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Electrical Engineer, AST, Electrical Systems (Direct Hire)
Armstrong Flight Research Center · Posted today
HybridEdwards AFB, CA$124K – $161KApply by May 19, 2026Electrical EngineeringINTJISTJISTPEngineering
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As an Electrical Engineer, you will perform professional engineering work involving the design, analysis, testing, and compliance assessment of Flight Termination Systems (FTS) in support of NASA's research, test, and development activities. You will be responsible for developing, evaluating, and/or establishing technical requirements for the application and integration of low voltage, electro-mechanical systems into aerospace vehicles (primarily on unmanned aircraft systems).
What You'll Do
- →Lead engineering efforts to determine and tailor applicable Flight Termination System (FTS) design and testing requirements for flight projects.
- →Ensure compliance with tailored FTS design and testing requirements, including developing and processing FTS waivers.
- →Provide flight projects with guidance on FTS design and testing requirements compliance, including associated components and/or assemblies.
- →Assist in the development, integration, and operation of the flight vehicle's FTS to ensure compliance.
- →Ensure discrepancies, anomalies, and failure of FTS components and subsystems during testing are appropriately addressed in accordance with government regulations.
- →Lead the planning and coordination on assigned flight projects as the FTS Point of Contact to government organizations and commercial companies to ensure full integration of technical and operational requirements.
Requirements
- ✓If you did not complete a qualifying bachelor's degree, you may be eligible if you have obtained a graduate degree in an AST qualifying field, as listed above.
- ✓Degrees in engineering technology are not considered qualifying for this position.
- ✓Engineering degrees earned within the United States: Engineering degrees earned within the United States must be from a college or university that has at least one ABET accredited engineering program.
- ✓To find out if a school has at least one ABET accredited program, please visit http://www.abet.org.
- ✓Engineering degrees earned outside the United States: Engineering degrees earned outside the United States must be recognized by a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA), often known as accords.
- ✓These are non-governmental agreements among organizations that accredit academic degree programs.
- ✓MRAs recognize the substantial equivalence of mature accreditation systems and programs accredited by signatory organizations within their jurisdictions.
- ✓For a listing of Signatories, please visit, https://www.abet.org/global-presence/mutual-recognition-agreements/is-your-program-recognized/.
- ✓Science and other related degrees earned within the United States: Science and other related degrees must have been awarded from colleges or universities that are accredited by recognized accrediting organizations.
- ✓For a list of schools that meet this criteria, go to http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
- ✓Science and other related degrees earned outside the United States: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs.
- ✓These education credentials must be deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.
- ✓For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
- ✓All degrees must have been received in the year of, or any year subsequent to the original date of accreditation.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 59572fb1-f761-435b-b3f9-3a0f0f5f173c
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