Senior Radiation Effects Engineer

Cosmic Shielding Corporation • Huntsville, AL

2h

About The Position

As a member of the Radiation Effects team, the Senior Radiation Effects Engineer evaluates component selection and board designs to ensure reliable hardware performance. The role assesses radiation risks to electronic components, develops mitigation strategies, and works with electrical, mechanical, and test teams to ensure mission-level radiation tolerance. The position supports the development of systems intended to provide safe, reliable, inexpensive, and innovative access to space. It is based in Huntsville, Alabama.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer science, computer engineering, or a related science, technology, engineering, or mathematics field.
• At least 5 years of experience designing and testing electronics PCBAs in a fast-paced environment.
• Senior-level knowledge and application of radiation environments for TID, Displacement Damage, and SEE.
• Senior-level knowledge of radiation effects on microelectronics.
• Ability to read and analyze schematics.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with full-stack web development, including Python, SQL, JavaScript, and HTML.
• Experience with single-event-effects risk calculations.
• Previous work experience in radiation effects, including modeling, testing, and/or analysis.
• Experience writing scripts to control test hardware.
• Proficiency with hardware blueprints and schematics, and understanding circuit functions based on designs.
• Previous component engineering and/or component reliability experience.
• Proficiency with avionics hardware spanning integrated circuits, PCBA boards, sensors/transducers, functional troubleshooting, and defect detection.

Responsibilities

• Conduct component and circuit board radiation susceptibility and risk assessments.
• Identify radiation-induced failure modes and develop mitigation techniques.
• Derive radiation environments for specific mission profiles using Monte Carlo analytical tools.
• Evaluate customer radiation requirements for TID (Total Ionizing Dose) and SEE (Single Event Effects).
• Create design standards for electrical and mechanical engineers to maximize radiation reliability on-orbit.
• Develop qualification testing guidelines and reporting standards.
• Establish requirements for component procurement specifications.
• Comply with radiation regulatory requirements for radiation safety.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on the first day of employment.
• 15 days of PTO annually.
• 10 paid holidays annually, plus an end-of-year holiday shutdown.
• 401(k) with employer match up to 4% of salary.
• Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Employer-sponsored life insurance.
• Parental leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior