Space Solar Array Engineer I

citjpl; United States; On-site; USD 82,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, seeks a Solar Array Technologist to contribute to technology development and flight hardware integration for space missions, including proposal preparation and laboratory experiments.

You will also contribute to implementation of solar array technology on flight missions, including generation of requirements, design, testing, verification of flight hardware and procurement management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Physics, Applied Physics or related technical field with a minimum of 1 year related experience or Masters or Ph.D. in related technical field with 0 years of experience.
• Experience with and extensive knowledge of photovoltaics
• Experience with and broad knowledge in one or more of the following fields: electrical test systems, vacuum systems, environmental testing, solar simulation, space radiation and combined environments
• Computer programming in Python and/or MATLAB
• Ability to collaborate with power systems and flight systems engineering teams to ensure successful integration of solar arrays into a space system
• Ability to represent the solar array team to external organizations

Responsibilities

• Contribute to technology development efforts, including proposal preparation, laboratory experiments, reporting and publishing results and infusion of technology into flight projects.
• Contribute to implementation of solar array technology on flight missions, including generation of requirements, design, testing, verification of flight hardware and technical management of procurements.

Skills

Python

MATLAB

Solar photovoltaics

Cross-functional collaboration

External liaison

Education

Bachelor's degree in Physics, Applied Physics or related technical field

Masters or Ph.D. in related technical field

Job description

Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, seeks a Solar Array Technologist to contribute to technology development and flight hardware integration for space missions, including proposal preparation and laboratory experiments.

You will also contribute to implementation of solar array technology on flight missions, including generation of requirements, design, testing, verification of flight hardware and procurement management.