Lco Operations Engineer/Scientist (Oes) (Penalolen)
Las Campanas Observatory
📍 peñalolén, peñalolén, Chile
Job Description
Operations Engineer / Scientist (OES) – ****
The Carnegie Science Las Campanas Observatory (LCO) is located in Chile's Atacama Desert, renowned for its exceptionally dark skies, stable atmosphere, and outstanding seeing. LCO supports cutting‑edge research across a wide range of astrophysical fields using a suite of powerful, state‑of‑the‑art telescopes, including the twin Magellan Telescopes, the du Pont telescope, and the Local Volume Mapper Instrument (LVM‑I), which currently conduct the Sloan Digital Sky SurveyV (SDSS‑V) and a suite of other hosted facilities.
LCO is also home to the Giant Magellan Telescope Observatory (GMTO), which is currently under construction.
The observatory combines scientific excellence with a collaborative, international research environment, offering staff the rare opportunity to work at the forefront of discovery while living in a place of remarkable natural beauty.
With a strong commitment to innovation, safety, and profes...