Spacecraft Power Systems Engineer II

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California; On-site; USD 119,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision benefits

Retirement plans

Paid time off and learning

Job summary

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California seeks a Power Systems Engineer II to advance power subsystem solutions for mission hardware. You will develop requirements, architectures, and verification plans while coordinating with power designers to ensure robust, space-qualified designs.

The role emphasizes end-to-end engineering across hardware delivery, testing, and operations, with strong emphasis on EMI/EMC, grounding, and system integration.

Qualifications

• Requires degree in electrical engineering or related field with years of experience.
• Demonstrated hardware definition and delivery experience.
• Broad knowledge of power systems and electronics for space missions.
• Experience with grounding, EMI/EMC, and harness design.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage power and electrical system requirements.
• Develop and execute verification plans for power systems.
• Design architectures and define subsystems for missions.
• Size power systems and manage resources.
• Document interfaces and enable flight harness fabrication.
• Collaborate with power designers to optimize architectures.
• Perform architectural trades within time and cost constraints.
• Create grounding diagrams for EMI/EMC compliance.
• Produce detailed design products for hardware development.
• Present power system concepts to leadership and teams.
• Follow standards for power and electrical system engineering.

Skills

Power systems design

Systems engineering

Analog electronics

Controls

Power electronics design

Reliability engineering

Grounding/EMI/EMC

Troubleshooting

Flight hardware delivery

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree or PhD in a related discipline

Tools

Altium Designer

LTSPICE

PLECS

Oscilloscope

Power supply

Logic analyzer

Job description

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California seeks a Power Systems Engineer II to advance power subsystem solutions for mission hardware. You will develop requirements, architectures, and verification plans while coordinating with power designers to ensure robust, space-qualified designs.

The role emphasizes end-to-end engineering across hardware delivery, testing, and operations, with strong emphasis on EMI/EMC, grounding, and system integration.