Space Instrumentation Electronics Engineer

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 85,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education assistance

Retirement contributions

Work-life balance

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) seeks engineers across disciplines to design, build, and test space-flight instruments and electronics systems for missions across the solar system and beyond.

Join a multi-disciplinary team of electrical, computer, FPGA and software engineers and contribute from concept through environmental testing, documenting designs and supporting reviews in a dynamic, mission-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Possess a Bachelor’s degree in electrical, computer, or software engineering or a closely related field.
• Have excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, and have demonstrated success while working within a team environment.
• Have strong technical experience as demonstrated in at least one internship, research experience, or project outside of the classroom.
• Have familiarity with schematic capture and circuit simulation tools.
• Are willing and able to travel occasionally (5%) to facilities and sub-contractor sites.
• Are willing and able to support shift work occasionally (5%) during Integration and Test events.
• Able to ultimately obtain a Top Secret level security clearance. If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the design of analog, digital, and mixed-signal electronics for space flight instruments.
• Contribute to FPGA and embedded software development for instrument electronics.
• Assemble, integrate, and test electronic hardware and instrument subsystems.
• Conduct laboratory testing, debug hardware and software, and verify performance against requirements and specifications.
• Contribute throughout the instrument lifecycle, from concept and prototyping through integration and environmental testing.
• Prepare design documentation, test procedures, technical reports, and presentations.
• Work closely with engineers and scientists in other disciplines and expertise.
• Present technical work, incorporate feedback, and support peer reviews throughout development.
• Follow established engineering processes, quality standards, and configuration management practices for flight hardware.
• Learn from experienced engineers while developing technical depth in space instrumentation and electronics design.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Team collaboration

Willingness to travel

Willingness to support shift work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical, computer, or software engineering

Master’s degree in electrical, computer, or software engineering

Job description

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) seeks engineers across disciplines to design, build, and test space-flight instruments and electronics systems for missions across the solar system and beyond.

Join a multi-disciplinary team of electrical, computer, FPGA and software engineers and contribute from concept through environmental testing, documenting designs and supporting reviews in a dynamic, mission-focused environment.