Electrical Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Who We Are:

As Paragon celebrates 28+ years of providing award-winning life support and thermal control solutions for extreme environments, we've recognized that it is our employees that keep our business thriving. By any measure, Paragon Space Development is an exciting and rewarding place to work. Our goal is to hire the best and allow you to do the work that you enjoy! We are interested in developing individuals who enjoy a challenge and like working on a variety of projects in a fast paced environment. We are committed to our employees and providing an inclusive work atmosphere that allows our talent to grow both personally and professionally.

Position Summary:

Powered by endlessly curious engineers with an unwavering 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, on the moon, and for manned missions to Mars! Consider joining our innovative, impactful company as we build life support systems of the future.

As an Electrical Test Engineer, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining an integrated systems approach to the test and evaluation of products across their lifecycle from design, development, qualification, production, and delivery to the customer. You must bring a high-level, "big picture" thought process and understand how products will be tested from component to full system level to ensure design robustness and test efficiency.

Description of Duties:

• Provide expertise for the testing of electrical hardware such as circuit boards, power supplies, and integrated electrical systems with assistance from other test engineers
• Provide guidance to programs and projects regarding strategies for and execution of development, acceptance, and qualification test campaigns with assistance from other test engineers
• Write test plans and procedures to support program milestones
• Execute test procedures at both internal company facilities and external facilities
• Generate formal test documentation such as technical memorandums and test reports
• Present test results to both internal and external customers.
• Participate in the continuous improvement of the company's approach to testing
• Interface with customers and suppliers to present technical and programmatic progress as well as challenges that must be overcome.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of, and skilled in, the development and execution of test plans and procedures as they relate to the development, acceptance, and qualification of electrical hardware and systems
• Ability to troubleshoot test setups and consider solutions in either the hardware or software domains
• Knowledge and experience with electrical hardware (e.g. circuit boards, power supplies, controllers, integrated electrical systems, instrumentation, and sensors)
• Knowledge and experience in the engineering product lifecycle, ranging from requirements development through design, manufacture, test, and operations
• Ability to develop practical and tailored test solutions
• Skill in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Project)
• Ability to effectively communicate in both written and spoken form
• Ability to establish and maintain effective, positive work relationships; have creativity, flexibility, and resourcefulness; have discriminating judgment, tact, and sense of humor
• Ideally, but not required, knowledge of, and skills in, NASA human spaceflight hardware Life Cycle, Certification, and Engineering processes
• Ideally, but not required, knowledge of, and skills in, LabVIEW programming
• Ideally, but not required, skills in project budgeting and forecasting

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent field and 1-2 years with system and/or hardware test experience
• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent field and 0-1 years with system and/or hardware test experience

Must be a US Citizen or US permanent resident