Space Solar Array Technologist I

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; United States; On-site; USD 82,000 - 104,000; Full time

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Flexible schedule

Parental leave

Job summary

Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, seeks a Solar Array Technologist to advance technology for space missions and to integrate solar arrays into flight systems. You will lead proposal work, run laboratory experiments, and publish results while guiding technology infusion into missions.

Success requires a physics/engineering background and hands-on solar array experience. You will coordinate with power and flight systems teams, design verification, and procurements, contributing to

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

Photovoltaics

Collaboration

Leadership

External liaison

Education

Bachelor's degree in Physics or related field

Masters/PhD in related field

Tools

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, seeks a Solar Array Technologist to advance technology for space missions and to integrate solar arrays into flight systems. You will lead proposal work, run laboratory experiments, and publish results while guiding technology infusion into missions.

Success requires a physics/engineering background and hands-on solar array experience. You will coordinate with power and flight systems teams, design verification, and procurements, contributing to