Electronics Design Engineer - Space Exploration Electronic Systems

Mclaurin Aerospace; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Positive work-life balance

Employer paid medical/dental/vision

Job summary

Mclaurin Aerospace seeks an Electronics Design Engineer to support NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX, under the JETS II contract. You will lead and collaborate with a team of electronics professionals to design, analyze, and test space-qualified systems for exploration missions.

Responsibilities include developing PCB designs, LabVIEW test code, and verification procedures, while ensuring compliance with NASA standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering; master's preferred.
• Experience leading a team of electronics design engineers.
• Experience with circuit design of analog, digital and power PCBs.
• Experience with electrical schematic entry and PCB layout tools (Altium Designer) and SVN.
• Experience with data acquisition systems (National Instruments) and LabVIEW.
• FPGA design and VHDL development in Xilinx Vivado for space.
• Embedded systems development with microcontrollers and related tools.

Responsibilities

• Report to the Electronics and Electrical Section Manager as part of a group of engineers.
• Lead or contribute to projects with Electrical Engineers.
• Support new designs from conception to deployment and testing.
• Provide design support for Electronics System Development.
• Develop LabVIEW code for test systems and verification procedures.
• Collaborate with technicians to build and test systems.
• Develop and test breakout boxes and sensor emulation systems.
• Perform PCB design for space applications and test software modules.

Skills

Team leadership

Requirements definition

Circuit design

PCB layout

LabVIEW

VHDL

FPGA design

Embedded systems

C/C++

Python

Altium Designer

SVN

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Altium Designer

SVN

Job description

Are you passionate about human space exploration, understanding the origins of the universe, and working with a passionate and diverse team to make a difference? If you are, we need you!

We need your talent, teamwork, and energy to help us achieve great things that inspire people all over the globe. We need you to bring creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to help us envision, shape, and deliver systems that will enable the exploration of space while benefiting people here on Earth. We are excited about what we do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA's pursuits in deep space exploration.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Electronics Design Engineer - Space Exploration Electronic Systems to join our JETS II contract team at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX.

If Selected You Will

• Report directly to the Electronics and Electrical Section Manager as part of group of over 45 other Electronics and Electrical Engineers.
• Work directly with or as a Team Lead and associated Electrical Engineers on a given project.
• Support new designs from conception, analysis, and manufacturing, through to operational test and deployment.
• Provide design support and guidance in various aspects of Electronics System Development.
• Be familiar with NASA specifications for Electronics Component development.
• Develop component test stand architectures for various components.
• Design and generate electrical component and lab instrumentation test system designs.
• Develop and or modify LabVIEW code for various test systems.
• Develop detailed test verification procedures.
• Work with electrical and mechanical technicians to build and test designed systems.
• Develop and test various breakout boxes and digital/analog sensor emulation systems.
• Perform electrical evaluation/selection of instrumentation (pressure transducers, flow meters, pumps, fans, RTDs, Thermocouples, etc.).
• Troubleshoot and repair existing test systems.
• Conduct analog and digital printed circuit board design for various application needs.
• Develop test software modules to perform specific tests.
• Work with eCAD designer to develop printed circuit board designs.
• Work in a laboratory environment, following standard operating procedures.
• Perform other duties as required and assigned.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a minimum of a bachelor's degree in Engineering and may be expected to have a related master's degree and normally possess 10-15 years of related experience.
• Prior experience leading team of electronics design engineers.
• Experience in requirements definition and architecture development.
• Prior experience with circuit design of analog PCB, digital PCB, and power PCB, including fabrication and assembly.
• Prior experience with electrical schematic entry and printed circuit board layout tools such as Altium Designer, and version control software like Subversion (SVN).
• Prior experience in cable design and fabrication for space applications.
• Prior experience with JSC standards and processes.
• Prior experience with data acquisition systems (especially National Instruments) and LabVIEW code development
• Prior experience with FPGA circuitry design and coding in associated VHDL development environments (Xilinx FPGA using VIVADO tool) for space applications.
• Experience in microcontroller circuit design and development of embedded systems, including hands‑on design, build, and testing, as well as proficiency with embedded software development environments.
• Prior experience with requirements verification.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience programming in C/C++ and Python.
• Prior experience with circuit simulation tools such as Pspice, OrCAD, Multisim etc.
• Experience with test hardware such as oscilloscopes, multi-meters, logic analyzers, function generators, electronic load banks, power supplies, power analyzers.
• Familiarity with data interface protocols and associated hardware such as Ethernet, RS232, RS422, RS485, I2C, SPI etc.
• Prior experience in design and test of analog instrumentation systems.
• Prior experience with design and testing of analog instrumentation systems, stepper and brushless DC‑DC control circuits, and of power supply and conditioning systems.
• Experience in the design, development, and validation of NASA space‑flight hardware.
• Excellent communication skills, organizational skills and the ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team of mechanical, electrical, and software engineers designing and building world‑class, NASA space‑flight hardware.
• Proficient in MS Office programs, particularly MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, OneNote, OneDrive and Outlook.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Positive work-life balance
• 100% Employer paid insurance including: Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, short-term disability, and long‑term disability
• 11 paid holidays annually
• Generous PTO
• 401k after 12 months of service with employer match
• Education assistance
• Relocation assistance (if applicable)

Mclaurin is a unique organization with a special focus on combining the best features of research and industry in order to foster innovation. Our organization strongly supports research, publication, and engagement with the academic community. We encourage our employees to remain on the cutting edge of new developments in their respective disciplines.

US Citizenship and the ability to pass a comprehensive security background investigation is required.

Mclaurin is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.