R0173089 - Avionics Radiation Hardness Assurance Engineer (A)

Aerodyne Industries•Houston, TX

24d•Onsite

About The Position

Aerodyne Industries is seeking an Avionics Radiation Hardness Assurance Engineer to join its Engineering Division and support NASA deep-space exploration projects. The role supports projects throughout the product life cycle, working with engineering teams to interpret schematics and recommend design improvements. It leads radiation testing and analysis, tailors radiation hardness assurance requirements, derives part performance classifications, and assesses radiation-induced failure modes. The engineer evaluates electronic hardware performance and presents test results, analyses, and risk assessments to engineering and program leadership, including addressing challenges involving industrial- and automotive-grade components used in space systems. The position typically requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering and 5–10 years of related experience. Relevant degree fields include Electrical, Materials, Aerospace, or Nuclear Engineering, and Physics. The engineer must have technical knowledge of radiation effects in microelectronics and/or avionics systems and familiarity with avionics RHA processes. The position has been advertised at multiple levels, and candidates may be considered at any advertised level based on experience, requirements, and business needs. The work is generally performed in an office environment, though tasks may involve inside or outside work. Work may require sitting or standing for extended periods and lifting and carrying up to 25 pounds. Regular attendance is critical, and the employee must be able to work outside the normal schedule and adjust schedules for peak periods and surge requirements.

Requirements

Typically, a bachelor's degree in Engineering and 5–10 years of related experience.
A degree in a related radiation area, with a degree in Electrical, Materials, Aerospace, or Nuclear Engineering and/or Physics from an accredited engineering school.
Technical knowledge of radiation effects in microelectronics and/or avionics systems, potentially including basic mechanisms for single-event effects and total dose, test strategies, mitigation techniques, and analysis of circuits and systems.
Familiarity with avionics RHA processes, including defining mission and environmental factors, developing requirements, performing radiation testing, and evaluating mitigation strategies.
Ability to assess electronic parts, circuits, and systems for radiation risks, mitigation effectiveness, and performance and reliability requirements.
Ability to lead or support screening and characterization test efforts for heavy-ion, proton, and pulsed-laser SEE, TID, ELDRS, TNID, DDD, and related effects.
Ability to design, troubleshoot, and repair radiation test setups.
Ability to work outside the normal schedule and adjust schedules to meet peak periods and surge requirements.
Resumes must be submitted in month-and-year format with the application.
Proof of U.S. Citizenship or U.S. Permanent Residency may be required.
Must be able to complete a U.S. government background investigation.
License and certification may be required.

Nice To Haves

Excellent communication and organizational skills and the ability to work on multidisciplinary NASA spaceflight hardware teams.
Experience with test hardware such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analyzers, function generators, electronic load banks, power supplies, and power analyzers.
Project experience designing, building, testing, and troubleshooting embedded systems, power electronics, battery systems, and other electrical hardware.
Familiarity with systems engineering and integration (S&EI) and/or specialty engineering for NASA spaceflight or similarly complex projects.
Ability to analyze and interpret complex avionics design products, including schematics, block diagrams, component specifications, parts lists, and fault tree analyses.
Experience gaining technical insights from stakeholder meetings to generate risk assessments and models for systems or subsystems.
Proficiency with MBSE tools such as MagicDraw and Cameo, and familiarity with .graphml file formats and network modeling.
Familiarity with Poisson, Markov, and/or Gaussian statistical analysis.

Responsibilities

Support projects across the product life cycle and collaborate with engineering teams.
Interpret schematics and recommend design improvements.
Lead radiation testing and analysis, tailor RHA requirements, derive part performance classifications, and assess radiation-induced failure modes.
Evaluate electronic hardware performance and present test results, analyses, and risk assessments to engineering and program leadership.
Address technical challenges, including those involving industrial- and automotive-grade components used in space systems.
Assess electronic parts, circuits, and systems to evaluate radiation risks, mitigation effectiveness, and ability to meet performance and reliability requirements.
Lead or support screening and characterization testing for heavy-ion, proton, and pulsed-laser Single-Event Effects (SEE), Total Ionizing Dose (TID), Enhanced Low-Dose Rate Sensitivity (ELDRS), Total Non-Ionizing Dose (TNID), and Displacement Damage Dose (DDD).
Design, troubleshoot, and repair new and existing radiation test setups, potentially including cables, laboratory test equipment, printed circuit boards, software, firmware, hardware description languages, and related items.
Work collaboratively on multidisciplinary NASA spaceflight hardware teams.
Attend work regularly and adjust schedules to meet peak periods and surge requirements.