Current Career Opportunities http://careers.columbususa.com Pasadena, CA http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=6003 Provide leadership, guidance, and coordination to JPL proposal teams and the cost estimating office, focused on the creation and review of schedule products for JPL proposals. Facilitate creation of integrated network schedules representing proposed project life-cycle scope and approach. Utilize CPM scheduling techniques and institutional standard practices and templates which will support creation of consistent quality proposal schedule products and enable smooth transition to project formulation phase planning processes. Work in concert with business & technical proposal team members in the preparation of proposal package submittals. Support Program Office requests to evaluate and analyze proposal schedule data. Support requests for proposal related activity from the Costing Office and schedule development activity from the Schedule Planning & Analysis Section, as required. Pasadena, CA http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=2615 To support the Earth Science Mission Operations office management and other staff in the area; to answer phones, copies; distribute mail; misc secretarial duties as assigned. Pasadena, CA http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=2625 Pasadena, CA http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=5000 Pasadena, CA http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=5002 Pasadena, CA http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=5003 Pasadena, CA http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=6001 Pasadena, CA http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=6002 Pasadena, CA http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=6004 Pasadena, CA http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=6005 Pasadena, CA http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=6006 Will: Be a member of the Quality Assurance section and work as a specialist in the inspection and test of PWB/PWA, cable harness and EEE components in both Receiving Inspection and Source Inspection. Will inspect various types of electronic hardware to inspection plans, drawings and furnished specification documents. Will generate appropriate inspection documentation reflecting the acceptance or rejection of the hardware. Will interface with engineering, manufacturing and other quality personnel. Pasadena, Ca http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=2608 Will: Be a member of the Quality Assurance Section and work as a specialist in the programming and operation of CMMýs that utilize PC-DMIS software to inspect space flight hardware in the Mechanical Inspection department. Will develop programs in PC-DMIS for complex mechanical parts. Will inspect mechanical parts through the operation of a CMM and/or by the use of conventional inspection equipment and techniques. Will inspect various types of complex mechanical hardware to inspection plans, drawings, CAD models, purchase orders and specification documents. Will perform M&P certification review for space critical hardware. Will generate appropriate inspection documentation reflecting the acceptance or rejection of the hardware. Will support the MRB process as needed. Will assist the Quality Planner in identifying Key Characteristics and estimating inspection time for a job. Will interface with Product Delivery Managers, Product Delivery Leads, Cognizant Engineers, Hardware Quality Assurance Engineers and Manufacturing Engineers to assist in the development of appropriate quality assurance inspection and verification requirements for JPL space projects. Will assist in the development of quality control inspection plans, instructions and criteria. Will be required to support supplier source inspections, audits and surveys that involve overnight travel. Must be willing to work 2nd or 3rd shift to support project schedule needs. Must practice good safety habits in daily work, follow OSHA safety requirements, and be familiar with ESD control and cleanroom protocols . Pasadena, Ca http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=2607 Duties: Function as a customer contact for alignment and measurement verification for JPL flight and ground support projects, such as DSN. Interface with Optical Metrology customers. Attend meetings and reviews at JPL and outside contractors. An important aspect of this assignment involves the application of advanced optical tooling principles. Implement plans and procedures that describe the necessary objectives and processes to accomplish alignment verification of complex structures. Report the results of work to the project engineers responsible for the specific task. Candidates must be able to travel for laboratory business as required. Pasadena, Ca http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=2601 Will: Directly support the Enterprise IT Solutions Engineering under the Office of the Chief Information Officer. Will help the Enterprise IT Solutions and Engineering group in the following areas: assist in the configuration and maintenance of Sun DSEE LDAP service including Directory Proxy services and replication hubs; develop and maintain PERL and UNIX scripts for LDAP utilities used to replicate data between Sun LDAP, Windows Active Directory, and other databases. Candidate will partner with staff analysts in converting functional requirements into technical design documents. Will work to ensure all assigned tasks are of the highest design quality, meet or exceed JPL requirements, and are in compliance with OCIO systems development and configuration management standards. Will maintain pro-active communication and address all concerns/questions in a timely manner. Pasadena, CA http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=5005 PERL Developer (90 day temp task): Perl Developer - Experienced Perl programming (at least 2 years of heavy Perl experience) - Knowledge of Windows, Linux, Solaris - Required - Knowledge of system scripting - Essential - Knowledge of NetIQ AppManager - Desirable - NetIQ Custom Monitoring Development - Desirable - Knowledge of LDAP, Enterprise File Systems - Desirable - (Knowledgeable of JPLIT core services and dependencies highly desirable Pasadena, CA http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=5006 Will support the Institutional Business Systems Division in the design, development and implementation of data warehouses related to report writing, including BI dashboards, OLAP cubes, user driven reports or other complex data visualizations. Will handle installation, configuration, and management of all components, from data acquisition to front-end delivery. Will interact and work closely with individual users and user groups at JPL to provide analysis and recommend solutions. Will work with DW and Extract Translate and Load (ETL) developers in the configuration of OBI/EE solutions. Will provide technical support to end-users to insure the targeted metrics for analytics, dashboards, and reports improve management processes and performance. Will work directly with the business process owners and end-users to gather requirements and document designs, test scenarios, and plans for implementation of application deployments. Will provide thought leadership and novel methods for mapping business critical data elements from various source systems to the enterprise DW. Pasadena, Ca http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=2620 Will provide JPL with technical consulting support for the Oracle R12 Upgrade Project. Job duties and responsibilities shall include, but are not limited to the following: support various R12 project management initiatives. Assist the R12 Upgrade Team with the design, development, documentation, testing, integration and implementation of software solutions to solve JPLýs complex business issues. Provide application setup support and resolve business application technical issues. Provide ad-hoc training and mentoring to the R12 Upgrade Team. Pasadena, Ca http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=2621 Will provide functional analyst support to the Oracle R12 Upgrade Project. Job duties and responsibilities shall include, but are not limited to supporting various R12 project management initiatives; assisting the R12 Upgrade Team in gathering business requirements, providing functional specs, design and business process documentation and testing; and providing application setup support and resolving business application functional issues. Pasadena, Ca http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=2622 Will database administration support for the Oracle R12 Upgrade Project. Job duties and responsibilities shall include, but are not limited to supporting various R12 project management initiatives; providing Oracle 11gR1 database design, documentation, administration, tuning, backup and recovery support; upgrading Oracle e-Business Suite of Applications from current version of 11.5.10 to R12.1X on Sun Enterprise Server environments, including patch analysis and applications, logging and resolving Oracle Service Requests; developing product deployment procedures and utilities with complete documentation; participating in technical discussions and providing support for the on-going planning, implementation and operation of the Oracle e-Business Suite of Applications. Pasadena, Ca http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=2614 Will: Install, configure, operate and monitor the Institutional Business Systems Division's Windows servers and operating environment supporting the NBS system composed of Oracle Applications, databases and bolt-on applications. Team with Unix System Administrators and Database Administrators in problem solving and performance tuning of Windows based application integrated with Oracle Applications. Will participate in on-call rotation cycle for after-hours support. Will install and maintain third party software on Windows platform. Will mentor junior level Windows System Administrators and assist application developers in troubleshooting application problems. Work with security personnel in resolving system security issues. Work with in-house and independent auditors to supply requested information and resolve issues as required. Participate in Disaster Recovery planning and testing. Attend project kickoff, status and implementation meetings. Participate in preparing and maintaining procedural documentation. Prepare project schedules for major system changes. Work with facilities prior to implementation of new hardware installations. Pasadena, CA http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=2624 Will: Provide mechanical design support for various projects. Under the direction of cognizant engineers and line/project management, will generate, maintain and archive 3D CAD models, detailed drawings and other design documentation; maintain database integrity, and ensure detail manufacturability through appropriate geometric dimensioning, tolerancing and verification. Will incorporate inputs from other engineering disciplines and work in a team environment. Pasadena, CA http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=2626 Duties: Will be responsible for the generation and maintenance of wide ranging and complex 3D CAD models, detailed drawings and other design documentation. Develop complete layout and engineering drawings of complicated components and subassemblies for complex structural load lines. Prepare and release complex piece part, assembly , and interface drawings and models in PDMS and Teamcenter Engineering. Resolve design issues including strength/weight efficiency, availability of materials and ease of fabrication. Serve as a point of contact for the cognizant engineer in the tracking of design documentation. Pasadena, CA http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=2632 Will be a member of the Institutional Business Systems Division and report to the manager of the Business Reporting and Analysis Group. Serve as an Enterprise Systems Analyst involved in the development and maintenance of enterprise reporting systems. Will interact and work closely with individual users and user groups at JPL to provide analysis and recommend solutions, support the planning, implementation and integration of enterprise business reporting systems. Will be responsible for working closely with Application Developers and will apply knowledge and judgment of JPL processes and tools to support testing and implementation of changes or bug fixes to the reporting and any software developed in this endeavor. Will be responsible for documenting any enhancements or changes to the business systems application. Develop and maintain effective working relationships with other organizational elements, both at JPL and externally, as appropriate. Will participate in ad hoc teams in support of improving business product work-flow. Pasadena, CA http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=2629 Duties: Will be responsible for the generation and maintenance of wide ranging and highly complex 3D CAD models, detailed drawings and other design documentation. Develop complete layout and engineering drawings of complicated components and subassemblies for highly complex structural load lines. Prepare and release highly complex piece part, assembly , and interface drawings and models in PDMS and Teamcenter Engineering. Resolve design issues including strength/weight efficiency, availability of materials and ease of fabrication. Serve as a point of contact for the cognizant engineer in the tracking of design documentation. Pasadena, CA http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=2633 Will be a contracting member of the Web Applications Development Group 172D and be involved in all phases of the software development lifecycle. Will develop web-based applications using Coldfusion Flex, HTML/CSS, ASP, JSP, MSSQL, MySQL and/or Oracle databases. Will be a contributing member of the development team responsible for the design, development, implementation and support for the JPL-ID task and any other tasks as assigned. Pasadena, CA http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=2631 Will: Using conventional and finite element analysis, perform structural analysis, finite element modeling, detailed stress analysis, dynamic analysis, and test support for flight projects and/or technology tasks. Investigate structural concepts, configurations and arrangements for optimal efficiency. Formally and informally interface with project offices, other technical disciplines and organizations. Pasadena, CA http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=2635