Full Job Description
Electrical Power System (EPS) Engineer
Lentech is seeking an experienced Electrical Power System (EPS) Engineer to support NASA Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Mission Operations.
This position requires a self-motivated, capable person with strong analytical skills and verbal and written communication skills. In addition to outstanding technical expertise, the individual must possess a positive team-player attitude, be flexible and willing to take on new assignments and responsibilities as they arise, and be confident when communicating complex technical ideas.
Work Location: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
Security Clearance: Public Trust
Job Functions and Responsibilities:
- Perform fault/anomaly analysis and performance trending of EPS components and sensors, identify appropriate workarounds, and implement solutions
- Respond to operational anomalies and provide 24x7 on-call anomaly support
- Identify potential charge control issues, determine control modifications, and perform simulations and analyses
- Create and modify analysis and trending software tools
- Generate technical reports and presentations
- Develop and maintain command procedures, telemetry display pages, and subsystem operations procedures/documentation
- Support planning and execution of ground test and spacecraft operations activities
- Although much of the support may be performed remotely, must be able to work on site full time at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, in a multidisciplinary team environment
Required Qualifications
Experience:
- Requires EPS experience with spaceflight hardware and in-depth knowledge of EPS control algorithms and sensors
- Possess extensive electrical system modelling, simulation, and data analysis experience
- Possess experience using data analysis tools/techniques (e.g., MATLAB, SQL)
- Possess elevated mathematics and programming skills
- Possess excellent organizational, leadership, and oral and written communications skills
- Demonstrates technical expertise and application of engineering principles, concepts, theory, and practice with the ability to organize, plan, schedule, conduct, and coordinate workloads to meet established deadlines or milestones
- Possess ability to understand and apply new concepts within an evolving environment
- Must be a US citizen with ability to pass a government background investigation
Education:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent education in related discipline with combined experience
Desired Experience:
- Ideally possess five or more years of relevant work experience in the aerospace industry with concentration in electrical power systems
- Ideally possess experience with version control systems (e.g. Git, Jira)
Pay Range: There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our team members value the flexibility at Lentech that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. The range shown below is the national average for the position.
The proposed salary range for this position is: $90,000.00-$120,000.00