Job Brief

AMA is looking to hire a talented Physicist/Electrical Engineer for Experimental Aircraft Systems Research and Test Operations Support to work at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA.

Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc., (AMA) is proud of our customer relationships, our diverse and dynamic work environment, and our employees' career satisfaction. AMA is a small business specializing in aerospace engineering, business analytics, information technology, and visualization solutions. AMA combines the best of engineering and mathematics capabilities with the latest in information technologies and visualization to build creative solutions. Headquartered in Hampton, VA, AMA has operations in Huntsville, AL; Dallas and Houston, TX; Denver, CO; Santa Clara and Mountain View, CA; New Orleans, LA; and Hancock County, MS. We offer a competitive salary and attractive benefits package, including paid personal leave and holidays, salary deferrals into a 401(k)-matching plan with immediate vesting, tuition reimbursement, a short/long term disability plan, medical, dental, vision insurance and annual bonuses. Our website describes our corporate values and how they apply to the professional success and growth of our employees. Visit our website at www.ama-inc.com.

Job Description:

Ideal employee will serve as an Physicist/Electrical Engineer and a member of a multi-disciplined research team under the guidance and leadership of the Experimental Test Director. The employee shall be responsible for participating in laboratory operations, multi-disciplined research experiments, including all aspects of planning, preparation, execution, analysis, and reporting. As part of the experimental technical team, the ability to communicate effectively plans, progress, status, and technical issues, both verbally and as written reports is required.

Duties will include electrical/mechanical design support and performing preventive maintenance checks on equipment and mechanical operating systems; ensuring electrical and mechanical operations, standards, and controls are maintained at the highest levels of quality. Other required skills are the ability to operate and interface test equipment and to diagnose and resolve problems with laboratory systems. Additional education or relevant experience in physics or materials science is desired, including the collection and analysis of test data. Other responsibilities will include ensuring that electrical and mechanical system designs are compliant with regulations and that the engineered physical systems are integrated to the facility in accordance with drawings and specifications.

The employee shall be responsible for completing all tasks with strict adherence to the safety policies defined by NASA Langley Research Center and the experimental test director, and for reporting safety hazards, potentially hazardous situations, and “close calls” to the Experimental Test Director and Facility Safety Head.

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Physics, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent
• Modeling, simulation, and data analysis with MATLAB, Simulink, Python, and Mathematica is desired.
• Willingness to jump in and take on new tasks to support the team.
• Experience with MS Office products is required.
• Ability to read and modify system engineering drawings.
• Additional knowledge of material science or physics.
• A ‘can do’ attitude and the desire and ability to learn difficult tasks.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Work effectively as a member of a team, share ideas, and contribute to each task and project.
• Must pass drug and alcohol testing; position is subject to random testing.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret clearance.

US Citizenship is required due to security clearance requirements.

AMA is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited under Federal, State, or local laws.