Electrical Engineer (Robotics)

About the position

At Relative Dynamics Inc., we are seeking an Electrical Engineer to provide electrical engineering support for the Robot Electronics Unit (REU) development required for the On-Orbit Servicing Assembly and Manufacturing OSAM-I program. This program is a robotic servicing mission designed to refuel a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite, and the work will be performed at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, MD. The role primarily involves testing electronic board-level and box-level assemblies through flight verification.

Responsibilities

• Develop an in-depth understanding of the REU design and requirements.
• Support electrical design, test, and integration of electronics hardware.
• Work with testing and validating existing designs and understand hardware and design processes to execute redesigns if necessary.
• Responsible for developing, designing, documenting, releasing, and testing of hardware requirements within the program's schedule, budget, and technical requirements.
• Direct troubleshooting efforts and locating faults or design flaws.
• Manage conceptual design, trade studies, drawing generation, documentation release, and testing requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering field with 5+ years of related experience.
• Experience in analysis, design, documentation, assembly, and/or test of Printed Circuit Boards.
• Design, test, and analysis experience for both analog and digital circuits.
• Experience in motion control electronics.
• Experience with hardware integration and test, system verification and validation preferably at NASA or in aerospace industry.
• Experience troubleshooting complex electronic circuit boards using various types of test equipment.
• Experience in executing tests, including functional testing (front-end, back-end, and performance testing).
• Experienced at authoring and maintaining project documentation.
• Strong proficiency in resolving technical and schedule issues to ensure that deliverables are met on schedule.
• Experience writing and reviewing test and analysis scripts using: ASSIST/STOL and Python.

Benefits

• Competitive wage and benefits package
• Medical, dental, vision and life/disability insurance
• Vacation and paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Great 401k with company match
• Employee referral program
• Community involvement investing and giving back to the community