CIRES​/NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory, Research Engineer in Support of Atmospheric Trace Gas

Job Summary

The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences(CIRES) is seeking a research engineer to support the NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory's (GML) Technology Transitions, Engineering,and Applications (TTEA) division. The position will support fourspecific efforts: the High-Altitude Operational Returning Uncrewed System (HORUS), a balloon-borne scientific package that includes aglider to return science payloads to a predetermined location;

TraceAIR, the installation of the Measurements of Atmospheric Carbon and H2O (MACH) package aboard United Airlines commercialaircraft to measure trace gas atmospheric composition; NOAA’s GHGAircraft System for Light Aircraft (NGAS-LA), a flexible yet robustinstrument package for measuring greenhouse gases in targeted fieldstudies across the globe; and NOAA’s shipborne instruments thatmeasure the partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO₂) in surfaceseawater and atmospheric greenhouse gas composition from researchvessels and other ships of opportunity.

These projects have recently moved from conception to active deployment phase, and the position will help shape the trajectory of these ongoing programs.

CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds toapply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

CIRES is an internationally recognized leader in innovative environmental science and research and is located at the University of Colorado Boulder. At CIRES, more than 900 environmental science professionals work to understand the dynamic Earth system, including people’s relationship with the planet. CIRES has partnered with NOAA since 1967, and our areas of expertise include weather and climate, changes at Earth’s poles, air quality and atmospheric chemistry, water resources, solid Earth sciences, and more.

Our vision is to be instrumental in ensuring as sustainable future environment by advancing scientific and societal understanding of the Earth system.

The mission of the Global Monitoring Laboratory (GML) is conducting research that addresses three major challenges: greenhouse gas and carbon cycle feedbacks, changes in clouds, aerosols and surface radiation, and stratospheric ozone recovery. The TTEA division aims to advance observing capabilities for direct measurements of atmospheric trace gases to enhance (a) global and regional scale carbon emissions and/or uptake detection, (b) model and satellite evaluation used to understand trends and variability of greenhouse gases and ozone-depleting substances, and (c) the understanding of tropospheric and stratospheric composition feedbacks on earth’s radiation budget in a changing climate.

The TTEA division develops, implements and/or transitions to operations new and innovative atmospheric observing platforms, instruments, and sampling techniques to fulfill this mission.

• Calibrate, test, document, maintain and repair atmosphericsensors, trace gas measurement systems, or sampling equipment forground, aircraft, ship, balloon and/or autonomous systemapplications (60%).
• Provide input to collaborating scientists and partner organizations on engineering solutions for measurement needs(15%).
• Deploy measurement systems to the field and provide ongoingtechnical support for field projects (15%).
• Guide transition of new atmospheric observing technologies and/or platforms toward operational research applications(5%).
• Perform other relevant duties as necessary (5%).

• The anticipated start date for this position is October 1,2026.
• Visa sponsorship is not offered for this position. Candidates must be legally eligible to work in the U.S on a full-time basisand pass a federal clearance background check by the startdate.
• This position will be rostered in CIRES at the University of Colorado Boulder but will be physically situated in the David Skaggs Research Center, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO…