Space Electronics Engineer II: Power & Robotics

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California; On-site; USD 116,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/dental/vision plans

Wellbeing programs

Paid time off

Learning opportunities

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California seeks an Electronics Engineer II to join the Advanced Electronics Systems and Technologies group to push the frontier of space electronics. You will work across instrument, avionics, and power electronics disciplines to develop technologies for future missions.

You’ll own the design from concept to testing, collaborate across disciplines, and propose new projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical or robotics engineering with at least 3 years of related electronics experience.
• Master’s degree with 1 year of related experience; Ph.D. with 0 years.
• Deep expertise in power electronics, including topology selection, optimization, and controller implementation.
• Hands-on hardware prototyping of power electronics with co-design with thermal, structural, and embedded control systems.
• Proficiency in an electronics lab environment, including modelling, simulation, and testing of electronic systems.
• Creative ideas for future electronics and the ability to communicate deeply technical ideas to non-experts.

Responsibilities

• Own technical development of electronics from specification to testing and mission infusion.
• Design analog, digital, and power electronics circuits for space robotics.
• Identify candidate technologies, design test fixtures, and support radiation testing.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to integrate designs into missions.
• Propose new projects to tackle hard space and terrestrial problems.

Skills

Power electronics

Hardware prototyping

Lab testing

System integration

Creative problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or robotics

Master’s degree in electrical/robotics engineering

Ph.D. in electrical/robotics engineering

Tools

LTSpice

PLECS

Altium

KiCad

FPGA design tools

Single board computer design

Job description

Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California seeks an Electronics Engineer II to join the Advanced Electronics Systems and Technologies group to push the frontier of space electronics. You will work across instrument, avionics, and power electronics disciplines to develop technologies for future missions.

You’ll own the design from concept to testing, collaborate across disciplines, and propose new projects.