Power Electronics Engineer II: Spaceflight Innovation

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 116,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

Flexible schedule

Job summary

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, CA seeks a Power Electronics Engineer II to lead power electronics tasks from concept through build, test and delivery for space flight hardware. The role emphasizes budgets, schedules, and reporting to management while leveraging aerospace experience.

You will design and develop power and sensor electronics for space missions, participate in subsystem electronics development, and contribute to advanced electronics technology for future missions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or similar technical discipline with typically a minimum of 3 years of related work experience
• Master’s degree with typically a minimum of 1 year of related work experience
• PhD with typically a minimum of 0 year of related experience

Responsibilities

• Lead power electronics tasks from concept through build, test and delivery for space flight hardware
• Develop board designs and requirements; report progress to management
• Develop system designs and requirements for space power systems and electronics
• Design and develop power and sensor electronics for space missions
• Document conceptual development, reliability, structural and thermal analyses, drawings, build and test

Skills

Analog electronics

Digital electronics

Power systems design

Circuit design

Test equipment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering

Master’s degree in related field

PhD in related discipline

Tools

Altium

LTspice

Job description

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, CA seeks a Power Electronics Engineer II to lead power electronics tasks from concept through build, test and delivery for space flight hardware. The role emphasizes budgets, schedules, and reporting to management while leveraging aerospace experience.

You will design and develop power and sensor electronics for space missions, participate in subsystem electronics development, and contribute to advanced electronics technology for future missions.