Electronics Engineer II

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 116,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

Flexible schedule

Job summary

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, CA seeks a Power Electronics Engineer II to lead power electronics tasks from concept through build, test and delivery for space flight hardware. The role emphasizes budgets, schedules, and reporting to management while leveraging aerospace experience.

You will design and develop power and sensor electronics for space missions, participate in subsystem electronics development, and contribute to advanced electronics technology for future missions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or similar technical discipline with typically a minimum of 3 years of related work experience
• Master’s degree with typically a minimum of 1 year of related work experience
• PhD with typically a minimum of 0 year of related experience

Responsibilities

• Lead power electronics tasks from concept through build, test and delivery for space flight hardware
• Develop board designs and requirements; report progress to management
• Develop system designs and requirements for space power systems and electronics
• Design and develop power and sensor electronics for space missions
• Document conceptual development, reliability, structural and thermal analyses, drawings, build and test

Skills

Analog electronics

Digital electronics

Power systems design

Circuit design

Test equipment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering

Master’s degree in related field

PhD in related discipline

Tools

Altium

LTspice

Job description

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

The Electronics Engineer II will lead power electronics tasks within JPL's Power Electronics Group, taking designs from concept through build, test, and delivery for space flight hardware. This role carries task-level leadership responsibility, including executing to budgets and schedules, developing board designs and requirements, and reporting technical progress to Line, Project, and Institutional Management. Candidates should bring few years of hands-on power electronics design and test experience, with a strong preference for prior aerospace or space hardware development.

JPL’s Power Electronics Group is dedicated to developing power subsystem electronics concepts, implementing power system architecture designs, designing and ensuring implementation of hardware for flight projects, and supporting project formulation and proposals. Currently, we are seeking a creative, Power Electronics Engineer, with knowledge in hardware development and task leadership, to join the group and participate in developing the next generation of space power hardware.

As a Power Electronics Engineer in the JPL Power Electronics Group, 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.

• 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 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 high-reliability 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.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or similar technical discipline with typically a minimum of 3 years of related work experience, a Master’s degree in similar disciplines with typically a minimum of 1 years of related work experience, or a PhD in a similar discipline with typically a minimum of 0 year of related experience.

• 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.
• Experience with test software and hardware, 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.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills in relating to both internal and external customers.
• Ability to multi-task with an established track record of meeting schedules with milestones.
• Leadership skills and ability to work with fluctuating and competing environments.

Preferred Skills

• Design, build, and test Power Converter Units (PCUs) and Power Distribution Units (PDUs) for space applications.
• The use of computer aided engineering tools to support the electronics design process.
• The application of principles, theories, concepts and techniques in electronic circuit design, simulation, and test, particularly focused on analog electronics in space environments.
• Experience taking a design from concept to Design, Build, Test and Deliver for a Space mission.
• Military, Aerospace & Space hardware development experience.

JPL 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.

The typical full time equivalent annual hiring range for this job in Pasadena, California is:

$115,544 - $138,008

JPL 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.

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