Solar Array Engineer

Experience working with design, manufacture and verification of photovoltaics or similar composite structures.

Experience in the space industry, including developing, building, and testing solar arrays.

Experience with space solar design and guidelines such as AIAA S111, S112.

Prior experience in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.

Design work in recent versions of NX, Teamcenter.

Analysis work in  recent versions of Ansys, FeMap/Nastran, Abaqus, Thermal Desktop.

Solar Arrays Engineer: $110,000 - $140,000

Senior Solar Arrays Engineer: $140,000 - $175,000

Pay Range: California

$110,000

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$175,000 USD

Define requirements and trade architectures of solar arrays.

Select and qualify  materials and vendors for solar arrays.

Develop and qualify processes for welding, adhesion, lamination of solar cells.

Test and qualify designs to AIAA S112 standards.

Interface with systems engineering, power electronics, structures, thermal, and mission assurance teams for end-to-end integration.

Troubleshoot issues across the product lifecycle—from design through integration and testing.