Radiation Effects Associate Engineer (Winter 2027) Verified today
Radiation Effects Associate Engineer (Winter 2027)
This is a 12-week salaried associate role for graduates with a bachelor's degree. You will support the modeling, analysis, and rigorous electrical testing of actual spacecraft hardware in the space radiation environment. You will characterize electrical component degradation and execute hardware testing at various laboratories across the US.
What you will do
- Evaluate and electrically test fault-tolerant electrical systems operating in a radiation environment
- Create electrical test plans, develop test fixtures, and document test activities and results
- Support radiation testing campaigns to up-screen components for TID and SEE, focusing on electrical parametric characterization before, during, and after exposure
- Work across teams to inform decisions regarding radiation considerations
- Support test development and early-stage activities including breadboarding electrical circuits, automated test setup verification, and basic cable harness fabrication
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related engineering field by start date
- Passion for hardware development in fast-paced environments with hands-on electrical testing and troubleshooting
- Strong proficiency with electronics lab equipment: oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, source meter units
- Experience with Altium Designer or other PCB design software for schematic capture and board layout
- Demonstrated ability to personally design, build, and rigorously test electrical hardware from scratch
- US Citizenship or Green Card
Bonus skills
- Familiarity with space radiation environment and effects on semiconductor devices
- Experience with SPICE-based simulators (LTSpice, PSPICE, ADS)
- Soldering, rework, and specialized test harness building
- Understanding of electronics components (integrated circuits, PCBAs, sensors) and performance benchmarking
- Experience with radiation transport software (FastRAD, Novice, MCNPX)
Compensation
Base salary: $1,925 per week
To comply with US Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a US citizen, lawful permanent resident, or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).