Electronics Design Engineer - Space Exploration Electronic Systems

Company: Associates Systems LLC
Location: Houston
Posted on: February 23, 2021

Job Description:

View all jobs Electronics Design Engineer - Space Exploration Electronic Systems Houston, TX The--Electronics Design Engineer - Space Exploration Electronics Systems--will:

• Report directly to the Electronics and Electrical Section Manager as part of group of over 45 other Electronics and Electrical Engineers.--
• Work directly with or as a Team Lead and associated Electrical Engineers on a given project.
• Support new designs from conception, analysis, and manufacturing, through to operational test and deployment. - Provide design support and guidance in various aspects of Electronics System Development.
• Be familiar with NASA specifications for Electronics Component development.
• Develop component test stand architectures for various components.
• Design and generate electrical component and lab instrumentation test system designs.--
• Develop and or modify LabVIEW code for various test systems.
• Develop detailed test verification procedures.
• Work with electrical and mechanical technicians to build and test designed systems.
• Develop and test various breakout boxes and digital/analog sensor emulation systems.
• Perform electrical evaluation/selection of instrumentation (pressure transducers, flow meters, pumps, fans, RTDs,--
• Thermocouples, etc.)
• Troubleshoot and repair existing test systems.
• Conduct analog and digital printed circuit board design for various application needs. - Develop test software modules to perform specific tests.
• Work with eCAD designer to develop printed circuit board designs.
• Work in a laboratory environment, following standard operating procedures.
• Perform other duties as required. -- Required Education/Experience/Skills: This position has been posted at multiple levels. Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.
  • BS degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited engineering school.
  • Prior experience with electrical schematic entry and printed circuit board layout tools such as Altium Designer.
  • Prior experience with data acquisition systems (especially National Instruments) and LabVIEW code development.
  • Prior experience with FPGA circuitry design and coding in associated VHDL development environments.
  • Prior experience with microcontroller circuitry design and associated embedded software development environments.-- Preferences:
    • Familiarity with data interface protocols and associated hardware such as Ethernet, RS232, RS422, RS485, I2C, SPI etc.
    • Experience with test hardware such as oscilloscopes, multi-meters, logic analyzers, function generators, electronic load banks, power supplies, power analyzers.
    • Prior experience with cable design.
    • Prior experience in design and test of analog instrumentation systems.
    • Prior experience in design and test of stepper and brushless DC-DC control circuits.
    • Prior experience in design and test of power supply and conditioning systems.
    • Proficient in MS Office programs, particularly MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook. - Excellent communication and organizational skills and the ability to work in a team environment.

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