Electrical Engineer

DeSanti; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

DeSanti, in partnership with a NASA research and development center, seeks an Electrical Engineer III (Power Electronics) to join the Pasadena facility. You will help design, develop, fabricate, and test advanced power and sensor electronics for space flight missions.

You will lead hardware through development and delivery, craft system designs, maintain documentation, and report progress to management. The role requires strong experience in analog, digital, and mixed-signal electronics, and

Qualifications

• Experience in analog, digital and mixed-signal electronics, controls, or power systems design.
• Experience crafting, developing, fabricating, assembling and testing of analog or power electronics hardware.
• Experience with schematic capture, PCB routing, part selection, and electronics reliability analysis.
• Experience with test software and hardware using LabVIEW and Python.
• Knowledge of circuit and board design software (Altium, LTspice).
• Industry/academic practices and standards for space electronics development, testing and integration.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with internal and external customers.
• Ability to multi-task and meet milestones in fluctuating environments.
• Demonstrated leadership and teamwork for mission-focused projects.

Responsibilities

• Participate as part of a subsystem electronics development team and review electronics/test plans.
• Develop and execute task plans and budgets for power and sensor space flight electronics.
• Lead hardware through development, build, test, and delivery to higher level of integration.
• Develop system designs and requirements for space power systems and power electronics.
• Design and develop power and sensor electronics for space missions and related applications.
• Maintain documentation for conceptual development, reliability, structural, thermal analyses, drawings, and build/test.
• Report on technical progress, schedule, and budget to management.
• Support development of mission proposals through expertise in space electronics.

Skills

Analog electronics

Digital electronics

Mixed-signal electronics

Power systems design

Circuit design

PCB routing

Schematic capture

LabVIEW

Python

Altium

LTspice

Tools

LabVIEW

Python

Altium

LTspice

Job description

We are partnering with a leading NASA research and development center responsible for advancing space exploration, developing innovative spacecraft technologies, and supporting some of the nation's most ambitious space missions.

We are seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer III (Power Electronics) to join the engineering team at its facility in Pasadena, California. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the design, development, fabrication, and testing of advanced power and sensor electronics for space flight missions.

As a Power Electronics Engineer, you will be designing and testing electronics subsystems and support equipment and will be involved in all aspects of power electronics development from concept to delivery.

As a key member of the team, you will:

• Participate as part of a subsystem electronics development team and be helping with reviews of electronics, electronics test equipment, and test plans.
• Develop and execute task plans and budgets for power and sensor space flight electronics
• Lead hardware through development, build, test, and delivery to higher level of integration
• Developing system designs and requirements for space power systems and power electronics.
• Design and develop power and sensor electronics for space missions and other applications.
• You'll have responsibility for all documentation related to conceptual development, reliability, structural, and thermal analyses, design drawings, and build, assembly, and test.
• Report on technical progress, schedule, and budget to Line, Project, and Institutional Management.
• In addition, you will be integral developing advanced electronics technology and improving and enabling future missions and supporting the development of mission proposals through expertise in the current state-of-the-practice in space electronics.

Required Skills:

• Deep understanding and experience in Analog, Digital and Mixed-Signal Electronics, Controls, or Power Systems Design. Including power control systems.
• Proven experience in crafting, developing, fabricating, assembly and testing of analog or power electronics hardware
• Deep experience in schematic capture, PWB routing, part selection, and electronic reliability analysis
• Experience with test software and hardware, particularly using LabView and Python test equipment, including the selection, assembly, and use of electronic bench test equipment
• Knowledge of :
• Circuit design and board design software associated (Altium and LTspice) with electronics development
• Industry and/or academic practices and standards across a range of applications related to the development, testing and integration of electronic assemblies for space applications
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills in relating to both internal and external customers
• Strong ability to multi-task with an established track record of meeting schedules with milestones
• Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to work with fluctuating and competing environments