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New ideas are all around us, but only a few will change the world. That’s our focus at JPL. We ask the biggest questions, then search the universe for answers—literally. We build upon ideas that have guided generations, then share our discoveries to inspire generations to come. Your mission—your opportunity—is to seek out the answers that bring us one step closer. If you’re driven to discover, create, and inspire something that lasts a lifetime and beyond, you’re ready for JPL.

Located in Pasadena, California, JPL has a campus-like environment situated on 177 acres in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains and offers a work environment unlike any other: we inspire passion, foster innovation, build collaboration, and reward excellence.

New ideas are all around us, but only a few will alter the world. That’s our focus at JPL. We ask the biggest questions, then search the universe for answers—literally. We build upon ideas that have guided generations, then share our discoveries to inspire generations to come. Your mission—your opportunity—is to seek out the answers that bring us one step closer. If you’re driven to discover, build, and inspire something that lasts a lifetime and beyond, you’re ready for JPL.

Located in Pasadena, California, JPL has a campus-like environment situated on 177 acres in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains and offers a work environment unlike any other: we inspire passion, cultivate innovation, build collaboration, and reward excellence.

This outstanding opportunity is part of the Autonomous Systems Division's Flight Electronics Group which crafted the electronics for the latest Mars rover and helicopter (Perseverance & Ingenuity).  Come join a team that proved flying on Mars is possible.

As an Electronics Engineer V for the Flight Electronics Group, you will be leading the Avionics design teams in analog circuit design best practices.

Responsibilities for this position include:

• Generate circuit requirements
• Create circuit design specification
• Design and develop custom analog/digital circuits for advanced avionics
• Lead design reviews
• Generate/review design analysis (WCA, EPSA, FMECA)
• Schematic capture.
• Provide board layout guidelines
• Perform board signal integrity and power integrity analyses
• Review test procedures for correctness and completeness
• Review all test results against V&V (verification and validation) matrices for correctness and completeness
• Support test team to complete board tests
• Mentor engineers

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical field and 12+ years of related experience; a Master’s degree in similar fields and 10+ years of related experience; or a PhD in similar fields and 8+ years related experience.

Required Skills :

• 8+ years of experience with analog circuit design

• 8+ years of experience with Spice or other ECAD tools for the analysis of analog or power circuits
• 5+ years of experience with electronic assembly fabrication and manufacturing processes

Desired Skills :

• Experience with developing military or space qualified electronics
• Familiarity with IPC or electronics development related military/aerospace standards
• Extensive understanding and application of advanced principles, theories, concepts and techniques in hardware development from top-level requirements, design, implementation, and test
• Experience with performing signal and power integrity analyses using Mentor Hyperlynx tool suite
• Working knowledge of applicable industry and/or JPL practices and standards such as engineering drawing practices and electronic packaging design and fabrication

JPL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy or perceived pregnancy, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status or any other characteristic or condition protected by Federal, state or local law.

In addition, JPL is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

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The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a federal facility. Due to rules imposed by NASA, JPL will not accept applications from citizens of designated countries or those born in a designated country unless they are Legal Permanent Residents of the U.S or have other protected status under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).

JPL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy or perceived pregnancy, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status or any other characteristic or condition protected by Federal, state or local law.

In addition, JPL is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

EEO is the Law.

EEO is the Law Supplement

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a federal facility. Due to rules imposed by NASA, JPL will not accept applications from citizens of designated countries or those born in a designated country unless they are Legal Permanent Residents of the U.S or have other protected status under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). The Designated Countries List is available here.