Senior Solar Array Engineer for Space Missions

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Job summary

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena seeks a Solar Array Technologist to advance solar power technologies for JPL missions. You will contribute to development activities, perform laboratory experiments, and help prepare results for publication.

You will also drive hardware design, testing, verification, and procurement management for flight programs. The role emphasizes collaboration with power and flight systems teams, proposal work, and technology infusion into missions across diverse

Qualifications

• Ph.D. with minimum 2 years of related work experience or MS with 4 years or BS with 9 years of related work experience.
• Extensive photovoltaics experience.
• Broad knowledge in electrical test systems, vacuum systems, environmental testing, solar simulation, space radiation and related environments.
• Proficient in Python and/or Matlab.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to technology development efforts for solar arrays, including proposal preparation, lab experiments, reporting and publishing results.
• Implement solar array technology on flight missions with requirements generation, design, testing, verification and procurement management.

Skills

Photovoltaics

Electrical test systems

Vacuum systems

Environmental testing

Solar simulation

Space radiation

Programming in Python/ Matlab

Collaboration with power/flight teams

Mentoring

External representation

Cost and schedule management

Education

Ph.D. in Physics/Applied Physics/related field

M.S. in related technical field

Bachelors in related technical field

Job description

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena seeks a Solar Array Technologist to advance solar power technologies for JPL missions. You will contribute to development activities, perform laboratory experiments, and help prepare results for publication.

You will also drive hardware design, testing, verification, and procurement management for flight programs. The role emphasizes collaboration with power and flight systems teams, proposal work, and technology infusion into missions across diverse