Radiation Effects Engineer

BLUE ORIGIN•Los Angeles, WA

3d•$74,537 - $113,838•Onsite

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
Noteworthy experience in the following: application of fundamental statistical methods
Noteworthy experience in the following: 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
Familiarity with the following: basic and complex discrete and integrated circuits (transistors, logic, memories, microcontrollers, FPGAs, etc.)
Familiarity with the following: industry-standard radiation effects analyses (environment definition, SEECA, TID analysis, DDD analysis, etc.)
Familiarity with the following: 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.

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
Experience in the following: producing detailed program-deliverable documentation (control plans, test plans/reports, design reviews, system-level analyses, etc.)
Experience in the following: performing or overseeing electrical circuit analysis and implementation of radiation effects mitigations
Experience in the following: standard radiation environment modeling tools (ex: IRENE, OMERE, SIRE2, SPENVIS, OLTARIS, CREME96, SAPPHIRE, ESP/PSYCHIC)
Experience in the following: radiation transport and other analysis tools (ex: MCNP, NOVICE, FASTRAD, GEANT4, OLTARIS)
Familiarity with the following: radiation assessments and mitigation for human space crews
Familiarity with the following: radiation effects on spacecraft materials
Familiarity with the following: laboratory equipment for radiation effects test (power supplies, data acquisition systems, electronic loads, SMUs, etc.)
Familiarity with the following: 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