Job Locations US-TX-Palestine

Requisition ID

2024-149825

Position Category

Engineering

Clearance

No Clearance Required

Peraton provides management and technical support for NASA’s scientific balloon program which supports enabling science missions for NASA and universities across the United States and foreign scientific communities. Scientific balloon missions provide researchers inexpensive, relatively quick, long duration access to near space altitudes and environments. Balloon missions cost orders of magnitude less than satellite missions and provide platforms for heavy experiments (some greater than 5000-lbs) to operate for weeks and even months. Balloon missions have provided significant science theories and discoveries about cosmic rays, gamma ray and x-ray astronomy, optical and UV astronomy, atmospheric sciences, and cosmic microwave background studies.

Our staff are located at the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility (CSBF) in Palestine, TX where we design, analyze, build and assembly the support hardware and balloon gondola payloads for the missions. We launch the balloons from locations within the United States (Texas, New Mexico, and Hawaii) and around the world including Antarctica, Sweden, New Zealand, and Australia. Our engineers and technician staff support the launches and balloon and payload recoveries in the US and many worldwide locations. Peraton’s NASA Balloon Operations Contract (NBOC) program is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join our team in Palestine, Texas.

We are seeking a candidate to provide support for manufacture, test, integration, and field operations for NASA Balloon missions from inception through flight.

Summary of Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide support to NBOC II program in the use of electrical circuits, assemblies, and devices for a variety of applications including balloon, flight hardware, ground hardware, test equipment, and/or facility modifications
• Perform complex activities in the use of electrical devices
• Plan the manufacture, installation, operation, and maintenance of electrical apparatus
• Work directly with engineers in other disciplines to augment production size and value
• May act as internal consultant providing technical guidance on complex projects
• Design electrical systems and circuits; design, fabricate, test, verify, and integrate electrical systems
• Troubleshoot and repair equipment; provide assistance with oversight of inspection / maintenance programs
• Assess technical specifications and issue procurement requests; attend meetings, write reports, give presentations to clients and managers
• Prepare design documentation including technical text, illustrations, tables, and schematics as requested
• Draw up plans and specifications for projects using computer assisted engineering and design software
• Estimate material, construction, and labor costs with project timescales
• Test installations / systems; analyze data observing all applicable electrical / construction safety regulations

Specific Requirements / Licensing Special Requirements:

• Must be able to travel to support campaigns in various locations around the world
• Must have or be able to obtain a passport
• Will need the ability to pass the NSF Physical (Medical) requirement to work in Antarctica
• Must be able to provide proof of COVID vaccinations

Required Qualifications:

• BS in Electrical Engineering with two or more years of experience.
• Experience in design and manufacture of Balloon flight hardware.
• Experience electrically troubleshooting electrical components and test equipment.
• Experience in testing and qualifying hardware for flight including operating environmental test chambers.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience in Electrical engineering, especially in flight or balloon hardware, ground support equipment, or electrical construction
• ISO J-STD- 001 Requirements for Soldered Electrical and Electronic Assemblies
• ISO/WHMA-A-620 Requirements and Acceptance for Cable and Wire Harness Assemblies

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$80,000 - $128,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

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