Carnegie Geophysical Institute Work Values

Daily Duties at Carnegie Geophysical Institute:

-Primary designing, builder, and tester for the micro-filtration system for micro-assay analysis for the Micro-Assay for Solar System Exploration (MASSE) Project -Responsible for sample handling preparation for 2009 Mars Rover life detection instrumentation Responsible for maintaining proper lab protocol for bio and chemical handling and spill clean up -Completed cross-contamination tests on MASSE rock crusher sample handling unit -Preliminary designer for the Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) mobile unite for meteorite detection -Initiated design reconstruction of the rover rock crusher- altering materials, sterilization protocol, and pump speed. -Sample preparation for Martian soil analysis using Fe-based rocks -Accomplished data analysis using sedimentation decantation.

What they like about Carnegie Geophysical Institute:

Working in an organization that is technologically advanced, creative, and innovative is critical in your assessment of hiring companies. Less important to you are stability of the organization, the length of time an organization has been in business, and the business' plans for the future. You prefer a fast-moving company that will take risks to achieve its goals and objectives. The length of time the company has been in business is irrelevant. Maintaining status quo is unnecessary. You thrive on change, uncertainty and the upside of potential business risks, especially those associated with innovation. Stability for the long haul is not nearly as important as is working in an atmosphere that is charged with a sense of urgency and constant change.

Tags

Test, engineer, materials, program, project, budgeting, reporting, analysis, DOE, research, scheduling, Requirements, contracts, negotiating, evaluation, aviation, athletics, running, NASA, DOD, military

Skills

Technical report writting, test scheduling, Strong communication, Excellent presentation skills, Program/project scheduling, Program/project budgeting, Contract negotiation, Test execution, Test management, Trail running, Distance running training, Biomechanics, Teaching and mentoring, Materials engineering, Sustainable engineering, Analyzing data, Technical research, Leading and developing teams, Managing large groups of technical experts, Sustainable farming, Natural fiber, Knitting techology, Textile construction, life cycle analysis

These are some of the questions we asked our climbers about their experiences with Carnegie Geophysical Institute: