Senior Space Power Electronics Engineer

DeSanti; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

DeSanti, in partnership with a NASA research and development center, seeks an Electrical Engineer III (Power Electronics) to join the Pasadena facility. You will help design, develop, fabricate, and test advanced power and sensor electronics for space flight missions.

You will lead hardware through development and delivery, craft system designs, maintain documentation, and report progress to management. The role requires strong experience in analog, digital, and mixed-signal electronics, and

Qualifications

• Experience in analog, digital and mixed-signal electronics, controls, or power systems design.
• Experience crafting, developing, fabricating, assembling and testing of analog or power electronics hardware.
• Experience with schematic capture, PCB routing, part selection, and electronics reliability analysis.
• Experience with test software and hardware using LabVIEW and Python.
• Knowledge of circuit and board design software (Altium, LTspice).
• Industry/academic practices and standards for space electronics development, testing and integration.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with internal and external customers.
• Ability to multi-task and meet milestones in fluctuating environments.
• Demonstrated leadership and teamwork for mission-focused projects.

Responsibilities

• Participate as part of a subsystem electronics development team and review electronics/test plans.
• Develop and execute task plans and budgets for power and sensor space flight electronics.
• Lead hardware through development, build, test, and delivery to higher level of integration.
• Develop system designs and requirements for space power systems and power electronics.
• Design and develop power and sensor electronics for space missions and related applications.
• Maintain documentation for conceptual development, reliability, structural, thermal analyses, drawings, and build/test.
• Report on technical progress, schedule, and budget to management.
• Support development of mission proposals through expertise in space electronics.

Skills

Analog electronics

Digital electronics

Mixed-signal electronics

Power systems design

Circuit design

PCB routing

Schematic capture

LabVIEW

Python

Altium

LTspice

Tools

LabVIEW

Python

Altium

LTspice

Job description

DeSanti, in partnership with a NASA research and development center, seeks an Electrical Engineer III (Power Electronics) to join the Pasadena facility. You will help design, develop, fabricate, and test advanced power and sensor electronics for space flight missions.

You will lead hardware through development and delivery, craft system designs, maintain documentation, and report progress to management. The role requires strong experience in analog, digital, and mixed-signal electronics, and