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Ocean Associates
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Ocean Associates Inc. (OAI) is seeking an applicant to provide mechanatronics engineering services to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) in Honolulu, HI. OAI is a Virginia corporation established in 2003 that provides consulting and technical services to the U.S. government, non-governmental organizations, international organizations, and the private sector. We specialize in scientific program and project management, strategic planning, professional and technical services, and stakeholder engagement, supporting government contracts. We are seeking applicants for this position prospectively, which is dependent upon contract award.
Background
The PIFSC is part of NMFS, headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, and has taken a leading role in marine research on ecosystems, both in the insular and pelagic environments. As part of this work, PIFSC has been implementing a multidisciplinary research strategy including an ecosystem observation system, and scientific analysis to support ecosystem approaches to management and restoration of living marine resources. It conducts a wide range of activities including resource surveys and stock assessments, fishery monitoring, economic and sociological studies, oceanographic research and monitoring, critical habitat evaluation, life history and ecology studies, and advanced oceanographic and ecosystem modeling and simulations.
Description
The Fisheries Research and Management Division has a requirement for mechatronics engineering services to design, develop and maintain marine instrumentation/equipment used by marine biologists, fisheries biologists, oceanographers, and other field personnel. Mechatronics is concerned with the blending of mechanical, electronic, software, and control topics into a unified framework. The employee will serve as an engineering/technical subject matter expert on mechatronics projects for the Marine and Applied Knowledge for Ecosystem Research (MAKER) Lab located within the PIFSC. The MAKER Lab is part of a community of practice designing and developing innovative tools, equipment, instrumentation, and other physical products to enhance ecological data sampling efforts which support the conservation and management of coastal and marine ecosystems of the Pacific Islands.
Duties
Start Date: Contingent upon award of contract.
Location: Honolulu, HI
Travel: Travel is not anticipated.
Salary and Benefits: This is a full-time position with benefits. Salary, commensurate with experience, between $30-$55 per hour.
Requirements
Highly Desirable
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In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States, complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire, and successfully complete a federal government background check. Ocean Associates Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of any status or condition protected by applicable federal or state law.
OAI is a government contractor and is required by law to invite applicants to self-identify their race, gender, national origin, disability status and veteran status. OAI is required to use the information it collects as part of its future affirmative action efforts in hiring. The information is collected anonymously by computer and is not connected to your application. You will see a place to check certain boxes in OAI's online application. Even though the information is anonymous, self-identification is voluntary. You can always check the box that says you decline to self-identify.
Note: If you are not selected, your materials may be retained for present or future opportunities. We may use your resume in bidding on a project and if we are awarded the work, we will contact you before seeking further applicants. If you do not wish us to retain or use your resume to seek work for you, please let us know in the "Notes" section on the second page of the online application.
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