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UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN HET Mechanical Engineer, McDonald Observatory in MCDONALD OBSERVATORY, Texas
Engineering. Designs, models, analyzes, troubleshoots, fabricates, assembles, tests, and supports new and existing mechanical equipment on the telescope and facility infrastructure. Operations and Supervision. Leads a small team of technicians in a technical leadership and mentoring role, emphasizing operating and maintaining the HET telescope. Preventative Maintenance. Coordinate the effort to develop, implement and conduct a professional preventive maintenance program on HET systems. Project Management. Works with the Facility Manager andother HET group managersto establish priorities and schedules for the maintenance and repair of existing equipment and the design, upgrade, and deployment of existing and new systems. Team Coordination and Backup. Coordinates the mechanical engineering efforts internal to the HET and with Austin staff and other staff on the Observatory site. Periodically performsoperations engineering and day engineering duties.Respond to Problems. Respond to problems on the telescopeduring the daytime,after hours, and over weekends.Planning Meetings. Attend and constructively participate in the morning planning meetings,weekly HET staff meetings, weekly mechanical team meetings,periodic technical and/or design review meetings,andother meetings as needed for an efficient and productive operation.Other Duties. Performs other duties as required to meet the business needs. Serves as an essential employee, and acts as a member of the McDonald Observatorys Emergency Response Team (ERT), responds to fire, medical, hazardous material, or other emergencies that threaten or interfere with the facilitys normal operations.