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Blue Origin · 3 days ago

Radiation Effects Engineer IV

Reston, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$134K/yr - $203K/yr

7+ years exp

Blue Origin is a company focused on developing reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems. They are seeking a Radiation Effects Engineer IV to provide technical leadership in validating space program designs and ensuring successful system performance in relation to radiation effects.

AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Contribute strongly to validation of space program designs with respect to radiation control plans, requirements, implementation, and verification; provide design engineering support for avionics and electrical systems

Lead program design personnel through simulation and verification of digital, analog, and mixed-signal circuit performance with considerations for radiation effects; recommend radiation mitigation techniques where required to meet performance requirements

Analyze impacts of space radiation on avionics and materials (SEE rates, testing requirements, and failure analysis)

Incorporate radiation effects test data and analysis results into avionics designs

Generate thorough part-level, circuit-level, and system-level radiation effects analysis documentation

Contribute to group-wide, program-wide, and company-wide knowledgebase for radiation effects on avionics and materials

Qualification

Radiation effects analysisElectrical circuit analysisRadiation environment modelingProgramming PythonProgramming CStatistical methodsRadiation effects testingProject managementCommunication skillsTeam collaborationProblem-solving

Required

B.S. (or higher) in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Nuclear Science, or related field

7+ years of experience in design, analysis, and/or testing for radiation effects on electronics and materials

Noteworthy experience in the following: performing or overseeing electrical circuit analysis and implementation of radiation effects mitigations, standard radiation environment modeling tools (ex: IRENE, OMERE, SIRE2, SPENVIS, OLTARIS, CREME96, SAPPHIRE, ESP/PSYCHIC), application of fundamental statistical methods, presenting radiation requirements, results, and plans to peers and customers to meet program/customer needs

Strong familiarity with the following: the effects of ionizing/non-ionizing radiation on electronics, basic and complex discrete and integrated circuits (transistors, logic, memories, microcontrollers, FPGAs, etc.), industry-standard radiation effects analyses (environment definition, SEECA, TID analysis, DDD analysis, etc.), radiation effects testing (SEE, TID, DDD)

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to work with minimal oversight regarding radiation effects on electronics

Domestic travel required. Foreign travel possible

Preferred

Experience in the following: the use of commercial or automotive parts in a radiation environment, producing detailed program-deliverable documentation (control plans, test plans/reports, design reviews, system-level analyses, etc.), leading technical projects from inception to completion, radiation transport and other analysis tools (ex: MCNP, NOVICE, FASTRAD, GEANT4, OLTARIS)

Familiarity with the following: radiation assessments and mitigation for human space crews, radiation effects on spacecraft materials, laboratory equipment for radiation effects test (power supplies, data acquisition systems, electronic loads, SMUs, etc.), rad-tolerant and rad-hard offerings of space electronics providers

Proficiency with the following programming languages, platforms, and protocols: Python, C, Gitlab, SQL, I2C, SPI

Basic electronics lab skills include soldering; use of oscilloscopes, multimeters, and logic analyzers

Project management skills and experience, Experience with ownership of end-to-end radiation effects analysis, schedule execution, etc., for a program or product, Experience in development, planning and execution of Integrated Master Schedules, Experience with Primavera (P6) or similar Project Management tools