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Pushing the boundaries
You've heard of our work, probably in the context of remarkable accomplishments. It was a camera on Voyager 1—built at JPL—that captured the pale blue dot of Earth from 3.7 billion miles away. It was JPL who built and landed several rovers on Mars to search for signs of ancient life. JPL helped build and manages one of the four cameras aboard the James Webb Telescope.
Almost a century later, JPL scientists, engineers, technologists and more continue to redefine what’s possible, and open doors so you and those who follow will do the same. Join us for exciting work in these areas:
Life Detection, Astrobiology
Astrophysics
Autonomous Systems, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
SmallSats
Additive Manufacturing, Fabrication
In-Space Robotic Assembly
Constellations, Swarm Systems
In-situ Science
High-Performance Space Computing
Advanced Detectors
Quantum Sensing and Communications
Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality
Big Data, Data Analytics
Computer and Software Engineering
New Research and Technology Development
Cleared Work
IT & Cybersecurity
Finance, Scheduling, Acquisitions
Communications
Business Operations and Human Resources
Global responsibility
Closer to home, JPL spacecraft, science instruments, and airborne missions help humanity study and track climate change, manage natural resources, and respond to disasters. JPL also applies its capabilities to national security in areas aligned with its work for NASA, and develops technologies for uses on Earth in fields from public safety to medicine, capitalizing on NASA's investment in space technology.
JPL employees have a strong sense of purpose. We believe in looking after one another and our planet, if we are ever to explore the stars.
We do like to refer to ourselves the center of the universe because we built and manage the Deep Space Network (DSN), which sends and receives data from nearly all spacecraft traveling beyond the Moon.
You've heard of our work, probably in the context of remarkable accomplishments. It was a camera on Voyager 1—built at JPL—that captured the pale blue dot of Earth from 3.7 billion miles away. It was JPL who built and landed several rovers on Mars to search for signs of ancient life. JPL helped build and manages one of the four cameras aboard the James Webb Telescope.
Almost a century later, JPL scientists, engineers, technologists and more continue to redefine what’s possible, and open doors so you and those who follow will do the same. Join us for exciting work in these areas:
Life Detection, Astrobiology
Astrophysics
Autonomous Systems, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
SmallSats
Additive Manufacturing, Fabrication
In-Space Robotic Assembly
Constellations, Swarm Systems
In-situ Science
High-Performance Space Computing
Advanced Detectors
Quantum Sensing and Communications
Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality
Big Data, Data Analytics
Computer and Software Engineering
New Research and Technology Development
Cleared Work
IT & Cybersecurity
Finance, Scheduling, Acquisitions
Communications
Business Operations and Human Resources
Global responsibility
Closer to home, JPL spacecraft, science instruments, and airborne missions help humanity study and track climate change, manage natural resources, and respond to disasters. JPL also applies its capabilities to national security in areas aligned with its work for NASA, and develops technologies for uses on Earth in fields from public safety to medicine, capitalizing on NASA's investment in space technology.
JPL employees have a strong sense of purpose. We believe in looking after one another and our planet, if we are ever to explore the stars.
We do like to refer to ourselves the center of the universe because we built and manage the Deep Space Network (DSN), which sends and receives data from nearly all spacecraft traveling beyond the Moon.
A leader in research and development
JPL is NASA's Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) operated by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). From our groundbreaking space exploration work to our mind-blowing scientific pursuits, research, technology and engineering, come to JPL if you want to change the course of human history, and etch a legacy in the stars.
JPL is NASA's Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) operated by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). From our groundbreaking space exploration work to our mind-blowing scientific pursuits, research, technology and engineering, come to JPL if you want to change the course of human history, and etch a legacy in the stars.
