Electronics Engineer I (Advanced Electronics Systems and Technologies | 345C)

Space-Robots; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 98,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental plan

Vision plan

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Flexible schedule

Parental leave

Job summary

Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena is seeking an Electronics Engineer I to join the Advanced Electronics Systems and Technologies group. You will develop electronics for space missions, spanning analog, digital, and power electronics, with cross-disciplinary collaboration to accelerate robotic exploration.

Responsibilities include hardware prototyping, PCB layout, simulation, and testing; evaluating radiation effects; and translating concepts into flight-ready electronics through teamwork

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical or related engineering with 1 year of electronics development experience.
• Hands-on hardware prototyping, testing, and lab experience in analog/digital/power electronics.
• Ability to communicate technical ideas clearly to non-experts.
• Willingness to collaborate across disciplines on space missions.

Responsibilities

• Own technical development of electronics, from specification to mission infusion.
• Design analog, digital, and power electronics circuits for space and terrestrial robotics.
• Identify candidate technologies, build test fixtures, and support radiation testing.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to integrate designs into missions and instruments.

Skills

Hardware prototyping

Analog, digital, power electronics

FPGA design & programming

Circuit design & testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, robotics engineering, or similar

Master's degree in a similar discipline

Tools

Altium

KiCad

LTSpice

PLECS

Job description

Electronics Engineer I (Advanced Electronics Systems and Technologies | 345C) page is loaded## Electronics Engineer I (Advanced Electronics Systems and Technologies | 345C)locations: JPL Campustime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id: R6246# **Job Details**New ideas are all around us, but only a few will change the world. That's our focus at JPL. We ask the biggest questions, then search the universe for answers - literally. We build upon ideas that have guided generations, then share our discoveries to inspire generations to come. Your mission - your opportunity - is to seek out the answers that bring us one step closer. If you're driven to discover, create, and inspire something that lasts a lifetime and beyond, you're ready for JPL.Located in Pasadena, California, JPL has a campus-like environment situated on 177 acres in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains and offers a work environment unlike any other: we inspire passion, foster innovation, build collaboration, and reward excellence.**Responsibilities:**JPL is seeking an extraordinary **Electronics Engineer I** to join the **Advanced Electronics Systems and Technologies** group to help accelerate the frontier of space electronics. In this role, you will work across JPL's instrument, avionics, and power electronics disciplines to develop novel technologies and systems that accelerate the robotic exploration of space. Working within a multi-disciplinary team of systems engineers, electronics designers, embedded developers, and ASIC designers, your daily job will be to dream of and implement electronics technologies for future missions.**Tasks include but are not limited to:*** Own technical development of electronics, including specification, architecture, simulation, PCB design, laboratory testing, and mission infusion* Design analog, digital, and power electronics circuits for space and terrestrial robotics* Identify candidate technologies, design test fixtures, and support heavy ion testing to evaluate new parts for radiation effects* Collaborate with JPLers across disciplines to integrate your designs into complex robotic missions and instrument systems* Dream up and propose new projects to solve the hardest problems in space and on earth**Qualifications:*** Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, robotics engineering, or similar technical discipline with 1 year of related work experience in electronics development in a professional, student project, or internship environment; Master's degree in a similar discipline with 0 years of related work experience.* Hands-on experience in hardware prototyping of analog, digital, or power electronics* Proficiency in an electronics lab environment, including specification, modelling, simulation, and testing of electronic systems* Creative ideas for future electronics and the ability to communicate deeply technical ideas to non-experts**Preferred Skills:*** Demonstrated ability to lead new hardware projects from concept to realization* An intense curiosity to understand new techniques and work with experts across the science and engineering disciplines to create new technologies* Deep understanding of analog, digital, or power electronics including modelling, analysis, and test of component stress, worst-case performance, and radiation effects* Demonstrated ability to propose new electronics projects and win funding to execute them* Experience with hardware design tools including simulation (LTSpice, PLECS, or similar) and printed circuit board design (Altium, KiCad, or similar)* Experience with single board computer design and software development* Experience with hardware design tools for FPGA design and programming* Familiarity or experience with AI or ML tools for design, modelling, analysis, or test automationJPL has a catalog of benefits and perks that span from the traditional to the unique. This includes a variety of health, dental, vision, wellbeing, and retirement plans, paid time off, learning, rideshare, childcare, flexible schedule, parental leave and many more. Our focus is on work-life balance, and living healthy, fulfilling lives as we Dare Mighty Things Together. For benefits eligible positions, benefits are effective the first day of the month coincident with or immediately following the employee's start date.For further benefits information clickThe hiring range displayed below is specifically for those who will work in or reside in the location listed. In extending an offer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory considers factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's job related skills, experience, knowledge, and relevant education/training.The typical full time equivalent annual hiring range for this job in Pasadena, California.$97,656 - $114,192JPL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy or perceived pregnancy, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status or any other characteristic or condition protected by Federal, state or local law.In addition, JPL is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a federal facility. Due to rules imposed by NASA, JPL will not accept applications from citizens of designated countries or those born in a designated country unless they are U.S. Citizens, Legal Permanent Residents of the U.S or have other protected status under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). The Designated Countries List is available .locations: JPL Campustime type: Full timeposted on: Posted 18 Days Ago