Senior Radiation Effects Engineer

The role

The Senior Radiation Effects Engineer will manage the spacecraft radiation hardness assurance plan and perform component and system level radiation tests. This role supports hardware design activities from the idea stage to flight through analysis and test.

What you will do

• Responsible for the overall spacecraft radiation hardness assurance plan
• Planning and carrying out component and system level radiation tests
• Support multi-functional teams with recommendations for radiation mitigation through design and/or test
• Defining test setups and standards for TID/SEE screening
• Generate and release technical drawings, specifications, test procedures, and reports

Required qualifications

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a STEM field with relevant radiation effects work experience
• A minimum of 5 years experience in radiation effects
• 3+ years experience with space environment modeling software (i.e. SPENVIS, OMERE, FASTRAD)
• Experience working with commercial radiation test facilities to define test flows/setup
• Proficiency with various radiation hardness strategies by design (i.e. EDAC, watchdog, shielding)
• Proficiency with reliability/risk analysis associated with radiation specific failure modes
• Experience with test hardware (oscilloscopes, power supplies, spectrum analyzers, etc.)
• Proven track record of working with electrical hardware systems through the entire product life cycle
• Self-motivated with strong organizational, written, and oral communication skills

Nice to have

• PhD degree in Electrical Engineering or a STEM field with relevant radiation effects work experience
• Professional experience with PCB design software packages such as Altium, Cadence, or KiCad
• Experience with radiation susceptibilities unique to RF systems
• Familiarity with radiation test standards (i.e. MIL-STD-750/883)
• Familiarity with parts derating standards such EEE-INST-002 and ECSS-Q-ST-30-11C
• Knowledge of automation/scripting software such as Python and MATLAB
• Ability and willingness to attain a Top Secret Clearance

Before you apply

• Offers will be contingent on the candidate's ability to access export-controlled information under U.S. law

About the company

Logos Space is a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite system designed to provide resilient, high-performance satellite-based connectivity services to enterprise and government customers worldwide. The company is led by a team of highly experienced engineers with proven track records in the networking and satellite industries.