Flight Telecom Systems Engineer II - Spacecraft Missions

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California; On-site; USD 114,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Job summary

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, is seeking a Flight Telecom Systems Engineer II to contribute across the telecom subsystem lifecycle from concept to flight operations. You will work with a multidisciplinary team on deep-space and planetary missions, developing interfaces, simulations, and verification plans while coordinating with DSN/ESTRACK ground networks.

The role requires hands-on design and testing of RF and SDR hardware, MATLAB/Python tooling, and strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Hardware Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Physics or Mathematics with a minimum of 3 years of work related experience, or Master’s degree with minimum 1 year
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across a technical team and build trust with peers and senior engineers.
• Emerging leadership qualities and willingness to grow into a formal technical leadership role over time.
• Experience designing telecom subsystems for space applications and managing link budgets.

Responsibilities

• Provide telecom system engineering support on various flight telecom subsystems for deep-space interplanetary missions, Earth-orbiting missions, and lunar/Mars relay networks.
• Develop and maintain telecom operations products, including flight rules, standard operating procedures, and contingency procedures.
• Build dashboards and tools to monitor telecom subsystem performance and link budgets across mission phases.

Skills

RF systems

Software-Defined Radios

Python

MATLAB

Link budget

Spacecraft systems

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Python

MATLAB

Jama

Job description

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, is seeking a Flight Telecom Systems Engineer II to contribute across the telecom subsystem lifecycle from concept to flight operations. You will work with a multidisciplinary team on deep-space and planetary missions, developing interfaces, simulations, and verification plans while coordinating with DSN/ESTRACK ground networks.

The role requires hands-on design and testing of RF and SDR hardware, MATLAB/Python tooling, and strong