of the Engineering Group, focusing on fostering teamwork, communications, mutual trust and respect as well as setting expectations and goals, establishing good practices, and finding meaningful work for each member of the Group Develop and maintain efficient contacts with the other Groups and the external teams contributing to the development of the observatory.
- Provide oversight and technical direction for the telescope system lifecycle to include sustaining engineering, system upgrades/design/development/test and instrument integration.
- Plan, organize, and help lead technical reviews; evaluate the work of engineering staff; provide policy guidance to engineering staff; coordinate engineering initiatives; monitor day-to-day operation; provide suggestions for all major technical decisions; and represent Engineering at the Observatory Council.
Knowledge, Skills, a & Abilities
- The candidate must be a skilled leader and competent team builder, highly motivated to support the management of a diverse highly skilled staff in a complex operational environment.
- Ability to drive engineering problems to true root cause and execute timely remedy.
- Demonstrated ability to respond quickly to shifting priorities and to effortlessly multitask across those priorities.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Science- related field
- At least seven (7) years of experience in large telescope projects or similar scientific or industrial facilities.
- Experience with Systems Engineering life-cycle process and operations.
- Experience with project planning, including both development and management of risks, budgets, schedules, resource allocation, and prioritization for coordination across disciplines and sites.
- Experience creating written documents, reports, and oral presentations as required by management.
- Experience implementing standard engineering practices, processes and procedures as well as relevant process controls and associated documentation.
- Experience and capability in recruiting skilled engineers.
- Experience developing junior engineers and ensuring all staff is properly trained/cross-trained to build their skills and ensure department operation. Creating goals and setting expectations, including accountability for components/instruments/systems.
- Experience empowering staff to take responsibility for their jobs and goals; and delegating responsibility when indicated.
- Commitment to the leadership and development of staff, providing a positive and collaborative work environment, encouragement of effective communication, and the fostering of teamwork to improve group cohesiveness and dynamics.
- Ability to think and work at 10,500-foot altitude and lift 50 lbs.
- Ability to drive according to the University Fleet Safety Policy.
- Strong engineering background (systems engineering preferred)
Preferred Background
- Bachelor’s Degree in Systems Engineering preferred.
- At least a Master’s Degree in Engineering or Science -related field.
- More than 7 years of experience with large telescope projects or similar scientific or industrial facilities.
- Experience in an operational environment where minutes matter and decision must be made, often with less than optimal information available.
More information on the UA Employee Benefits: http://www.hr.arizona.edu/benefits
Resources for UA Prospective Employees: http://employment.arizona.edu/
Address inquiries to director at lbto.org
To apply, follow this link: http://uacareers.com/postings/31844/
You can search vacant positions at the University of Arizona (and LBTO) by visiting the Human Resources website here: https://uacareers.com/postings/search