Radiation Survivability Engineer

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory•Laurel, MD

About The Position

We are seeking a creative, self-starting Radiation Survivability Engineer, motivated to contribute to innovative efforts in understanding radiation effects on systems operating in space and / or nuclear environments. As a team member you will develop interpersonal networks and cultivate collaboration across multi-disciplinary teams that may include scientists, spacecraft and payload systems engineers, design engineers and mission planners. You will join a hardworking team of engineers, analysts and scientists who work to ensure that our nation’s critical space-based systems survive in, operate through and measure accurate data in all of the environments they encounter. Our team has been a crucial part of the analysis, development and production of spacecraft systems.

Requirements

Have a M.S. in in Physics, Electrical Engineering, or related engineering or science field.
Have 5 or more years of experience related to Radiation / Survivability in Natural Space Environments (NSE), Nuclear Weapon Environments (NWE) or nuclear reactor environments including modelling and analysis techniques.
Have strong theoretical and practical knowledge of nuclear physics or related field of study.
Demonstrated proficiencies in developing and deriving requirements associated with NSE and / or NWE.
Expertise in systems level radiation / survivability including risk assessments, mitigation and test approaches inclusive of both NSE and NWE effects.
Expertise in radiation related testing of State Of The Art (SOTA) electronics and systems.
Have experience testing at external laboratories For NSE and/or NWE bu
Have desire to collaborate and mentor within the group, sector, lab and radiation / survivability community (e.g. short courses, boot camps, workshops, etc.)
Are able to obtain TS/SCI level security clearance. If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship.

Nice To Haves

Have a Ph.D. in in Physics, Electrical Engineering, or related engineering or science field.
Have the ability and willingness to interact with Government Sponsors and stakeholders.
Demonstrated expertise in system level natural space and strategic radiation effects mitigation (design and V&V).
Demonstrated proficiencies with Radiation Hardness Assurance (RHA) processes and tailoring thereof across mission classifications.
Have an active TS/SCI security clearance.
Have active CNWDI.
Demonstrated competence in codes / tools such as IRENE, FAB4DA, GSCENARIO, MCNP, GEANT, FastRad, NOVICE, THTk.
Have expertise in RHBD, RHBP and / or software based hardening techniques.

Responsibilities

Evaluation of electronic parts, materials and systems against natural and strategic radiation environments / requirements.
Development of radiation test requirements for EEE components, materials and systems.
Test planning and execution.
Generation of test plans, test reports and analyses.
Operation of radiation environment and transport codes to specify and verify radiation requirements.
Collaborate with all program team members to ensure systems will survive the expected radiation environments on assigned projects.
Run radiation transport and environment codes / models.
Develop requirements, plans, and fixturing for radiation testing of EEE devices, systems and / or materials.
Successfully complete radiation Test and Evaluation (T&E) activities. This includes execution at our in-house TID and Pulsed Laser sources as well as off-site test campaigns for neutron, x-ray, gamma, heavy ion or other relevant environments.
Implement efficient data collection and management, pre-test research, and post-test analysis to enable clear, concise reporting on the performed test campaigns.