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Fortunately, the Joint ALMA Observatory (and the ALMA Partnership) is not a monoculture, so not all computers run Windows, but macOS and Linux as well. Still learning if some Windows computers for some control systems might be at risk in our observatories, and maybe other observatories…
#ALMA #ALMAObservatory #CrowdStrike #SystemResilience #SystemsEngineering
Resilient versus brittle systems:
7.4 Mw earthquake just in the vicinity of the ALMA Observatory: after a small initial scare, things keep working as normal (we might need to look at our hydrogen maser, though).
Single software update from a vendor that we don't contract: affects our email and messaging provider (Microsoft 365), degrades the operation of the entire observatory.
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The Joint ALMA Observatory is hiring a Systems Engineer! If you're the successful applicant, you will be collaborating with both operational and development system engineering tasks.
The alt-text of the image cointains more detail, but the full details of the application, including how to apply, can be found at https://www.comeet.com/jobs/almaobservatory/F5.001/systems-engineer--grade-15/EF.64C
Please, come and join us, or help us by forwarding this vacancy to one ore more suitable candidates!
Job opportunity: Systems Engineer- Grade 15 at Alma Observatory
The Joint ALMA Observatory (JAO) is seeking an experienced engineer to become a System Engineer in the Engineering Service Group, part of the ALMA Department of Engineering (ADE). The selected candidate will contribute to the success of the exciting new period for the observatory, in which the regular stable operation must be efficiently combined with changes introduced by extension of capabilities, obsolescence upgrades, and new systems related to the ALMA 2030 initiatives. The selected candidate will support processes related to problem reporting and investigation, including root-cause analysis, chairing Material Review Board (MRB) processes, and carrying out related technical analyses; coordinating upgrade proposals and preparing development gate reviews and acceptance reviews; contributing to ensure configuration and change control of the ALMA system; preparing periodic or on-demand key performance indicator reports, among other related duties as assigned. The successful candidate will be working in an international, multi-disciplinary team, and will be based at the ALMA Santiago Central Office (SCO) in Vitacura, although a certain amount of duty travel to the ALMA Operation Support Facility (OSF) near San Pedro de Atacama might be expected.Responsibilities:Support the System Engineering processes related to the different ALMA development projects, including related gate and acceptance reviews.Participate in the Assembly, Integration, Verification and Commissioning process of the development projects.Participate in the Product Assurance/Quality Assurance efforts for the Observatory. As such, collaborate with colleagues to the correct and consistent implementation of configuration management, change-control processes, KPI, and metrics elaboration.Maintain and update the ALMA system documentation, in particular the System Block Diagrams, Product Tree, and ICD registry.Chair and follow up on Material Review Boards (MRBs) to resolve non-conformances.Guide projects, sub-projects and/or developments, perform on-demand analysis and prepare summary reports;Guide the acceptances of hardware, firmware and software deliverables from the ALMA Executives or external partners to JAO.Participate at and arrange for technical reviews;Participate in the definition, verification and, validation of technical requirements;Other, related duties as assigned.Working Conditions:Duty Station: mainly at SCO office (Vitacura, Santiago) in 5x2 shift, but occasionally, at the OSF (San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta) on a 8x6 or 4x3 shift. In the case of OSF, the transportation to and from designated pick-up points are provided.Willingness to travel overseas for short periods for meetings, training, etc. is required.Work is typically performed in a research or development environment, both indoors and outdoors.Must work near moving mechanical parts and/or electrical equipment.Occasionally required to climb or balance; and stoop, kneeling crouch.Work may be performed in high altitude conditions (from 3000 to 5000 m over the sea level).Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color, and depth perception.Must pass High-Altitude Medical Exam for work at high altitude.
Today is my second year anniversary since I joined the Joint ALMA Observatory as JAO Development System Engineer! Can't believe how quickly time flies… and we've done an extraordinary amount of work in these 2 years!
The cyberattack sadly also affected our newsletter archive, so I cannot point to the nice entry that they published just one month after I joined.
#ALMA #ALMAObservatory #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #JobAnniversary #SystemsEngineering
Protecting ALMA’s skies Whitepaper: a study of the risks posed by radio frequency interference (RFI) to ALMA today and in the near future, from both ground-based and space-based sources of radio emissions. The paper identifies the vulnerable points eof the observatory, and discusses and evaluates potential mitigation measures.
Announcement: https://www.almaobservatory.org/en/announcements/protecting-almas-skies/
Whitepaper: https://library.nrao.edu/public/memos/rfi/RFI_152.pdf
#ALMA #ALMAObservatory #RFI #darkskies #RadioFrequencyInterference #SatelliteConstellations
Protecting ALMA's Skies | ALMA
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), renowned for observing the cosmos's darkest and most distant corners, has taken a step to ensure its observations remain unaffected by human-made interference. A recently concluded study, led by senior Radio Frequency (RF) engineer and Spectrum Manager Giorgio Siringo, alongside ALMA Director Sean Dougherty, presents an extensive analysis of...
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From the Rebel base in the Hoth system (aka ALMA in Chile)… #MayThe4thBeWithYou #ALMA #ALMAObservatory #GeekCredentials
Image by our colleague Pablo Bello (https://www.instagram.com/pablitocl)
I give you… a few ALMA antennas!
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