Ground-based Hardware Specialist

Overview

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This position is part of the Association of the Academic Staff of the University of Alberta (AASUA).

Location: This role is in-person at North Campus, Edmonton, and other remote research sites.

Position Summary

As the Ground-based Hardware Specialist, you will join the Space Physics Group’s magnetometer program in the Department of Physics. Reporting to the Senior Magnetometry Program Manager, you will be responsible for the development, deployment, maintenance, and repair of a remote magnetometer array. Your work will span both local and field-based operations, ensuring the network remains reliable and fully operational.

Your diverse skillset will be central to the setup, expansion, and maintenance of the electronic, sensor, computational, and communications systems that underpin the array's distributed infrastructure. You will be involved ...