Power Electronics Engineer – Spaceflight I&T Lead

Columbus Technologies and Services, Inc.; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Job summary

Columbus Technologies and Services, Inc. in Pasadena, CA, seeks an Electrical Engineer (Power Electronics) for an on-site, full-time role at NASA JPL. The role focuses on integration and test of the Skyfall power subsystem, and development of supporting EGSE.

Expect hands-on lab work, debug, and collaboration with power engineering teams. The position requires a B.S. in Electrical Engineering with power-electronics know-how, Python scripting, and disciplined documentation.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related field with hands-on experience.
• Strong bench skills, safe power-up and debugging to root cause.
• Knowledge of power electronics for meaningful test design.
• Ability to script instrument control and test automation in Python.
• Disciplined test documentation and live-ware experience in flight hardware.

Responsibilities

• Architect, plan, and execute power-subsystem test campaigns from objectives to verification.
• Develop and check out power EGSE: electronics, harnessing, instrumentation integration.
• Automate test stations and instrument control in software (Python).
• Hands-on I&T of flight power hardware from board level to subsystem delivery.
• Write and execute test procedures; maintain run records and data packages.
• Investigate anomalies, perform root-cause analysis, and drive resolution.
• Coordinate with engineers, leadership, and vendors; report status and risks.

Skills

Power electronics fundamentals

Python scripting

Bench testing

Problem solving

Documentation

Initiative

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Python

Testing equipment

Job description

Columbus Technologies and Services, Inc. in Pasadena, CA, seeks an Electrical Engineer (Power Electronics) for an on-site, full-time role at NASA JPL. The role focuses on integration and test of the Skyfall power subsystem, and development of supporting EGSE.

Expect hands-on lab work, debug, and collaboration with power engineering teams. The position requires a B.S. in Electrical Engineering with power-electronics know-how, Python scripting, and disciplined documentation.