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The Component Engineering & Assurance Office is responsible for providing electronic parts, products and services for JPL, NASA and other customers.

We support work on electronic parts, micro structures and devices, various R&TD, material systems and structures, and electromechanical devices. We also provide testing services (radiation dosing, X-Ray/CSAM inspections, vibration, packaging evaluation, thermal cycling, accelerated life, qualification, etc.) and parts acquisition and inventory.

Organizational Objectives

The Component Engineering & Assurance Office will support the objectives of the Mission Assurance Office by:

  • Reviewing every electrical, electronic and electromechanical part intended for use in space flight for compatibility with the intended space environment, mission life, and project requirements.
  • Providing for the acquisition, test, inventory and records for flight electronic parts.
  • Providing employees with an environment and management structure that enables career growth and satisfaction.

General Responsibilities

  • Develop and Implement Electronic Parts Programs, Requirements and Plans for JPL Spacecraft and Instruments
  • Provide Electronic Parts Selection, Evaluation, Test, Risk assessment and mitigation. Characterization and Application Support to JPL Projects
  • Operate and Maintain the following:
    • Radiation Effects Laboratory
    • Reliability & Failure Analysis Laboratory
    • Electronic Parts Flight Stores
  • Provide for the Acquisition, Test, Inventory and Records for Flight Electronic Parts
  • Perform Electronic Parts Reliability and Radiation Effects Testing, Analysis and Research in Support of the NASA Electronic Parts and Packaging (NEPP) Program
  • Provide Failure Investigation, Analyses and Recommendations for Corrective Action
  • Implement JPL’s Government-Industry Data Exchange (GIDEP) and NASA Alert programs.
  • Support NASA Public Outreach with participation in conferences and seminars by presenting technical papers.
  • Develop Industry and Government Partnerships and Collaboration Agreements to Benefit JPL Applications and Activities

Process

Once the Project establishes their parts need and provides the Bill of Materials (BOM) to the Project Parts Engineer, the PPE uses the Part Acquisition and Review System (PARS) to manage the parts program.

The Parts Specialist and Radiation Effects Specialist review the parts against the Project’s Parts Program Requirement to ensure each part is valid and will meet the requirements of the project. The Specialist may provide alternates or recommendations for parts that do not meet the PPR. In cases where parts do not meet, the recommendation could be to perform additional upscreening or analysis investigation, which can be performed at the Analysis & Test Laboratory.

After the part reviews are completed, the Parts Representative begins the quoting and ordering process along with the Order Desk Representative to fulfill the parts requirements. Parts are received and maintained in inventory by Flight Stores. The Project Parts Engineer provides project support throughout this process and reports status of all elements of the electronic parts program.

Contact Us

General inquiries can be directed to the CEAO Manager Mohammad Mojarradi at Mohammad.M.Mojarradi@jpl.nasa.gov or (818) 354-0997.