Electrostatics Specialist for Space Avionics & Exploration

Mclaurin Aerospace; Houston (TX); In loco; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Competitive pay

Positive work-life balance

Employer-paid insurance

11 paid holidays

Generous PTO

401k after 12 months

Education assistance

Relocation assistance

Descrizione del lavoro

Mclaurin Aerospace seeks an Electrostatics Specialist Engineer for Space Exploration Avionics Systems to join the JETS II contract team at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. You will lead and perform spacecraft charging analyses, model electrostatic environments, and support design verification for space vehicles.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in Engineering with extensive experience in ESD, materials behavior, and lab testing; some positions prefer a Master's degree.

Competenze

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in Engineering and normally possess 5-10 years of related experience.
• Lead and perform analysis of spacecraft charging environments, including surface charging, internal charging, differential potentials, plasma interactions, and discharge event risk.
• Develop and validate electrostatic models to support design, verification, and certification of space vehicles, and ground vehicles.
• Design and support laboratory and field testing, including high‑voltage discharge testing, plasma chamber testing, triboelectric charge measurements, and ESD characterization testing.
• Familiarity with NASA-STD-4003, NASA-HDBK-4002, MIL-STD-464, MIL-STD-461 as applied to spacecraft.

Mansioni

• Serve as subject-matter expert in high-charging environments and perform spacecraft charging analyses.
• Support engineering teams developing spacecraft, rovers, or other platforms where electrostatic risks exist.
• Show deep experience in high-charge generation, discharge mitigation, and materials behavior.
• Evaluate circuits and box-level designs for ESD protection.
• Report to the Electronics and Electrical Section Manager as part of a large team.

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Strumenti

EMA-3D Charge

Ansys HFSS

LT-Spice

NASCAP

Descrizione del lavoro

Mclaurin Aerospace seeks an Electrostatics Specialist Engineer for Space Exploration Avionics Systems to join the JETS II contract team at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. You will lead and perform spacecraft charging analyses, model electrostatic environments, and support design verification for space vehicles.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in Engineering with extensive experience in ESD, materials behavior, and lab testing; some positions prefer a Master's degree.