Job Summary
The Wind Tunnel Engineer will work under the guidance of wind tunnel Director the Principal Investigator(s) and faculty (ies) in charge for the wind tunnel facility. In this role you will be responsible for setup operation and maintenance of the facility setup models and instrumentation calibration procedures data management report writing and safety.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
The Wind Tunnel Engineer will follow the work plan scheduled by the wind tunnel director and meet daytoday short and long term objectives. The Wind Tunnel Engineer will have the ability to resolve issues through immediate action or shortterm planning. In addition you will: Write and develops programs in LabView for control and monitor of wind tunnel systems such as the fan traversing system cooling system turntables and data acquisition system; Planning and perform periodic maintenance of the facility and instrumentations; Design construction and instrumentation of wind tunnel models; Setup calibration and maintenance of instruments; Assist in the general maintenance and upkeep in the lab by insuring that the lab systems and instrumentations are functioning properly; Write and develops programs in LabView and Matlab for the different measurement techniques and relative data acquisition; Perform and analyze basic and advanced testing needed to advance projects; Oversee students and researcher experiments and report any technical or safety alert as necessary; Perform and complete Lab Work Requests LWR assigned by the wind tunnel director; Write certification test plans design assurance test plans test procedures and formal test reports; Review test data for accuracy and completeness; Oversee the organization of the workshop and storage of material and instrumentations; Lead data storage on local computers and remote server for archive purposes.