Aerospace Power Electronics Engineer I

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; United States; On-site; USD 98,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, CA is seeking a Power Electronics Engineer I to design, build, and test space power hardware. The role covers the full development cycle from concept to delivery, with hands-on work in the lab and collaborations with senior engineers and project managers.

The position emphasizes high-reliability flight hardware, documentation, and environment testing, with opportunities to work with the Power Electronics Group and cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical subject area with typically a minimum of 1 year of related work experience, or Master’s degree with a minimum of 0 year related work experience.
• Experience with bench top test equipment and lab testing.
• Knowledge of design and simulation software/tools for power electronics.

Responsibilities

• Design power electronics systems, subsystems, and test equipment.
• Coordinate fabrication of prototype and flight hardware.
• Test prototype and flight hardware to verify operation and meet requirements, including environmental testing.

Skills

Communication skills

Collaboration

Test and debug circuits

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

LTSpice

Altium

Python scripting

Job description

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, CA is seeking a Power Electronics Engineer I to design, build, and test space power hardware. The role covers the full development cycle from concept to delivery, with hands-on work in the lab and collaborations with senior engineers and project managers.

The position emphasizes high-reliability flight hardware, documentation, and environment testing, with opportunities to work with the Power Electronics Group and cross-functional teams.