Senior Radiation Effects Engineer

CesiumAstro•Westminster, CO

2d•$133,000 - $161,000

About The Position

CesiumAstro is seeking a Senior Radiation Effects Engineer to own key aspects of the company’s radiation hardness assurance program. The role supports products for high-volume LEO applications and higher orbits, with technical work spanning radiation-environment analysis, testing, risk management, and product road-mapping. The engineer will present design-review materials to customers and the executive team and contribute to proposals. The position calls for extensive industry experience using modern devices in space applications, strong communication skills, and comfort working in a startup environment.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science or higher in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a similar degree from an accredited university.
At least 5 years of space product experience.
Direct experience performing many or all of the listed responsibilities.
Direct experience working with automotive and high-volume commercial-grade parts in radiation environments.
Good understanding of radiation physics relevant to electronic components.
Excellent written and spoken communication ability.
U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, conditional residency, asylee or refugee status, or eligibility to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations, in accordance with U.S. Government Space Technology Export Regulations.

Nice To Haves

Experience with ray-tracing tools such as FASTRAD.
Experience with radiation susceptibility of RF components, including III-V transistors such as GaAs and GaN.
Specialization in single-event effects (SEE) analysis and testing of complex digital devices such as FPGAs, processors, and RAM and NVM memories.
Working knowledge of electronic circuit theory.
Basic programming and scripting skills, such as Python.
Experience managing databases of component test data.

Responsibilities

Own key aspects of the company’s Radiation Hardness Assurance Plan for LEO orbits and beyond.
Simulate radiation environments for various orbits using tools such as OMERE.
Plan and conduct proton, heavy ion, and total dose radiation tests on components and CesiumAstro products.
Predict upset rates by combining environmental simulations with test data.
Advise hardware engineers on part selection.
Advise software and firmware engineers on radiation-tolerance practices such as EDAC and watchdog timers.
Perform system-level analysis of radiation risk.
Participate in hardware, software, and firmware design reviews to ensure radiation reliability.
Interpret requirements from potential customers to shape the product-level radiation roadmap.
Keep up with current industry practices, standards, and requirements.
Help grow the radiation effects team through interviews, training, and mentorship.
Advise Business Development on radiation effects for bids and proposals.
Present engineering design-review materials to customers and the executive team.
Participate in proposal-writing efforts.