Graduate Assistant Research | Advanced Rocketry and Satellite Labs

Overview

Graduate Assistant – Research, Advanced Rocketry and Satellite Labs.

Location:

Prairie View, Texas. Salary:
Minimum $2,000.00 per month. Type:
Graduate Assistant.

• Support development, setup, and operation of the Advanced Rocketry and Satellite Labs.
• Assist with rocket design, modeling, assembly, testing, documentation, safety procedures, and launch preparation.
• Support satellite and Cube Sat-related activities, including subsystem development, sensors, communications, power systems, structures, embedded systems, software, data acquisition, and testing.
• Support research activities, technical reports, data collection, data analysis, literature reviews, presentations, and project documentation.
• Provide technical guidance and day‑to‑day support to undergraduate student workers assigned to the labs.
• Assist with lab equipment setup, calibration, inventory, maintenance, and safe operation.
• Assist with prototyping, fabrication, 3D printing, soldering, wiring, electronics assembly, mechanical assembly, and troubleshooting.
• Support workshops, demonstrations, student training sessions, industry visits, outreach programs, and K‑12 STEM engagement activities.
• Coordinate with faculty, staff, graduate students, undergraduate workers, and external partners as needed.
• Help develop lab manuals, training materials, standard operating procedures, safety documents, and project guides.
• Maintain a clean, organized, safe, and professional lab environment.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in an applicable field.
• Currently enrolled at Prairie View A&M University for at least nine (9) graduate semester credit hours during the term in which the work is to be performed.
• Good academic standing with a minimum 2.0 GPA (SAP).

• Enrollment as a graduate student at Prairie View A&M University.
• Good academic standing.
• U.S. citizenship or permanent resident (green card holder).
• Willingness to complete all required safety, laboratory, and university training.
• Strong technical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and provide guidance to undergraduate student workers.
• Professionalism, dependability, attention to detail, and commitment to lab safety.

• Graduate study in engineering, computer science, engineering technology, physics, mathematics, or a closely related STEM field.
• Interest or experience in aerospace systems, rocketry, Cube Sats, satellite systems, robotics, embedded systems, communications, controls, electronics, manufacturing, AI, data analysis, or systems engineering.
• Experience with CAD, 3D printing, MATLAB, Python, C/C++, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, FPGA systems, sensors, circuit design, soldering, mechanical tools, lab instrumentation, simulation tools, or technical documentation.
• Prior experience in research, senior design, competition teams, laboratory work, student mentoring, or technical project management is a plus.

• Ability to support hands‑on engineering projects from concept through testing.
• Ability to troubleshoot technical problems and document solutions.
• Ability to mentor undergraduate students in a laboratory setting.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and project coordination skills.
• Ability to follow and enforce lab safety procedures.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.

July 25, 2026

Prairie View A&M University is an Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.

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