LEO Satellite PV Design Engineer

E-Space; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Health and wellness care options

Continuous learning and development

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

E-Space is seeking a PV Design Engineer to design, optimize and analyze photovoltaic modules for space applications from our Arlington, TX office. The engineer will focus on module layouts, interconnection architectures, degradation analysis and long-term performance under harsh conditions such as radiation, thermal cycling and vacuum.

The role requires a BS or MS in a relevant field and at least 5 years of PV design/analysis experience in aerospace or harsh-environment contexts.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience designing or analyzing photovoltaic systems for aerospace, satellite, or harsh-environment applications.
• Strong understanding of photovoltaic device behavior, module electrical architecture, and system integration.
• Experience analyzing IV curves, degradation mechanisms, and long-term performance data.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize photovoltaic module layouts, including series and parallel interconnection architectures.
• Define electrical configurations based on power, voltage, redundancy, and mission requirements.
• Analyze module performance using IV curves, efficiency data, degradation data, and environmental test results.
• Study and evaluate degradation mechanisms caused by radiation, UV exposure, thermal cycling, vacuum exposure, and mechanical stress.
• Support design decisions using modeling, experimental data, and reliability analysis.
• Design systems that are manufacturable and scalable.
• Develop qualification and validation activities for harsh-environment and aerospace applications.
• Work on tools, models, and simulations for long-term performance prediction and power generation estimation.
• Define design rules, electrical margins, and failure mitigation strategies for PV assemblies.
• Support root-cause analysis related to electrical performance or reliability degradation.
• Document design assumptions, performance calculations, and engineering decisions.

Skills

PV design & layout

IV curve analysis

Reliability analysis

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

MS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Engineering simulations

Job description

E-Space is seeking a PV Design Engineer to design, optimize and analyze photovoltaic modules for space applications from our Arlington, TX office. The engineer will focus on module layouts, interconnection architectures, degradation analysis and long-term performance under harsh conditions such as radiation, thermal cycling and vacuum.

The role requires a BS or MS in a relevant field and at least 5 years of PV design/analysis experience in aerospace or harsh-environment contexts.