Junior Electrical Engineer; NASA Sounding Rocket Program
Listed on 2026-06-13
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Engineering
Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineer, Aerospace / Aviation / Avionics, Engineering Design & Technologists
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering.
- Zero to two years of experience with electrical components or subsystems.
- Familiarity with electrical test instrumentation, including:
- Power supplies
- Digital multimeters (DMMs)
- Ability to understand and follow detailed technical procedures.
- Must be a US Citizen and the ability to obtain a NASA PIV badge.
- Experience in analysis, design, and development of electrical systems.
- Demonstrated proficiency with electrical test equipment and components such as:
- Microcontrollers
- PLDs
- DSPs
- Experience with Ground Data Systems.
- Experience with networked data acquisition systems.
- Familiarity with ESD practices.
NASA’s Sounding Rocket Operations Contract (NSROC) is a suborbital spaceflight program located at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility (WFF), part of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). NSROC provides suborbital launch vehicles, payload development, and field operations support to NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, enabling Earth, Heliophysics, and Astrophysics research.
Peraton is seeking a Junior Electrical Engineer to support the NSROC program at Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA. As a Junior Electrical Engineer, you will support the design, testing, and field operations of sounding rocket power distribution systems. This role involves researching, developing, designing, and testing electrical components, equipment, and systems using established electrical engineering principles.
Key Responsibilities- Produce and present technical material for internal and external customer meetings.
- Design special-purpose circuits to:
- Monitor vehicle or payload events
- Establish compatible voltage or impedance levels
- Perform in-flight electrical functions
- Utilize ground support equipment to test power system components.
- Apply technical knowledge of battery systems, including NiCad and Li-ion technologies.
- Understand and support battery charging systems and methodologies.
- Manage activities required to meet objectives of assigned design and development projects.
- Design, test, and support Class 1.3 and 1.4 ordnance activation systems.
- Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
- Quality Management System (QMS)
- Ordnance Handling
- Approximately 2 months per year.
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