LEAD ENGINEER - SR. RESEARCH ENGINEER - Spacecraft Power Engineering - Southwest Research Institute

LEAD ENGINEER - SR. RESEARCH ENGINEER - Spacecraft Power Engineering

Who We Are:

The Spacecraft Development Department is a group of innovative engineers, program managers, and technicians developing unique spacecraft solutions for challenging space missions. We design and fabricate custom solutions to explore the boundaries of science or solve complex problems not yet delivered by industry using a variety of payloads.

Objectives of this Role:

• Work in multidisciplinary project teams to design, analyze, and build cutting edge spacecraft to enable the next generation of spaceflight exploration.
• Provide technical leadership for spacecraft electrical power subsystem development across the full program life cycle.
• Interface with customers and support design reviews to justify design decisions.
• Support and lead R&D and promotional efforts to develop and implement new technologies; provide innovative technical solutions to design challenges.
• Provide training and mentorship to lower career-level staff.

Daily and Monthly Responsibilities:

• Develop electrical power subsystem requirements and verification planning.
• Perform analyses necessary for the development of a spacecraft electrical power subsystem at unit and spacecraft levels.
• Lead supervision and design efforts for spacecraft electrical power subsystems, and fabrication efforts for electrical power subsystem spaceflight hardware.
• Test hardware to demonstrate robustness against the environmental conditions of launch and space.
• Develop technical reports for mission status and materials for internal and external reviews; propose and perform internal research to improve technology and establish competitive advantage.

Requirements:

• Requires a Bachelors or a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5-10 years: Design experience required with demonstrated experience as a spacecraft power subsystem lead.
• Working knowledge of STK toolset, experience with AGI SOLIS preferred; Model Based Systems Engineering training preferred.
• Spacecraft or space system development experience for NASA, DoD, or commercial applications.
• Demonstrated technical excellence through a variety of challenging assignments, work under moderate to minimal supervision, and demonstrated ability for having accountability for completing assignments.
• A valid/clear driver's license is required.