Electronics Design Engineer - Space Exploration Electronic Systems

About the role

Amentum, acting as NASA's largest engineering solutions provider, is recruiting an Electronics Design Engineer for its Space Exploration Electronic Systems team. The engineer reports to the Electronics and Electrical Section Manager within a group of more than 45 engineers and works closely with or as a team lead on projects. The position is open at multiple levels depending on experience.

Key responsibilities

• Support new designs from conception, analysis and manufacturing through operational test and deployment.
• Provide design support and guidance in electronics system development, including component test stand architectures and electrical component and lab instrumentation test system designs.
• Develop and modify LabVIEW code, detailed test verification procedures and test software modules.
• Build and test systems with electrical and mechanical technicians, and troubleshoot and repair existing test systems.
• Design and test breakout boxes and digital/analog sensor emulation systems, and evaluate instrumentation such as pressure transducers, flow meters, pumps, fans, RTDs and thermocouples.
• Perform analog and digital PCB design, work with the eCAD designer, and conduct electrical evaluation and selection of instrumentation.
• Follow standard operating procedures in a laboratory environment and complete a U.S. government background investigation.

Required profile

• Typically a bachelor's degree in Engineering, possibly a related master's degree, and 10-15 years of related experience.
• Prior experience leading a team of electronics design engineers.
• Experience in requirements definition, architecture development, requirements verification and electrical schematic entry and PCB layout.
• Prior experience with cable design and fabrication for space applications, and familiarity with JSC standards and processes.
• Experience in microcontroller circuit design, embedded systems and hands-on build and testing.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team and communicate effectively.
• U.S. citizenship or permanent residency may be required.

Required skills

• Analog, digital and power PCB design and fabrication, including Altium Designer and Subversion (SVN).
• Data acquisition systems (National Instruments) and LabVIEW; FPGA design and coding in Xilinx Vivado (VHDL).
• Circuit simulation tools such as PSpice, OrCAD, Multisim; C/C++ and Python preferred.
• Test hardware such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, function generators, power supplies and power analyzers.
• Data interface protocols such as Ethernet, RS232, RS422, RS485, I2C and SPI.
• Proficiency with MS Office, especially MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, OneNote and Outlook.

What we offer

• Health, dental and vision insurance, paid time off and holidays, retirement benefits including 401(k) matching, parental leave and educational reimbursement.
• 9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off) when applicable, and an onsite cafeteria.