Space Radiation Research Engineer (NASA HHPC)

Leidos•Houston, TX

1d•$69,550 - $125,725•Onsite

About The Position

The Space Radiation Section at Leidos currently has an opening for a Research Engineer to work at our Houston, Texas location. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience helping the NASA Human Health and Performance Contract (HHPC2). The successful candidate will support the NASA Space Radiation Analysis Group in the development and implementation of radiation sensors for manned space flight. The position requires expertise in technologies used for radiation measurements. In this role, you will provide radiation instrument research and development support for the Space Radiation Task Order on the Human Health and Performance Contract. You will support the Space Radiation Analysis Group efforts for the NASA Space Medicine Division. The research engineer is expected to provide support for the space radiation group’s development and implementation of radiation sensors for manned space flight. The position requires expertise in technologies used for radiation measurements.

Requirements

BS/MS in electrical, nuclear, or electrical engineering, radiation detection, medical or space physics, or a related field and at least 2 years' experience
Experience working with radiation detection systems (semiconductor detectors, scintillators, etc.)
Experience working in analog and digital signal processing, including op amp circuit design and pulse analysis techniques (pulse height analysis, noise analysis, discriminator/comparator design, pulse shape discrimination, etc.)
Experience with scientific programming and data analysis, especially Python and/or ROOT
Ability to troubleshoot detector, electronics, software, and test-system issues.
Excellent interpersonal, customer service, and communication skills (Oral and Written)
Experience working in an electronics lab setting. Including familiarity with ESD safe practices, familiarity with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, DC power supplies, etc.).

Nice To Haves

Ph.D. in electrical, nuclear, or electrical engineering, radiation detection, medical or space physics or related field
Familiarity with Timepix, Medipix or other hybrid pixel detector systems
Experience with NASA/JSC hardware development, processing, testing, or flight hardware practices
Experience handling radioactive sources
Experience with accelerator or beamline testing
Experience with radiation transport or detector response modeling
Knowledge of NASA Standard 3001 as applicable radiation requirements
Demonstrated ability to grow into technical ownership or project leadership

Responsibilities

Support development, testing, calibration, and troubleshooting of radiation detector systems for human spaceflight
Work with semiconductor detectors, scintillators, hybrid pixel detectors, or related radiation sensor technologies
Develop test plans, procedures, test setups, verification approaches, and data analysis methods
Perform functional, development, certification, acceptance, calibration, and interface testing
Use laboratory equipment including oscilloscopes, high-voltage supplies, power supplies, pulse generators, and data acquisition systems
Analyze detector and electronics data using Python, ROOT, MATLAB, Excel, or related tools
Assume ownership of all science considerations for key elements of hardware
Use project requirement and verification documents to develop test plans, test strategies/planning, test set-ups and procedures
Complete functional, development, certification, acceptance, and interface testing
Correlate test results and complete data analysis as required in a report format
Determine how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes and incorporate the results into system specifications
Interface with purchasing, quality, logistics, other HHPC2 stakeholders, and NASA stakeholders
Develop test procedures and perform troubleshooting on both ground and flight systems
Working with scientific equipment (oscilloscopes, high voltage supplies, powers supplies) in a lab setting
Maintaining good laboratory work practices (ESD & FOD mitigation, etc.)
Process hardware at Johnson Space Center
Perform other duties and assignments as required
Support the fabrication, assembly and test of the sub-systems/systems
Support reviews of science and design requirements and proposed verification methods