Principal Space Solar Electrical Engineer

Job Description

Own the electrical architecture of space solar panels, from cell interconnection and module design through spacecraft power-system interfaces, and lead electrical characterization and mission power-budget development. Direct radiation degradation research and post-environmental testing, translating results into design decisions, performance models, technical reports, and guidance for junior engineers.

Requirements: Requires a master's or doctoral degree in electrical engineering, physics, materials science, or a related field, plus 10 or more years of hands-on photovoltaic or semiconductor device R&D experience. Candidates need deep characterization expertise, laboratory cell-interconnection experience, technical leadership and experimental-program skills, and familiarity with spacecraft electrical power systems; space PV and radiation-effects experience are preferred.

Key Skills: Photovoltaic Device Characterization, Space Solar Panel Electrical Architecture, Cell Interconnection, Spacecraft Electrical Power Systems Integration, Radiation Degradation Analysis, I-V Measurement, Spectral Response and Quantum Efficiency, Electroluminescence and Photoluminescence Imaging, Power Budget Modeling, Experimental Program Leadership, Electrical Design and Trade Studies, Failure Analysis, Python, MATLAB, Technical Leadership, Mentoring