Electronics Design Engineer (BT-26004)

Bastion Technologies•Houston, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Electronics Design Engineer will support the space program located in Houston, TX. RESPONSIBILITIES: Report directly to the Electronics and Electrical Section Manager as part of group of over 45 other Electronics and Electrical Engineers. Serve as Subject Matter Expert for VIPER's electrical power subsystem. Provide VIPER Mission Operations Support (updates to Power Console handbook, Ground Alarm Limit, and tools), including monitoring of live telemetry and subsystem performance. Provide VIPER Mission Operations Console Operations (Post-landing Simulation, Planning, Simulation, Driving & Safe Haven Simulation, and Permanently Shadowed Region Operations Simulation). Develop and maintain power budgets, load analyses, and fault-response logic. Conduct System Testing: MGRU4 Long Duration and Battery Low State-of-Charge Driving test, Long Term Storage 6-month Vehicle Power-on Checkout Test, VIPER Powered-on Sustaining Test, and VIPER Flight SW Update and Powered-on Sustaining Test. Serve as the VIPER/Lander Power Quality Test Lead (Test objectives and TPS development, and Testbed Dry-run execution). Serve as VIPER Testbed Lab Manager (Monthly ESD Checks, Weekly Cleanliness Assay, Calibrated Equipment Management, and Testbed Enclosure Upgrade Design and Implementation to support evolving test requirement). Document test configurations and analyze results to support anomaly resolution and system improvements. Support new designs from conception, analysis, and manufacturing, through to operational test and deployment. Be familiar with NASA specifications for Electronics Component development. Develop component test stand architectures for various components. Develop and or modify LabVIEW code for various test systems. Perform electrical evaluation/selection of instrumentation (pressure transducers, flow meters, pumps, fans, RTDs, Thermocouples, etc.). Conduct analog and digital printed circuit board design for various application needs. Develop test software modules to perform specific tests. Other duties as assigned. REQUIRED: This position has been posted at multiple levels (must meet minimum level indicated). Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements, and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised. This position requires US Citizenship or Permanent Resident status due to the sensitivity of customer related information. Must have a bachelor's degree in the field of engineering . Must have 5+ years of recent and related work experience. Requires space industry or DoD work experience. Prior experience conducting Power System Analysis for mission operations /planning and requirement close-out using Simscape (Electrical) to model and run simulations. Prior experience conducting data analysis using National Instruments DIAdem, including data visualization, scripting, and automated reporting for engineering and test datasets. Prior experience with Power Supply Design, Power supply soft start circuit design, and switching regulators. Prior experience with power supply remote senses, power distribution for PCB layout, Power Supply Phase Impedance measurements, and Power Supply efficiency calculation. Prior experience in test of power supply and conditioning systems. Prior experience with power system stability analysis. Prior experience with circuit design of analog PCB, digital PCB, and power PCB. Prior experience with SPICE Simulation. Prior experience with Power Quality. Prior experience with bonding and grounding. Prior experience with electrical schematic entry and printed circuit board layout tools such as Altium Designer, and version control software like Subversion (SVN). Prior experience with data acquisition systems (especially National Instruments) and LabVIEW code development. Prior experience with FPGA circuitry design and coding in associated VHDL development environments (Xilinx FPGA using VIVADO tool). Prior experience with microcontroller circuitry design and associated embedded software development environments. DESIRED: Background in Systems Engineering. Prior experience with JSC standards and processes. Prior experience supporting NASA flight or surface mission operations. Prior expertise working with solar arrays, batteries, converters, fault protection, and distribution architectures. Prior experience with telemetry interpretation and real-time monitoring. Familiarity with rover or robotic vehicle operations in lunar or analog environments. WORK LOCATION: This position is located onsite and offers a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off; some travel may be required. Schedules are subject to change based on the requirements of the position and/or customer needs. BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS REQUIRED: All Bastion employees must be able to pass a national agency check and some positions require clearance and will require an extensive background verification/check process. DRUG AND ALCOHOL SCREENING REQUIRED: All Bastion employees must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen and are required to participate in periodic random drug and alcohol screenings. STANDARD BASTION REQUIREMENTS: Must have experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and TEAMS. All of Bastion's employees must be team players with strong work ethics and must be culture oriented. Able to communicate effectively, verbally and in written form, with internal and external customers. Able to follow company programs, processes, procedures, practices, requirements, goals, and objectives. Must be organized with good time management skills and must be able to work outside normal schedule and adjust schedule to meet peak periods and surge requirements. Generally, an office environment, but can involve inside or outside work depending on the task. Work may involve sitting or standing for extended periods (90% of the time) and may require lifting and carrying up to 25 lbs. (5% of the time). Regular attendance in accordance with an established work schedule is critical. BASTION BENEFITS: Bastion offers a wide range of benefits for their full-time employees; medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, disability benefits, life insurance, retirement 401k, vacation, sick pay, holidays, flexible work schedules (when available), along with many other options. We also support career advancement through professional training and development . ABOUT BASTION: Bastion offers career opportunities with competitive benefits, exciting possibilities for advancement, and an exceptional work environment; the well-being of our employees is a priority, and our flexibility allows our employees a great work life balance. Our culture is based on strong business ethics, integrity, and professionalism. Our team members are known for their initiative and high-quality work. When it comes to our employees, we value, respect, and help them grow in their careers. WORKPLACE EXCELLENCE: At Bastion, we are passionate about our people and our safety culture. Individual thoughts, opinions, and perspectives bring value and help us develop solutions for challenging problems, they make us more inventive, and more resilient. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status. Bastion participates in e-Verify. #AssociateLevel #LI-Onsite BT-26004

Requirements

This position requires US Citizenship or Permanent Resident status due to the sensitivity of customer related information.
Must have a bachelor's degree in the field of engineering .
Must have 5+ years of recent and related work experience.
Requires space industry or DoD work experience.
Prior experience conducting Power System Analysis for mission operations /planning and requirement close-out using Simscape (Electrical) to model and run simulations.
Prior experience conducting data analysis using National Instruments DIAdem, including data visualization, scripting, and automated reporting for engineering and test datasets.
Prior experience with Power Supply Design, Power supply soft start circuit design, and switching regulators.
Prior experience with power supply remote senses, power distribution for PCB layout, Power Supply Phase Impedance measurements, and Power Supply efficiency calculation.
Prior experience in test of power supply and conditioning systems.
Prior experience with power system stability analysis.
Prior experience with circuit design of analog PCB, digital PCB, and power PCB.
Prior experience with SPICE Simulation.
Prior experience with Power Quality.
Prior experience with bonding and grounding.
Prior experience with electrical schematic entry and printed circuit board layout tools such as Altium Designer, and version control software like Subversion (SVN).
Prior experience with data acquisition systems (especially National Instruments) and LabVIEW code development.
Prior experience with FPGA circuitry design and coding in associated VHDL development environments (Xilinx FPGA using VIVADO tool).
Prior experience with microcontroller circuitry design and associated embedded software development environments.

Nice To Haves

Background in Systems Engineering.
Prior experience with JSC standards and processes.
Prior experience supporting NASA flight or surface mission operations.
Prior expertise working with solar arrays, batteries, converters, fault protection, and distribution architectures.
Prior experience with telemetry interpretation and real-time monitoring.
Familiarity with rover or robotic vehicle operations in lunar or analog environments.

Responsibilities

Report directly to the Electronics and Electrical Section Manager as part of group of over 45 other Electronics and Electrical Engineers.
Serve as Subject Matter Expert for VIPER's electrical power subsystem.
Provide VIPER Mission Operations Support (updates to Power Console handbook, Ground Alarm Limit, and tools), including monitoring of live telemetry and subsystem performance.
Provide VIPER Mission Operations Console Operations (Post-landing Simulation, Planning, Simulation, Driving & Safe Haven Simulation, and Permanently Shadowed Region Operations Simulation).
Develop and maintain power budgets, load analyses, and fault-response logic.
Conduct System Testing: MGRU4 Long Duration and Battery Low State-of-Charge Driving test, Long Term Storage 6-month Vehicle Power-on Checkout Test, VIPER Powered-on Sustaining Test, and VIPER Flight SW Update and Powered-on Sustaining Test.
Serve as the VIPER/Lander Power Quality Test Lead (Test objectives and TPS development, and Testbed Dry-run execution).
Serve as VIPER Testbed Lab Manager (Monthly ESD Checks, Weekly Cleanliness Assay, Calibrated Equipment Management, and Testbed Enclosure Upgrade Design and Implementation to support evolving test requirement).
Document test configurations and analyze results to support anomaly resolution and system improvements.
Support new designs from conception, analysis, and manufacturing, through to operational test and deployment.
Be familiar with NASA specifications for Electronics Component development.
Develop component test stand architectures for various components.
Develop and or modify LabVIEW code for various test systems.
Perform electrical evaluation/selection of instrumentation (pressure transducers, flow meters, pumps, fans, RTDs, Thermocouples, etc.).
Conduct analog and digital printed circuit board design for various application needs.
Develop test software modules to perform specific tests.
Other duties as assigned.