Lead Space Solar Array Engineer – 25% Travel

0909 SP - Orbital Space Systems; United States; On-site; USD 142,200 - 213,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems seeks an engineer specializing in space environment solar array design to architect, manufacture, test, and verify solar array designs for spacecraft.

Responsibilities include developing requirements, conducting trade studies, performing power estimates, leading design concepts for solar array wings, and ensuring compliance with mechanical, electrical, structural and thermal requirements through reviews and analyses. Travel 25%.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience in electromechanical space systems.
• Expertise in space environment solar arrays design and analysis.
• Ability to derive lower-level requirements from spacecraft bus/subsystem requirements.
• Experience in cross-functional engineering teams and strong communication.

Responsibilities

• Develop, verify, and maintain mechanical and electrical requirements for solar array wings and release mechanisms.
• Lead design concepts for space environment solar arrays and perform trade studies.
• Execute power estimates, degradation analysis, and IV curves.
• Review drawings, documentation, and test fixtures; manage risk and mitigations.
• Collaborate with procurement and vendors to source assemblies and components.

Skills

Electromechanical design

Solar array analysis

Cross-functional teamwork

Strong communication

Education

B.S. in Electrical/Mechanical Eng

Tools

CAD

FEM

MICD

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Systems seeks an engineer specializing in space environment solar array design to architect, manufacture, test, and verify solar array designs for spacecraft.

Responsibilities include developing requirements, conducting trade studies, performing power estimates, leading design concepts for solar array wings, and ensuring compliance with mechanical, electrical, structural and thermal requirements through reviews and analyses. Travel 25%.