Senior Avionics Systems Engineer — Space Hardware Lead

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California; On-site; USD 143,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Flexible schedule

Job summary

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, seeks an Avionics Systems Engineer III to lead avionics systems engineering tasks for space hardware development. The role emphasizes requirements generation, system design, and verification planning, with collaboration across Cognizant Engineers, Design Engineers, and I&T Engineers.

A strong background in aerospace, leadership, and multi‑tasking is expected, with clearance readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or similar technical discipline with typically a minimum of 6 years of related work experience
• Master’s degree in similar disciplines with typically a minimum of 4 years of related work experience
• PhD in a similar discipline with typically a minimum of 2 years of related work experience
• Ability to obtain and maintain required U.S. Government security clearance and work with ITAR hardware/data

Responsibilities

• Generate requirements from avionics subsystem through electronic card level and produce interface documents
• Develop and execute verification and validation (V&V) plans
• Collaborate with Cognizant Engineers, Design Engineers and I&T Engineers throughout the lifecycle
• Report progress on technical, schedule, and budget to management

Skills

Systems engineering

Electrical engineering

Computer engineering

Leadership

Multi‑tasking

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor’s in Systems/Electrical/Computer Eng or similar

Master’s in related discipline

PhD in related discipline

Tools

Jama

Job description

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, seeks an Avionics Systems Engineer III to lead avionics systems engineering tasks for space hardware development. The role emphasizes requirements generation, system design, and verification planning, with collaboration across Cognizant Engineers, Design Engineers, and I&T Engineers.

A strong background in aerospace, leadership, and multi‑tasking is expected, with clearance readiness.