Radiation Effects Engineer

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At Blue Origin we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. Were working to develop reusable safe and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety collaboration and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

As part of a small passionate and accomplished team of experts in the Systems and Avionics Center of Excellence you will provide experienced technical leadership to Blue Origin program personnel and the established Radiation Effects team. From mission inception to operation you will ensure success of Blue Origins systems. You will actively engage program leadership and engineers to drive intelligent system design part selection subcontracts and analyses.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze impacts of space radiation on avionics and materials (SEE rates testing requirements and failure analysis)
• Incorporate radiation effects test data and analysis results into avionics designs
• Generate thorough part-level circuit-level and system-level radiation effects analysis documentation
• Contribute to group- program- and company-wide knowledgebase for radiation effects on avionics and materials

Qualifications:

• B.S. (or higher) in Electrical Engineering Physics Computer Science Nuclear Science or related field
• Noteworthy experience in the following:
  • design analysis and/or testing for radiation effects on electronics and materials
  • application of fundamental statistical methods
  • presenting radiation requirements results and plans to peers and customers to meet program/customer needs
• Familiarity with the following:
  • the effects of ionizing/non-ionizing radiation on electronics
  • basic and complex discrete and integrated circuits (transistors logic memories microcontrollers FPGAs etc.)
  • industry-standard radiation effects analyses (environment definition SEECA TID analysis DDD analysis etc.)
  • radiation effects testing (SEE TID DDD)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work with minimal oversight regarding radiation effects on electronics
• Domestic travel required. Foreign travel possible.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2 years of experience in similar role or background
• Experience in the following:
  • the use of commercial or automotive parts in a radiation environment
  • producing detailed program-deliverable documentation (control plans test plans/reports design reviews system-level analyses etc.)
  • performing or overseeing electrical circuit analysis and implementation of radiation effects mitigations
  • standard radiation environment modeling tools (ex: IRENE OMERE SIRE2 SPENVIS OLTARIS CREME96 SAPPHIRE ESP/PSYCHIC)
  • radiation transport and other analysis tools (ex: MCNP NOVICE FASTRAD GEANT4 OLTARIS)
• Familiarity with the following:
  • radiation assessments and mitigation for human space crews
  • radiation effects on spacecraft materials
  • laboratory equipment for radiation effects test (power supplies data acquisition systems electronic loads SMUs etc.)
  • rad-tolerant and rad-hard offerings of space electronics providers
• Proficiency with the following programming languages platforms and protocols: Python C Gitlab SQL I2C SPI
• Basic electronics lab skills include soldering; use of oscilloscopes multimeters and logic analyzers

Base Pay Range for:

Other site ranges may differ

Culture Statement

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Benefits

• Benefits include: Medical dental vision basic and supplemental life insurance paid parental leave short and long-term disability 401(k) with a company match of up to 5% and an Education Support Program.
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
• Dependent on role type and job level employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the companys intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the companys results or other factors at the companys sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.

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