Systems Engineer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical subject area and at least 1 year of related work experience, or a master's degree in a similar discipline and 0 years of related work experience.
• General understanding of one or more of the following: analog electronics, controls, power systems design, systems engineering, electrical systems engineering, reliability engineering, or integration and test.
• General understanding of principles, theories, concepts, and techniques in Power Systems Engineering.
• Experience in power electronic designs, including schematics, reliability analysis, board layout, and testing.
• Project experience delivering, building, and testing hardware.
• General knowledge of grounding, EMI/EMC, electrical compatibility, signal integrity, and battery management.
• Knowledge related to developing, testing, integrating, and using solar arrays and batteries for space applications.
• Experience with standard electronic test equipment such as oscilloscopes, power supplies, and logic analyzers.
• Ability to troubleshoot and diagnose problems to determine root cause.
• Knowledge of power converter topologies, power switching, and control systems.
• Excellent oral and interpersonal skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with power subsystem hardware, electrical interfaces, and complex integrated systems.
• Knowledge of industry and/or academic practices and standards for system development.
• Experience in hardware development and troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with Altium Designer, LTSPICE, and PLECS.
• Ability to multitask and meet schedule milestones.

Responsibilities

• Support development and management of power system and electrical system requirements.
• Support development and execution of verification and validation plans on JPL-led projects and missions.
• Support power system architecture development and power subsystem definition for new mission proposals.
• Support power system sizing and resource management.
• Define and document spacecraft electrical interfaces to ensure self-compatible, robust designs and support flight harness fabrication.
• Work with power designers to define optimum architectures.
• Contribute to architectural trades that optimize systems within technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Understand grounding diagrams in support of a compliant EMI/EMC approach.
• Produce detailed, accurate design products for hardware development and documentation of the as-built configuration.
• Present power system concepts to line management and project teams.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision plans
• Wellbeing plans
• Retirement plans
• Paid time off
• Learning opportunities
• Rideshare benefits
• Childcare
• Flexible schedule
• Parental leave