Senior Electrical Engineer - NASA Balloon Systems Travel 60%

Peraton; Palestine (TX); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton provides management and technical support for NASA’s scientific balloon program, enabling science missions across the United States and internationally. The role involves designing, testing, and integrating electrical systems for balloon missions, with frequent collaboration across disciplines and travel to campaign sites worldwide.

You will work from our Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility in Palestine, TX, supporting manufacture, test, and field operations to enable research in cosmic

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in electrical engineering or electronics technology.
• Eight+ years of experience in digital circuit design.
• Ability to pass a background check and drug screening; NASA PIV badge.
• Must be a US citizen.

Responsibilities

• Support NASA Balloon Program with electrical circuits, assemblies, and devices for balloon flight hardware and ground support.
• Perform complex integration and testing of electronic systems.
• Plan manufacture, installation, operation and maintenance of electrical apparatus.
• Collaborate with engineers in other disciplines for system development and integration.
• Design, fabricate, test, verify, and integrate electrical systems.
• Prepare design documentation including technical text, illustrations, tables and schematics.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Digital circuit design

RF data telemetry

Mixed signal design

Signal conditioning

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or Electronics Technology

Job description

Peraton provides management and technical support for NASA’s scientific balloon program, enabling science missions across the United States and internationally. The role involves designing, testing, and integrating electrical systems for balloon missions, with frequent collaboration across disciplines and travel to campaign sites worldwide.

You will work from our Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility in Palestine, TX, supporting manufacture, test, and field operations to enable research in cosmic