Electrical Engineer in Pasadena

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Title: Electrical Engineer III
Location: Pasadena, CA
Duration: 1 year contract
1st Shift: 9/80 work schedule
Pay Range: $50.30 - $81.35/HR (depending on experience and outcome of the interview)

Summary:
This role supports integration and test (I&T) of the Skyfall power subsystem and development of its supporting Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE). The engineer works on-Lab at JPL as an embedded member of the power subsystem team under the technical direction of the Power Product Delivery Manager & V&V Lead. The role spans test hardware and software development through flight hardware test execution and product delivery support. The ideal candidate takes ownership of problems end-to-end and drives them to closure with minimal oversight.

Duties:

• Architect, plan, and execute power subsystem test campaigns — from defining test objectives and sequencing through EGSE readiness, procedure development, execution, and delivery of verification evidence. The ideal candidate will own the campaign; at minimum, they will be a core participant in its planning and execution.
• Develop and check out power EGSE: custom electronics, breakout boxes, harnessing, and integration of commercial instrumentation (sources, loads, simulators) into working test stations.
• Automate test stations and instrument control in software (Python or similar).
• Conduct hands-on I&T of flight power hardware from board level through subsystem delivery, including first power-on and functional/performance testing.
• Author and execute test procedures; maintain disciplined as-run records and test data packages.
• Investigate anomalies: isolate faults, analyze data, and drive root cause and resolution.
• Coordinate with cognizant engineers, I&T leadership, and vendors; report status, risks, and results.

Required Skills:

• The ideal candidate is an engineer who can figure things out — a resourceful, hands-on problem solver with sound fundamentals, not necessarily prior experience with every specific instrument or interface. 
• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related field with relevant hands-on experience.
• Strong circuit fundamentals and comfort at the bench: powering up unfamiliar hardware safely, instrumenting a measurement, and debugging to root cause.
• Working knowledge of power electronics (converters, batteries, distribution, solar array interfacing) sufficient to design meaningful tests and interpret results.
• Ability to script instrument control and test automation preferably in Python.
• Disciplined test documentation habits and comfort operating in a formal, procedure-driven flight hardware environment.
• Demonstrated initiative: a history of independently taking on ambiguous problems and delivering.
• Role may include troubleshooting and debugging both product hardware and GSE.

Desired Skills:

• Desired: spacecraft power or flight hardware I&T experience; EGSE or test station development; environmental test campaign experience; PCB/harness design.
• Altium Layout
• Significant experience in automation and test scripting.