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Leads the Mechanical Structures & Articulation group at JPL, managing approximately 10–15 engineers. Responsibilities include recruiting, mentoring, workforce planning, staffing, technical leadership, project scheduling, costing, quality, and delivery of flight hardware. The role provides end-to-end leadership for mechanical structures, mechanisms, robotic systems, and spacecraft payload development, while coordinating across projects, disciplines, customers, and institutional management.

Supports chemical spacecraft propulsion system design, analysis, assembly, integration, testing, verification, operations, and anomaly resolution. Performs fluid, pressure-drop, sizing, blowdown, and waterhammer analyses; develops and validates analytical models and tools; analyzes test data; supports vendors and hardware deliveries; and communicates technical results. The role requires aerospace or mechanical engineering expertise, propulsion testing experience, CAD/PDM proficiency, programming ability, and strong technical communication.

Develop algorithms and software for simulating aerospace, planetary, military, and terrestrial robotic vehicles. Configure simulations for multidisciplinary projects and implement capabilities supporting robotics and space-flight missions. Apply software engineering, machine vision, deep learning, state estimation, mapping, localization, motion estimation, and planning techniques. Collaborate across teams, communicate technical information, support product reviews, and contribute to embedded robotic applications.

Supports business administration for JPL’s Robotic Mobility & Manipulation section, including budgeting, financial analysis, reporting, workforce administration, facilities, safety, communications, compliance, and process improvement. Develops dashboards and automated reports, manages administrative procedures, supports onboarding and offboarding, coordinates with laboratory organizations, and serves as a subject matter expert for facilities and safety. Handles confidential information and independently manages special assignments and operational priorities.

Develops advanced RF and microwave systems for atomic clocks, frequency references, Deep Space Network equipment, and metrology devices. Responsibilities include designing low-noise oscillators, synthesizers, analog electronics, resonant drivers, microwave assemblies, and mixed-signal circuitry; taking hardware from concept through flight deployment; and assembling, testing, and troubleshooting precision circuits using advanced measurement equipment.

Supports JPL’s Financial Strategy, Planning & Analysis Office with financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, performance analysis, reporting, documentation, data validation, process improvement, and AI-enabled automation initiatives. The intern will analyze financial and operational data, prepare reports and presentations, maintain records, support strategic and operational projects, and collaborate with cross-functional teams. This is a fully onsite, part-time academic internship in Pasadena, California.

Supports Mars rover missions through tactical flight operations and strategic systems engineering. Responsibilities include telemetry and health analysis, engineering commanding, flight-sequence development, testbed validation, spacecraft power optimization, ground-tool automation, and leading multidisciplinary anomaly investigations across hardware and software systems.

Develop simulation software, operational tools, and algorithms for aerospace and planetary robotic systems. Integrate software and hardware, support flight-software-in-the-loop testing, create operator tools for validating command sequences, and operate Mars rovers including Perseverance and Curiosity. The role requires software development, robotics simulation, 3D visualization, effective teamwork, and collaboration with experienced engineering staff.

Reviews engineering drawings and CAD models for format, technical content, configuration control, and institutional compliance. Processes engineering change orders, facilitates vendor drawing releases, advises engineers and designers on standards, and develops process guides. The role applies configuration and change management principles, PLM systems, drawing standards, part and revision controls, export marking requirements, and engineering documentation practices.

Develops media relations and communications for JPL planetary science missions. Translates complex science, engineering, and mission information into news releases, features, blogs, press kits, video scripts, messaging, and Q&As. Manages media inquiries, pitches journalists, prepares experts for interviews, coordinates campaigns and news conferences, navigates JPL/NASA approval workflows, and supports crisis communications.