Radiation Effects Engineer (Level IV) jobs in United States
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Lockheed Martin · 1 month ago

Radiation Effects Engineer (Level IV)

Lockheed Martin is a leader in space technology and innovation, and they are seeking an experienced Radiation Effects Engineer to join their Specialty Engineering team. The role involves applying electrical and physics theories to ensure military space vehicle designs meet performance requirements in radiation environments, conducting technical planning and analysis, and mentoring junior engineers.

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Responsibilities

Applying electrical, electronics and physics theories to execute various tasks related to Survivability engineering field
Ensuring that military space vehicle and missile designs, from the component level to the system level, will meet performance requirements during and after exposure to specified environments; these environments include natural space radiation
Conducting technical planning, specification requirements derivation, modeling and analysis, design, test planning and execution, documentation, requirements verification/validation to support overall system needs and act as technical consultant for management and customers
Working independently and interfacing with contacts outside of the immediate team, including customers
Mentoring and leading peers and junior engineers across the Enterprise Survivability Engineering group

Qualification

Natural Space RadiationModeling Software ToolsElectrical Engineering SimulationRadiation TestingCircuit SimulationAdvanced DegreeMulti-taskingMicrosoft OfficeSharePointMentoring

Required

Advanced experience in Natural Space, Nuclear/Manmade Radiation Environments, or design hardness
Experience in software tools required for modeling natural and man-made radiation environments; eg. Novice, MCNP, Spenvis
Interim Secret clearance required prior to start; US Citizenship required
Willingness and eligibility to obtain/maintain Secret clearance

Preferred

Experience using electrical engineering simulation tools and software tools for performing electrical engineering and mathematical analyses (e.g., MATLAB, SPICE, PSPICE, etc.)
Experience in circuit simulation and modeling for design, worst case analysis, nuclear survivability, electrical overstress, and failure analysis of electronic circuits
Experience with electronic, electrical, electromechanical and electro-optical (EEEE) components
Experience with radiation testing (e.g. TID, SEE, nDD, prompt dose rate, etc) and test facilities ( e.g. TAMU, Brookhaven, West Coast Facility, etc)
Experience with Piece-part radiation testing and radiation effects on piece-parts performance and reliability
Ability to lead multi-functional teams and lead multiple teams to communicate and coordinate work as one team with common goals
Organized and able to effectively multi-task to accomplish this fast paced job
Computer skills including Microsoft Office and SharePoint
Advanced Degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Nuclear Engineering, or related engineering discipline (or equivalent) with approximately 5+ years or more of professional experience
Active or Current TOP SECRET security clearance preferred

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Short-Term Disability
Long-Term Disability
401(k) match
Flexible Spending Accounts
EAP
Education Assistance
Parental Leave
Paid time off
Holidays

Company

Lockheed Martin

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Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that specializes in advanced technology systems, products, and services. It is a sub-organization of Lockheed Martin.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$6.06B
Key Investors
Air Force Research Laboratory
2025-12-05Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2025-08-28Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2023-11-13Grant· $33.7M

Leadership Team

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Jim Taiclet
Chairman, President & CEO
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Craig Martell
Chief Technology Officer
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