Power Electronics Engineer

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The Power Electronics Engineer will support JPL’s Power Electronics Group in designing, building, and testing next‑generation space power hardware. In this role, the engineer will contribute to the full development cycle of power electronics—from initial concepts and subsystem design to hardware fabrication, testing, documentation, and delivery. The position involves hands‑on work with laboratory test equipment, collaboration with senior engineers and project managers, and ensuring high‑reliability standards for flight hardware.

Candidates should have an electrical engineering background, experience testing and debugging circuits, and familiarity with design and simulation tools, with additional preference for experience in aerospace or space‑focused power electronics development.

JPL’s Power Electronics Group leads the research and development and flight applications of power systems, power electronics, power sources, energy storage, energy conversion, and related sensor systems  Power Electronics Group within the Avionics, Power, and Instrument Electronics section is dedicated to the development of power subsystem electronics concepts, implementation of power system architecture designs, design and implementation of hardware for flight projects, and support for proposal development and project formulation.

Currently we are seeking an Electronics Engineer to participate in the development and testing of the next generation of space power hardware.

As a Power Electronics Engineer I, you will design and test electronics subsystems and support equipment and will be involved in all aspects of power electronics development from concept to delivery. You will work closely with Power Electronics Cognizant Engineers, Senior Design Engineers, Systems Engineers, and the Technical Group Supervisors.

• Design power electronics systems, subsystems, and test equipment.
• Coordinate the fabrication of prototype and flight hardware.
• Test both prototype and flight hardware to verify and validate that it operates correctly and that requirements are met, including environmental testing.
• Develop engineering documentation, including engineering drawings, circuit analyses, test procedures, and presentations for reviews.
• Work with other engineers to solve technical problems as they arise, both at the design level and during laboratory testing.
• Work with section and project managers to ensure that schedules are appropriately planned and met.
• Understand and ensure that appropriate procedures are followed and documentation developed to successfully deliver high reliability flight hardware.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, or related technical subject area with typically a minimum of 1 years of related work experience, or Master’s degree in similar disciplines with a minimum of 0 year related work experience
• Experience with Bench Top Test Equipment, including DMMs, high current power supplies, electronic loads, various measurement probes and…