Power Systems Engineer I - Spacecraft Power & Avionics

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California; On-site; USD 99,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Paid time off

Flexible schedule

Job summary

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California seeks a Power Systems Engineer I to contribute to the development of next-generation power systems for space missions. You will work within the Avionics, Power, & Instrument Electronics Section, helping design, analyze, verify, and document power hardware from concept to flight.

You will collaborate with power designers on architectures, include EMI/EMC considerations, and support hardware sizing, tests, and integration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical subject with a minimum of 1 year of related work experience, or Master's in a similar discipline with 0 years of related work experience.
• General understanding of one or more of: Analog Electronics, Controls, Power Systems Design, Systems Engineering, Electrical Systems Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Integration and Test.
• General understanding of principles, theories, concepts and techniques in Power Systems Engineering.
• Experience in power electronic designs including schematics, reliability analysis, board layout, and testing.
• Project experience delivering building and testing hardware.
• General knowledge of grounding, EMI/EMC, electrical compatibility, signal integrity, and battery management.
• Knowledge related to development, testing, integration, and use of solar arrays and batteries for space applications.
• Experience with standard electronic test equipment: oscilloscope, power supply, logic analyzer, etc.
• Ability to troubleshoot and diagnose problems to determine the root cause.
• Knowledge of power converter topologies, power switching, and control systems.
• Excellent oral and interpersonal skills
• Strong interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

• Support the development and management of power system and electrical system requirements.
• Support the development and execution of V&V plans on JPL lead projects/missions.
• Support the development of power system architectures and power subsystem definition on new mission proposals.
• Support power system sizing & resource management.
• Define and document electrical interfaces across a spacecraft to ensure a self-compatible, robust design implementation and to support the fabrication of flight harnesses.
• Work effectively with power designers in defining optimum architectures.
• Contribute to architectural trades to optimize systems across technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Understand grounding diagrams in support of a compliant EMI/EMC approach.
• Produce detailed and accurate design products in support of hardware development and to document the as-built configuration.
• Present power system concepts to different levels of line management and project teams.

Skills

Excellent oral and interpersonalSkills

Strong interpersonal skills

Power systems knowledge

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical subject

Master's degree in a similar discipline

Tools

Altium Designer

LTSPICE

PLECS

Job description

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California seeks a Power Systems Engineer I to contribute to the development of next-generation power systems for space missions. You will work within the Avionics, Power, & Instrument Electronics Section, helping design, analyze, verify, and document power hardware from concept to flight.

You will collaborate with power designers on architectures, include EMI/EMC considerations, and support hardware sizing, tests, and integration.