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We are fueled by passionate, curious technologists with an enduring mission focus. For nearly three decades Paragon Space Development Corporation has pioneered advances in life support systems for space. We create innovative mission-critical systems that enable our customers to perform beyond expectations and ensure that our users return home safely.
We are involved in a wide range of projects for commercial, government, academic, and private applications. We are leading the way with systems that work in Earth's stratosphere, in orbit, to the moon, and for manned missions to Mars! Consider joining our innovative, impactful company as we build life support systems of the future.
Description of Duties:
Specify, qualify and integrate high-reliability, radiation-hard spaceflight electronics for power, data acquisition and control, and telemetry.
Duties include:
- Specification of wide temperature range hardware solutions for controlling electromechanical flight hardware and for transmitting data and commands between the flight hardware and the vehicle-level controller.
- Identify, flow down, and track requirements (customer and derived) throughout the program life cycle.
- Identify risks, develop risk statements, and to help plan risk responses as needed.
- Perform technical design trades.
- Formulate minimum-cost/maximum value Verification and Validation plans.
- Generate documentation such as technical memorandums, analysis reports, design and development books, or product manuals.
- Coordinate with Systems Engineering in order to facilitate integration of electrical engineering deliverables with those developed by other teams.
- Execute independent projects that are part of larger programs while achieving the technical scope on budget and on schedule.
- Interface with customers and suppliers to present technical and programmatic progress and as well as challenges that must be overcome.
Desired Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Knowledge and experience with the electrical engineering product lifecycle, ranging from requirements development through parts selection, design, manufacture, test, and operations.
- Knowledge of Military, NASA, and JEDEC specifications and requirements related to electronic components.
- Knowledge and experience in EMI/EMC (MIL-STD-461) Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Test (DFT).
- Ability to work well with cross-functional teams, Design Engineers, line management, and project management.
- Knowledge of, and skills in: NASA Human Spaceflight Electrical engineering design standards, hardware Life Cycle, Certification, and Engineering processes and Review Panel (SRP) Process.
- Working knowledge of NASA and ISS standard practices and requirements including safety, fault tolerance, and other unique disciplines.
- Proficiency with Spice circuit simulation software.
- Skills with test hardware such as oscilloscopes, multi-meters, logic analyzers, function generators, power supplies, power analyzers.
- Ability to effectively communicate in both written and spoken form. Skill in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Project).
- Ability to establish and maintain effective, positive work relationships; have creativity, flexibility and resourcefulness; have discriminating judgment, tact and sense of humor.
- Ability to serve as project lead on projects. Ideally, but not required, skills in refining project budgeting and forecasting.
Minimum Qualifications:
- An ABET accredited bachelor's degree in electrical engineering field with a minimum of 3 years of experience in design.
- Ability to serve as project lead on projects; ideally, but not required, skills in project budgeting and forecasting.
- Ability and willingness to travel at a minimum of 2 weeks per year.
- US Citizen or US permanent resident.
