Radiation Effects Engineer II
About The Position
This role is part of Advanced Concepts and Enterprise Engineering (ACE), supporting Blue Origin’s mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. The team fosters innovation and drives engineering workflows of the future, shared solutions and standards, simplicity and lower costs, and manufacturable design. As part of a small, passionate and accomplished team of experts in the Systems and Avionics Center of Excellence, you will provide experienced technical leadership to Blue Origin program personnel and the established Radiation Effects team. From mission inception to operation, you will ensure success of Blue Origin’s systems. You will actively engage program leadership and engineers to drive intelligent system design, part selection, subcontracts, and analyses.
Requirements
- B.S. (or higher) in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Nuclear Science, or related field
- Noteworthy experience in the following: design, analysis, and/or testing for radiation effects on electronics and materials
- application of fundamental statistical methods
- presenting radiation requirements, results, and plans to peers and customers to meet program/customer needs
- 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
Nice To Haves
- 2+ years of experience in similar role or background
- 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.)
- 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)
- 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
Responsibilities
- 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-, program-, and company-wide knowledgebase for radiation effects on avionics and materials
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
- Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
- Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
