Radiation Effects Engineer

Draper•Huntsville, AL

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Contested Environments System Analysis group is seeking a Radiation Effects Engineer to support hostile and natural space radiation analysis in support of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). He or she will be integrated in the MDA Survivability Knowledge Center (SvKC). The Radiation Effects Engineer will serve as an interface between Draper and the MDA, and so must have experience managing customer interactions. Candidates are also expected to have experience with radiation environment definition, effects of radiation on electronic systems, and probability of survival analysis. The candidate will be expected to work effectively across multiple teams including engineers from various organizations and disciplines. An understanding of the Systems Engineering process, electrical design, and missile / interceptor analysis is required for this position. The candidate must be on-site at least 50% of the time at the Missile Defense Agency, Huntsville, AL, and will be based out of Draper’s Huntsville, AL Campus.

Requirements

Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively and openly with multi-disciplinary program team members. program leadership, and non-technical personnel.
Excellent analytical skills to support modeling and analysis tasks.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, especially regarding planning critical test and analysis activities.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Team player able to work in a fast-paced environment with the ability to balance multiple competing tasks and demands.
Solid understanding of radiation interactions with materials and devices.
Bachelor's in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or other relevant field.
3-5 years Radiation Engineering or related experience.
Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with radiation transport tools such as MCNP
Familiarity with environment definition tools such as ASSIST, FAB4DA, and SPIET-D
Conduct Probability of Success (Ps) analysis for parts including use of Weibull curves for SEE
A Master's degree, or PhD is preferred.

Responsibilities

Support engineering decisions based on radiation effects on overall system performance.
Design harden and verify the performance of systems across multiple radiation effects, including dose rate, total ionizing dose (TID), neutron displacement damage (NDD), and single event effects (SEE).
Support interdisciplinary teams to ensure that radiation hardening is maintained across the product lifecycle.
Help define and execute the approach for a particular problem and independently execute assignments.
Contribute high quality content for technical reports and presentations with minimal guidance
Proactively identify needs and concerns associated with design decisions and communicate them to project leadership
Contribute to the updates of best practices and QMS processes to reflect the most up to date tools and procedures.
Performs other related duties as needed