Lead Spacecraft Power Systems Engineer — Flight Missions

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 105,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is seeking a Spacecraft Power System Engineer to lead power systems development for space flight missions. You will guide a 10–20 person multidisciplinary team, develop requirements, test plans, and verification strategies, and help shape mission proposals from concept through integration with the spacecraft.

The role requires 7–15 years in spacecraft power systems, a Bachelor’s in engineering, and the ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering field.
• 7–15 years of experience developing spacecraft power systems.
• Experience in leading multidisciplinary electronics development teams.
• Ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance and U.S. citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Lead APL power systems development for one or more space flight missions.
• Lead a development team of 10-20 multidisciplinary engineers.
• Perform conceptual design studies and help develop mission proposals.
• Develop subsystem and hardware component requirements, develop test plans and perform requirements verification.
• Estimate battery capacities, solar array sizes, and predict system performance.
• Lead power system integration and test onto spacecraft, and support launch and flight operations.

Skills

Team leadership

Power systems

Spacecraft power

System design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering (preferred)

Job description

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is seeking a Spacecraft Power System Engineer to lead power systems development for space flight missions. You will guide a 10–20 person multidisciplinary team, develop requirements, test plans, and verification strategies, and help shape mission proposals from concept through integration with the spacecraft.

The role requires 7–15 years in spacecraft power systems, a Bachelor’s in engineering, and the ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance