Spacecraft Electrical Engineer - Radiation Effects

Firefly Aerospace • Cedar Park, TX

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About The Position

A Firefly Radiation Engineer characterizes, simulates, and mitigates radiation environmental effects experienced by spacecraft. The role is involved in all phases of spacecraft and hardware development, including defining radiation environments and conducting multidisciplinary test campaigns to qualify commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) parts for spaceflight.

The position works with hardware design teams on parts selection and derating, organizes radiation-effects testing, uses test results to calculate mission probability of success, and collaborates with stakeholders to manage programmatic risk.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field; alternatively, an additional four years of direct experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• At least three years of experience designing, analyzing, and/or testing radiation effects on electronics and materials.
• Knowledge of fundamental statistical methods and probability calculations.
• Familiarity with discrete and integrated circuits, including transistors, logic, memory, microcontrollers, and FPGAs.
• Experience with industry-standard radiation-effects analyses and testing, including environment definition, SEECA, TID, and DDD.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and design basic PCBs for testing purposes.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Altium Designer.
• Experience with Atlassian tools such as Jira and Confluence, and Agile methodology.
• Experience with radiation simulation tools such as FASTRAD and SPENVIS.

Responsibilities

• Define radiation environments for missions.
• Work with hardware design teams on parts selection and derating.
• Organize and run Proton, Heavy Ion, and TID test campaigns.
• Calculate mission probability of success based on test results.
• Work with stakeholders to manage programmatic risk.

Benefits

• Health insurance, including generous plans with low plan deductibles.
• Dental insurance, including generous plans with low plan deductibles.
• Vision insurance, including generous plans with low plan deductibles.
• Parental leave.
• Relocation benefits.
• Educational reimbursement.
• Short-term disability.
• Flexible PTO options.

What This Job Offers

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