Engineering Technician III
Core
Field support for seismic monitoring, structural health monitoring, power distribution, and communications equipment installation and maintenance.
Role type
Field engineering technician (seismic monitoring)
Builds
Seismic stations and monitoring networks for the USGS Earthquake Science Center
Domain
Geophysics / Seismology / Field Infrastructure
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Electronics installation and repair, digital circuit troubleshooting, electro-mechanical system maintenance, observatory quality seismograph operations, field seismic network software, system integration and testing, heavy lifting and climbing, confined space work
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
Seismometers, data loggers, cellular modems, radios, Linux/Unix, Windows, MAC-OS
Responsibilities
Install new sites and upgrade/maintain existing seismic stations, conduct structural reconnaissance for installation feasibility, monitor station operations and address outages, maintain station documentation and equipment databases, support field response to significant earthquakes, travel to station locations across northern California and the US
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on field technician