ces@noao.UUCP (Central Eng Svs) (08/02/85)
NATIONAL OPTICAL ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORIES
MECHANICAL TECHNICIAN
The National Optical Astronomy Observatories (NOAO) is
seeking a senior level Mechanical Technician to work at its
Kitt Peak site near Tucson, Arizona. The job duties are to
diagnose and remedy mechanical and optical problems with
telescopes, perform routine adjustment and preventative
maintenance of mechanical and optical systems, initiate
and/or implement modifications to telescope facilities, per-
form instrument changes, and perform vacuum deposited mirror
coatings. The successful applicant will be required to
operate telescopes for the purpose of collimation,
optical/mechanical testing, and instrument changes.
Applicants should have familiarity and experience with
mechanical systems, some design experience, and hands-on
experience with hydraulic, vacuum, pneumatic, and mechanical
systems. A minimum of 15 years experience with mechanical
systems along with the ability to read blueprints is
required. In addition, the following experience is highly
desirable: operation of metal working machinery, handling
and aluminizing of large optics, and technical writing.
The NOAO, which is headquartered in Tucson, Arizona,
operates Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson,
Arizona, National Solar Observatory sites at Sacramento
Peak, New Mexico, and on Kitt Peak, Cerro-Tololo Inter-
american Observatory in Chile and the Advanced Development
Program in Tucson.
The NOAO offers forefront technology challenges, an
unclassified, pleasant workplace, and a Sunbelt location.
The NOAO is an EEO/AA employer with an excellent compensa-
tion and benefits package, including 24 days annual vacation
and, after one year, a fully vested retirement plan.
Send resume in confidence to:
Ms. Judy Ruffino
Personnel Manager
National Optical Astronomy Observatories
P.O. Box 26732
Tucson, AZ, 85726
August 2, 1985