Junior Electrical Engineer

Astrion•Mountain View, CA

11h•Onsite

About The Position

Astrion has an exciting opportunity for an Electrical Engineer located at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, CA. The electrical engineer is responsible for the design, analyses, integration, test, and management of the electrical subsystem of spacecraft, payloads, instruments, and technology demonstrators. The electrical subsystem includes the power generation, power distribution, avionics, grounding, isolation, data signals, inhibits and electrical safety.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or similar technical area
At least 1-3 years of related experience in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or relevant technical field
Detailed understanding of electrical engineering, avionics, power generation/distribution, EEE parts, and harnessing as applied to space environments
NASA or industry spaceflight experience
Detail knowledge and experience with Altium for electrical designs and layout
Demonstrated skillset with reading, evaluating, and reviewing electrical schematics and drawings
Experience with electrical verification and validation including electrical testing, pinout checks, safe to mates, and Environmental Stress Screening (ESS)
Must be flexible in adapting to deadlines, changing schedules, competing priorities, and unpredictable events
Thorough, detail oriented, and organized, with excellent time management skills and ability to prioritize tasks
Familiar with and able to present data and recommendations to a diverse audience of project managers, scientists, engineers and technical staff
Superb verbal and written communication skills
Ideal candidate has demonstrated ability to assign work and manage personnel and tasks
Self-motivated and independent thinker
Ability to pass a Federal Background Check

Nice To Haves

Knowledge and experience with NASA standards and best practices as they relate to Electrical Design and EEE parts a desire
Understanding of Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) / Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) a benefit
Experience with Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) a bonus
Working knowledge of Atlassian tools Confluence and Jira beneficial
Exceptional customer relationship management highly desirable
You may not check every box or your experience may look a little different from what is outlined, but if you think you can bring Electrical Engineering value we encourage you to apply

Responsibilities

Responsible for the design, analyses, integration, test, and management of the electrical subsystem of spacecraft, payloads, instruments, and technology demonstrations
System architecture definition and decomposition into electrical block diagrams and designs
Design the electrical subsystem including power generation, power distribution, avionics, grounding, isolation, data signals, inhibits, and electrical safety
Define the work products, tasks, parts, components, and electrical system architecture in support of the project concept of operations and requirements
Design activities include power budgets, circuit design, printed circuit board layout, parts selection, harnessing, analyses, and Ground Support Equipment (GSE)
Creating, reading, evaluating, updating, and reviewing electrical schematics and drawings
Working with other subsystem engineers (mechanical, thermal, C&DH, ADCS/GNC, communications, propulsion, software) to optimize design form, fit, function, and performance of the electrical subsystem
Derating EEE parts for the spaceflight environment
Evaluation of EEE parts for radiation environments including Total Ionizing Dose (TID) and Single Event Effects (SEE)
Create, define, document, control, and verify electrical interfaces for subsystems, payloads, and technologies
Coordination with fabrication for PCB production and parts placement to NASA standards and best practices
Define, write test procedures, and perform electrical subsystem tests to validate and verify the system design
Responsible for monthly, annual ,and milestone review electrical products and reports
Identify, communicate, and deconflict tasks, deliverables, and schedule impacts
Working with the project managers, systems engineers, and technical staff to forecast, track performance, and provide insights
Interface with Government, contractors and mission partner staff for electrical design and interfaces
Some travel may be required to support mission and project partners