Power Systems Engineer

The Aerospace Corporation • El Segundo, CA

21h • $117,300 - $226,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Aerospace Corporation, operating a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), is seeking a Power Systems Engineer for the Mission Payloads Division (MPD). MPD pioneers remote sensing systems and advances technology in electronics, sensors, radar, AI, and data networks. The Analog and Power Systems Department (APSD) within MPD specializes in power electronics, analog engineering, and power systems engineering, providing expertise in analog circuit design, circuit analysis, hardware testing, troubleshooting, prototyping, and system-level modeling. This role requires a self-starter, strong team player with emotional intelligence, effective communicator, technical leader, and mentor. The APSD supports various organizations and customers across the corporation, the customer community, and space hardware contractors and suppliers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field (preferably Electrical Engineering) or equivalent
• 8 or more years of increasingly responsible and related engineering experience
• Ability to lead teams in the development of system level analysis tools
• Demonstrated emotional intelligence
• Ability to mentor and provide guidance to more junior engineers
• Demonstrated proficiency in the use of system modeling software (Matlab, JAVA, or Simulink)
• Demonstrated experience in providing technical advice to management
• Familiarity with bus power regulators
• Ability to build a system level model of a DC/DC power bus with loads and power sources
• Ability to analyze and design systems in a collaborative multidiscipline environment
• High level of proficiency in circuit analysis, test, and troubleshooting.
• Willing to travel [occasionally to work location or customer / contractor site/domestically] approx. 10% to 25% of time if required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance, which is issued by the U.S. government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.
• Eligibility to obtain an SCI Top Secret clearance
• Advanced degree in a STEM field (preferably Electrical Engineering) or equivalent (for Senior Power Systems Engineer)
• 12 or more years of increasingly responsible and related engineering experience (for Senior Power Systems Engineer)
• Strong background and capability in satellite and / or launch vehicle power systems (for Senior Power Systems Engineer)
• Familiarity and/or knowledge on how to review and evaluate energy balance analyses across multiple power system architectures (for Senior Power Systems Engineer)
• Distinguished / proven technical leader with an industry track record of success / accomplishments (for Senior Power Systems Engineer)

Nice To Haves

• Successful track record in mentoring junior engineers
• Demonstrated experience in leadership of teams in the development of system models
• Proficiency in the analysis and design of power system level analysis tools
• Master's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or another related field from an accredited university
• Current and active SCI Top Secret clearance

Responsibilities

• Provide power system level energy balance analysis, energy depletion analysis, and harness voltage drop analysis in support of the development of satellite and launch vehicles, up to and including launch and initialization (state of health and anomaly support).
• Provide technical reports in support of Space Systems Command (SSC), National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), and Civil Space programs.
• Create system level power models and conduct independent reviews of contractor space vehicle or launch vehicle systems.
• Provide analysis that identifies system margin and operational constraints.
• Collaborate on a multidiscipline team of SMEs to provide system level analysis data products.
• Write clear and concise reports that document your work.
• Deliver presentations to customers and leadership.
• Serve as the customer’s Subject Matter Expert by providing technical support to program offices in support of design verification, design conceptualization, system sizing, system state of health checks, and anomaly root-cause / corrective action investigations.
• Maintain analysis and design standards for the space industry.
• Be an effective technical contributor to a multidiscipline team of SMEs.
• Serve as the technical conscious of the Government and Civil customer to ensure mission success.
• Review and assess internal and external system designs (power budget / power margin reports / day in the life scenarios – perform independent analysis and make technical assessments).
• Identify system / design deficiencies and provide solutions.
• Mentor and provide technical training for early career engineers.
• Deliver written and verbal reports to peers, program offices, and leadership.
• Duties, responsibilities and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned as needed.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans
• Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation
• Standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options
• 401(k) Plan — Employees receive a total company-paid benefit of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service and matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested in the plan upon hire
• Flexible spending accounts
• Variable pay program for exceptional contributions
• Relocation assistance
• Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career
• Education assistance programs
• An inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior