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Job Description
The Electrical Engineer V is responsible for flight avionics development for sample acquisition and handling devices and other instruments used in planetary exploration and space applications.
The Electrical Engineer will report directly to the Avionics Manager, interfacing with customers and inter-disciplinary project teams in the development of electrical components and avionics systems, and providing technical leadership for the entire organization.
Responsibilities
- Systems requirements definition and analog and digital circuit design for autonomous spacecraft instruments.
- Design, manufacturing, and checkout of custom high-reliability PCBs for various avionics applications.
- Harness design and assembly instructions for high-reliability applications.
- Electrical ground support equipment (EGSE) design and documentation.
- Analysis and test planning, execution, and data review for verification of requirements for electrical systems.
- Develop and generate work instruction packages for manufacturing and test.
- Support R&D and flight projects through all phases of development and delivery.
- Proactively identify roadblocks to technical progress and take steps to mitigate.
- Provide subject matter expertise related to flight avionics and electrical components, consulting with project teams and reviewing designs and test plans of electrical-engineering peers.
- Serve as a technical leader within the organization, mentoring junior engineers and helping to define and standardize processes.
Required Experience, Skills and Education
- US Person (US Citizen or Permanent Resident).
- BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or related engineering field.
- 5+ years in spacecraft system design (Power, Motion, Propulsion, Telemetry / Command) and 8+ years general engineering experience.
- Familiarity with EEE-INST-002 parts classification, selection of radiation-hardness-assured components, and radiation-mitigation strategies.
- Proficiency in most of the following:
- Worst-case analysis, circuit Finite Element Analysis, and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA).
- Design and application of digital communication protocols such as UART, SPI, I2C, RS-422, RS-232, CAN.
- Power system design, specifically Buck/Boost and LDO topologies, and distributed grounding schemes.
- Low-noise analog design for mixed sensor types (PRT, thermocouple, photodiode, etc).
- Experience or familiarity with most of the following:
- High-voltage electrical systems (120V+) and battery technologies used on spacecraft.
- Execution of environmental tests as per standards such as MIL-STD-461 or GSFC-STD-7000.
- IPC-JSTD-001 requirements soldered electronic assemblies (inspection and operation).
- NASA 8739.4 harnessing standard and general requirements for harness design.
- Motor drive design for Brushless DC (BLDC) motors.
- FPGA
– or MCU-based embedded system design.
- Proficient using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, electronic loads, and LCR meters.
- Experience with Altium schematic capture and PCB layout tool or equivalent, and Microsoft Visio or similar tool.
- Strong communication skills and experience presenting technical detail to external customers.
- Detail-oriented with an emphasis on design documentation and summary report generation.
- Experience as a people leader and mentor is highly desirable.
Honeybee Robotics, Ltd.
is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).
Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, or veteran status.