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Peraton is seeking a Controls Operations Engineer in the Monrovia, CA office to support our Deep Space Network (DSN) and Maintenance M&O contract with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and NASA. The Deep Space Network is NASA’s international array of giant radio antennas that supports interplanetary spacecraft missions, plus a few that orbit the Earth. The DSN also provides radar and radio astronomy observations that improve our understanding of the solar system and larger universe.
The antennas of the Deep Space Network are the indispensable link to explorers venturing beyond Earth. They provide the crucial connection for commanding our spacecraft and receiving their never-before-seen images and scientific information on Earth, propelling our understanding of the universe, our solar system and ultimately, our place within it.
The DSN Facilities Controls Operations Engineer (OE) is responsible for sustaining and supporting the operational controller assemblies in the Facilities and Antenna Subsystems serving NASA’s Deep Space Communications Complexes (DSCCs) in Australia, Spain and California. The Control assemblies encompass a wide range of disciplines spanning Electrical, Mechanical (HVAC), Water, Security, Cybersecurity, and Fire systems. These systems provide infrastructure support to acquire critical mission data to our Signal Processing Centers (SPCs) by utilizing the Multi-frequency Antennas at each complex. The Controls OE will be responsible for maintaining and updating controls systems for each of the disciplines mentioned above amongst other duties. The candidate will work closely with the respective disciplines operations engineers and development engineers to identify solutions.
The candidate will assist in the planning, reviewing designs, analyzing, cost estimating, maintaining and overall technical direction of the subsystem in support of the DSN, Development, Operations and Service Office (DDOSO), Office 925 at NASA’s JPL.
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An Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Veteran.
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