Electronics Engineer I (Advanced Electronics Systems and Technologies | 345C)

JPL/NASA•Pasadena, CA

1d•$97,656 - $114,192•Onsite

About The Position

JPL is seeking an Electronics Engineer I to join the Advanced Electronics Systems and Technologies group and help advance space electronics. The role works across instrument, avionics, and power electronics disciplines to develop technologies and systems for robotic space exploration. The engineer works on a multidisciplinary team of systems engineers, electronics designers, embedded developers, and ASIC designers to develop electronics for future missions. The position involves technical development of electronics from specification and architecture through simulation, PCB design, laboratory testing, and mission integration. The engineer designs analog, digital, and power electronics circuits for space and terrestrial robotics; evaluates candidate technologies and parts for radiation effects; and collaborates across JPL to integrate designs into robotic missions and instrument systems. The role also includes proposing projects to address challenging problems in space and on Earth. The position is based at JPL in Pasadena, California. JPL describes its 177-acre campus in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains as a collaborative, innovation-focused work environment. The typical full-time-equivalent annual hiring range is $97,656–$114,192. The posting lists benefits for benefits-eligible positions, with coverage effective on the first day of the month coincident with or immediately following the employee’s start date.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, robotics engineering, or a similar technical discipline, plus 1 year of related electronics-development experience in a professional, student-project, or internship environment; or a master’s degree in a similar discipline with 0 years of related work experience.
Hands-on hardware-prototyping experience with analog, digital, or power electronics.
Proficiency in an electronics laboratory environment, including specification, modelling, simulation, and testing of electronic systems.
Creative ideas for future electronics and the ability to communicate deeply technical ideas to non-experts.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated ability to lead new hardware projects from concept to realization.
Strong curiosity about new techniques and ability to work with experts across science and engineering disciplines to create new technologies.
Deep understanding of analog, digital, or power electronics, including modelling, analysis, and testing of component stress, worst-case performance, and radiation effects.
Demonstrated ability to propose new electronics projects and win funding to execute them.
Experience with hardware design tools for simulation, such as LTSpice or PLECS, and PCB design, such as Altium or KiCad.
Experience with single-board computer design and software development.
Experience with FPGA hardware design tools and programming.
Familiarity or experience with AI or ML tools for design, modelling, analysis, or test automation.

Responsibilities

Own technical development of electronics, including specification, architecture, simulation, PCB design, laboratory testing, and mission infusion.
Design analog, digital, and power electronics circuits for space and terrestrial robotics.
Identify candidate technologies, design test fixtures, and support heavy-ion testing to evaluate new parts for radiation effects.
Collaborate with colleagues across disciplines to integrate designs into complex robotic missions and instrument systems.
Propose new projects to address challenging problems in space and on Earth.