Student: Data Engineer Assistant

Job ID: 2623

Position Overview:
At the Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL), we take pride in and highly value our employees. This position is an excellent fit for software development/data engineering students looking to enhance their data skills. We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Data Engineering Assistant to join our team. Comprehensive training will be provided to help you support our team effectively. If you’re eager to gain hands-on experience in a supportive environment and further develop your technical abilities, we want to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities:

• Assists with cleaning, transforming, and validating raw data to ensure accuracy, completeness, and readiness for analysis or storage
• Supports the development, monitoring, and troubleshooting of data pipelines and processes to ensure successful task completion
• Helps manage the data warehouse by running queries, updating tables, and validating data for accuracy and reliability
• Creates and maintains documentation for data processes, solutions, and issues, improving team knowledge-sharing and transparency
• Collaborates with data engineers and analysts on ongoing projects, actively participating in team meetings and contributing to assigned tasks
• Supports testing, debugging, and issue resolution for data processes and scripts, documenting problems and applying fixes
• Proactively engages in learning new tools, technologies, and data engineering concepts to develop technical skills and contribute effectively

• Must be a USU student pursuing a degree in computer science, software engineering, data engineering, or a related field with a minimum of 1 year remaining in school
• Must be able to work 15-20 hour per week during semesters and up to 40 hours per week during summer breaks
• Basic understanding of software development concepts, including scripting skills
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities
• Eagerness to learn new tools and technologies
• Must be US citizen, lawful permanent resident of the US, or other US person

Student Scholar Program: SDL provides unique opportunities for student employees, such as hands-on experience and our Student Scholar program. The Student Scholar program provides SDL student employees with opportunities to expand their knowledge, extend their work experience, and engage with the community.

SDL supports a variety of missions, including NASA’s vision to reveal the unknown for the benefit of humankind and the Department of Defense’s aim to protect our nation on the ground, in the air, and in space. Our sensors, satellites, software systems, and science and engineering play an essential role in some important missions you’ve heard of, and others that you haven’t. Join our team in our seventh decade of delivering mission success.

For questions or assistance with the application process or the DoD SkillBridge program, please contact employment@sdl.usu.edu.

EOE including Disability and Vet