Current Career Opportunities http://careers.columbususa.com New Jersey http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=100001 New Jersey http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=100002 New Jersey http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=100003 New Jersey http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=100004 New Jersey http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=100005 New Jersey http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=100006 New Jersey http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=100007 New Jersey http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=100008 New Jersey http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=100009 New Jersey http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=100011 New Jersey http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=100010 Will: Be responsible for providing full-time secretarial support to a staff of approximately 20 engineers and 3 managers. Responsibilies include, but are not limited to, preparing correspondence, making domestic and foreign travel arrangements, processing travel expense reports, coordinating meetings, preparing presentations, ensuring timekeeping is completed correctly and on time, and maintaining office supplies. Pasadena, Ca http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=2467 Will: Typing, handling busy calendars, answering many telephone calls and assisting other secretary with any and all duties necessary to make the office run smoothly. Other secretary in office will distribute work to contract secretary. Pasadena, Ca http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=2472 Will: Be a contracting member of the Web Applications Development Group and be involved in all phases of the software development lifecycle. Develop web-based applications using SharePoint, HTML/CSS, ColdFusion, ASP, JSP, MS SQL and/or Oracle databases. Be a contributing member of the development team responsible for the design, development, implementation and support of any information system as assigned and specifically, will provide support to the Collaboration Service tasks using Microsoft Sharepoint. Pasadena, Ca http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=2384 Will: Act as Operations Coordinator and Liaison for the Electronic Library Service. Will respond to Remedy tickets escalated from the Unified Service Center and JPL IT Operations, including the generation of ad hoc reports that may require programming. Will coordinate Change Control Board requersts (CCBs) with JPL IT Ops and System Administrators to schedule maintenance, upgrades, and configuration changes to a production system. Will draft CCBs for any system maintenance. Will coordinate and participate in investigations of system outages or operations anomalies; send logs and problem descriptions to Xerox technical support. Will represent ELS in Ops Tiger Team meetings, weekly CCB/outage review meetings, and monthly Release Coordination meetings. Pasadena, Ca http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=2404 Will: Support flight and non-flight Projects during their development Life Cycle and during Mission Operations. Support senior IT Engineers in the architecture of the infrastructure for flight hardware and software Testbed. Be accountable for ensuring project/users systems installation and configuration schedule requirements are met. Have the basic knowledge in order to write and modify Shell, Perl scripts and to address needs of the IT Engineers and users. Install, manage, troubleshoot, evaluate UNIX, LINUX systems and workstations configuration. Support the execution of Jumpstart and Kickstart. Add, modify and delete user accounts. Maintain network services. Pasadena, Ca http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=2433 Will: Perform systems administration and network administration through out the PDC and CSMAD. Will also work overtime if required, up to 24 hours per week if necessary, in order to meet mission performance requirements. Pasadena, Ca http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=2434 Will provide analysis and support to the TPF-I Planet Detection Testbed (PDT) team. Will review changes made to existing fringe-tracking loop to get it to work on the testbed. Part one of this work would be to look at what JPL has done to the design over the past year and get advice for improvements and changes that should be made. Part two is to look at the loop performance in the PDT and based on the measurements taken of the performance of the three fringe trackers, work to achieve optimum performance. Pasadena, Ca http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=2436 Will: Reports to the supervisor of the Distributed Systems Technology Group in the Flight Software and Data Systems Section. Will perform new development, system performance analysis and support of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Ground Data System. Support the MSL ActiveMQ message bus by acquiring and developing tools as necessary for problem diagnosis and performance tuning purposes. Working with MSL Testbed users, tailor the ActiveMQ message bus to meet project performance requirements. Prototype and test new message bus configurations. Work with MSL Testbed users and GDS developers as needed to rapidly support new user requirements. Pasadena, Ca http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=2462 Will: Be responsible as systems administrator to build and maintain computer infrastructure and provide real time customer support for CBS/JNEM Project and other clients. Computer infrastructure maintenance will include multiple Windows, Linux and MacOS servers and workstations. Will maintain and implement all IT security related issues as well as maintain 6 IT Security Plans. Will evaluate and purchase new hardware and software products as needed. Will maintain and update all relevant hardware, software and security documentation. Will maintain and implement new A/V infrastructure to enhance existing collaborative environment. Will also provide expertise, information and counsel to users in the area of user interface, network design, email problems, remote access, VPN, AFS, NearSpace, printing, wireless connections. Evaluate project requirements and provide best-practice solutions, including cost and time lines. Provide technical expertise and direction for verification and enforcement compliance with security and institutional computer usage policies. Install operating systems, JPL and third party software, and security systems software. Partner with the Lead System Security Engineer Office to investigate possible system security compromises in coordination with authorities. Diagnose network performance issues in coordination with NOC personnel. Manage and provide direction to other support engineers. Perform backup and Disaster Recovery planning and operations. Evaluate and implement cross-platform data sharing and data archiving. Pasadena, Ca http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=2471 Will: Be responsible as systems administrator to build and maintain computer infrastructure for the Project Design Center (PDC) and Center for Space Mission Architecture and Design (CSMAD). Will provide real time customer support for the Team X effort. Computer infrastructure maintenance will include multiple Windows, Linux and Unix Servers and 50 Windows workstations. Will maintain and implement all IT security related issues as well as maintain security plan for the facility. Will evaluate and purchase new hardware and software products for use in the facility. Will maintain and update all relevant center documentation including configuration and security documentation. Will maintain and implement new A/V infrastructure to enhance existing collaborative environment. Will also be a member of a team of system administrators to Navigation and Mission Design dealing specifically with Solar System Dynamics and Ephemeris systems, a mixture of Sun, RedHat Linux, and HP systems. Lead the support effort for flight and technology projects during their development life cycles (Phase A-D) and mission operations (Phase E). Evaluate project requirements and provide best-practice solutions, including cost and time lines. Architect flight hardware and software testbeds. Provide technical and direction for verification and enforcement compliance with security and institutional computer usage policies. Install operating systems, JPL and third party software, and security systems software. Partner with the Lead System Security Engineer Office to investigate possible system security compromises in coordination with authorities. Generate firewall rule sets and VPN configurations for restricted environments. Create configuration-management tools and reports. Diagnose network performance issues in coordination with NOC personnel. Manage and provide direction to other support engineers. Responsible for ensuring project/users schedule requirements are met. Design, develop and modify shell and perl scripts for system management. Design and implement varieties of systems in response to customers requirements, including High Availability systems, high performance computing and low cost environments. Perform backup and Disaster Recovery planning. and Operations. Evaluate and implement cross-platform data sharing, data archiving like Samba. Pasadena, Ca http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=2470 Work with the Human Resources Information Systems Group in the designing, developing, testing, implementing and delivering of Business Information solutions utilizing Oracle Developer 6i, Oracle Form, Oracle Reports and other Oracle Web Tools in a 9i/10g Oracle Database environment. Will partner with all levels of the user community and business system analysts to develop functional and technical requirements documents using MS Office and Visio. Responsible for creating and maintaining task schedules using MS Excel or Project. Will work to ensure all assigned tasks are of the highest design quality, meet or exceed JPL requirements, and are in compliance with New Business 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=2469 Support MSL Project System Engineering performing ad hoc tasks to prepare for launch readiness develop detailed project review plan from now through launch, lead the implementation of Level 4 V&V audit/Subsystem CoFR process, and serve as the prime contact of the plan for testbed certification process Pasadena, CA http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=2465 Will: Perform manufacturing engineering functions for the development of mechanical hardware. Establish and maintain interfaces with multiple JPL customers. Collaborate with cognizant engineers/customers on hardware design features to improve manufacturability. Will support the process of locating, evaluating, and establishing new vendors as a laboratory resource in fabrication. Plan, initiate and monitor hardware fabrication activities. Participate in "Make or Buy" decisions, interface with outside vendors. Will utilize multiple modules in the Oracle Discrete Manufacuring suite of programs, to develop the implementation plan for the work, estimate WIP, the technical progress of the work and resolve any technical, cost or schedule issues as they arise. Keep a work schedule between 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.plus overtime if authorized, adhering to strict attendence guidelines. Attend weekly Manufacturing Engineers group meetings. Pasadena, Ca http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=2369 Will: Perform manufacturing engineering functions for the development of mechanical hardware. Establish and maintain interfaces with multiple JPL customers. Collaborate with cognizant engineers/customers on hardware design features to improve manufacturability. Will support the process of locating, evaluating, and establishing new vendors as a laboratory resource in fabrication. Plan, initiate and monitor hardware fabrication activities. Participate in 'Make or Buy' decisions, interface with outside vendors. Will utilize multiple modules in the Oracle Discrete Manufacuring suite of programs, to develop the implementation plan for the work, estimate WIP, the technical progress of the work and resolve any technical, cost or schedule issues as they arise. Keep a work schedule between 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.plus overtime if authorized, adhering to strict attendence guidelines. Attend weekly Manufacturing Engineers group meetings. Pasadena, Ca http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=2370 Will: Work in the development of prototype and flight hardware. Will assemble and support testing of mechanical devices. Work with engineers and teams, complete ad-hoc assignments given by supervision, work overtime as required. Work on a variety of tasks concurrently. Qualified Flight Technician Specialists will teamwork with JPL employees in the assembly and disassembly of mock-ups, prototype and flight spacecrafts. Pasadena, Ca http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=2379 Will: Work in the development of prototype and flight sheet metal hardware. Will fabricate, assemble and support fabrication of sheet metal mock-ups and components. Work with engineers and teams, complete ad-hoc assignments given by supervision, work overtime as required. Work on a variety of tasks concurrently. Qualified Flight Technicians Specialists will teamwork with JPL employees in the assembly and disassembly of mock-ups, prototypes and flight spacecrafts. Pasadena, Ca http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=2408 Will: Work in the JPL Metrology and Instrumentation Group performing calibration in lab and providing on-site support to JPL IMTE users. Works independently and applies sound judgment in the solving of complex measurement problems. Demonstrate flexibility in handling work assignments. Pasadena, Ca http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=2412 Will: Perform cleanroom monitoring, certification and technician duties for flight hardware cleanrooms at JPL. Duties include cleanroom inspection, certification, particle count measurement, vacuuming and mopping using cleanroom techniques, emptying trash, replacing sticky mats, stocking various supplies and garments, and coordinating the cleaning of garments. Work will include HEPA filter installation and ongoing service. Work will also include monitoring instrumentation for facility support operations. Respond to project-specific tasks and constraints. Pasadena, Ca http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=2473 Will: Perform manufacturing engineering functions for the development of mechanical hardware. Establish and maintain interfaces with multiple JPL customers. Collaborate with cognizant engineers/customers on hardware design features to improve manufacturability. Will support the process of locating, evaluating, and establishing new vendors as a laboratory resource in fabrication. Plan, initiate and monitor hardware fabrication activities. Participate in "Make or Buy" decisions, interface with outside vendors. Will utilize multiple modules in the Oracle Discrete Manufacuring suite of programs, to develop the implementation plan for the work, estimate WIP, the technical progress of the work and resolve any technical, cost or schedule issues as they arise. Begin working as part-time with the possibility of adapting to full-time. Keep a work schedule between 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.plus overtime if authorized, adhering to strict attendence guidelines. Attend weekly Manufacturing Engineers group meetings. Pasadena, Ca http://careers.columbususa.com/detailsfromscroller.cfm?code=2474