Junior Electrical Engineer

Astrion; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Astrion is seeking a Junior Electrical Engineer to join the team at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, CA. You will design and test the electrical subsystem for spacecraft, payloads, and technology demonstrators, focusing on power, avionics, grounding, and safety.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering (or related) and 1–3 years in an aerospace setting; familiarity with EEE parts, schematics, and verification is essential.

Qualifications

• Must hold a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical field.
• 1–3 years of related Electrical/Aerospace experience is required.
• Familiarity with spaceflight environments and EEE parts is essential.
• Experience with reading and interpreting electrical schematics and drawings.
• Ability to work under deadlines and manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, integrate, test, and manage the electrical subsystem of spacecraft and instruments.
• Develop system architecture and electrical block diagrams; ensure electrical safety and grounding.
• Lead PCB layout, parts selection, harnessing, and GSE considerations.
• Create, review, and update electrical schematics; coordinate with other subsystems.
• Perform electrical verification and validation, including ESS and environmental tests.
• Interface with project managers and staff; communicate effectively with a diverse audience.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related

1-3 years related experience

Tools

Altium

Job description

Overview

Junior Electrical Engineer

LOCATION: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA

JOB STATUS: Full-time

CLEARANCE: Ability to pass a Federal Backgroun Check

CERTIFICATION:

TRAVEL: As Needed

SALARY: 120,000 - 140,000

Astrion has an exciting opportunity for an Electrical Engineer located at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, CA. The electrical engineer is responsible for the design, analyses, integration, test, and management of the electrical subsystem of spacecraft, payloads, instruments, and technology demonstrators. The electrical subsystem includes the power generation, power distribution, avionics, grounding, isolation, data signals, inhibits and electrical safety.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS

• A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or similar technical area
• At least 1-3 years of related experience in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or relevant technical field
• Detailed understanding of electrical engineering, avionics, power generation/distribution, EEE parts, and harnessing as applied to space environments
• NASA or industry spaceflight experience
• Detail knowledge and experience with Altium for electrical designs and layout
• Demonstrated skillset with reading, evaluating, and reviewing electrical schematics and drawings
• Experience with electrical verification and validation including electrical testing, pinout checks, safe to mates, and Environmental Stress Screening (ESS)
• Must be flexible in adapting to deadlines, changing schedules, competing priorities, and unpredictable events
• Thorough, detail oriented, and organized, with excellent time management skills and ability to prioritize tasks
• Familiar with and able to present data and recommendations to a diverse audience of project managers, scientists, engineers and technical staff
• Superb verbal and written communication skills
• Ideal candidate has demonstrated ability to assign work and manage personnel and tasks
• Self-motivated and independent thinker

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS

• Knowledge and experience with NASA standards and best practices as they relate to Electrical Design and EEE parts a desire
• Understanding of Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) / Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) a benefit
• Experience with Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) a bonus
• Working knowledge of Atlassian tools Confluence and Jira beneficial
• Exceptional customer relationship management highly desirable
• You may not check every box or your experience may look a little different from what is outlined, but if you think you can bring Electrical Engineering value we encourage you to apply

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for the design, analyses, integration, test, and management of the electrical subsystem of spacecraft, payloads, instruments, and technology demonstrations
• System architecture definition and decomposition into electrical block diagrams and designs
• Design the electrical subsystem including power generation, power distribution, avionics, grounding, isolation, data signals, inhibits, and electrical safety
• Define the work products, tasks, parts, components, and electrical system architecture in support of the project concept of operations and requirements
• Design activities include power budgets, circuit design, printed circuit board layout, parts selection, harnessing, analyses, and Ground Support Equipment (GSE)
• Creating, reading, evaluating, updating, and reviewing electrical schematics and drawings
• Working with other subsystem engineers (mechanical, thermal, C&DH, ADCS/GNC, communications, propulsion, software) to optimize design form, fit, function, and performance of the electrical subsystem
• Derating EEE parts for the spaceflight environment
• Evaluation of EEE parts for radiation environments including Total Ionizing Dose (TID) and Single Event Effects (SEE)
• Create, define, document, control, and verify electrical interfaces for subsystems, payloads, and technologies
• Coordination with fabrication for PCB production and parts placement to NASA standards and best practices
• Define, write test procedures, and perform electrical subsystem tests to validate and verify the system design
• Responsible for monthly, annual ,and milestone review electrical products and reports
• Identify, communicate, and deconflict tasks, deliverables, and schedule impacts
• Working with the project managers, systems engineers, and technical staff to forecast, track performance, and provide insights
• Interface with Government, contractors and mission partner staff for electrical design and interfaces
• Some travel may be required to support mission and project partners