Sr. Radiation Effects Engineer

2 hours, 59 minutes ago
Full-time
Senior
Software Development
SpaceX

SpaceX

SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft with the aim of revolutionizing space technology and enabling human life on other planets.

Aerospace & Defense
10K-50K
Founded 2002

Description

  • Support cross-discipline design and system engineers with radiation test results, analysis, requirements flowdown, modeling, and mitigation recommendations.
  • Develop component databases and applications for accessing and sharing radiation test data across programs.
  • Coordinate with supply chain, component reliability, and radiation engineering teams to make test data available to design engineers.
  • Review PCN changes to maintain radiation qualification status.
  • Develop testing and reporting standards for component and flight PCBA radiation tests.
  • Work with supply chain and component reliability teams to refine preferred components across programs.
  • Collaborate with circuit design, electronics manufacturing, and software teams to analyze and improve test coverage.
  • Make recommendations for design improvements, process improvements, and data collection.
  • Establish requirements for component procurement specifications.
  • Ensure compliance with radiation safety and other radiation regulatory requirements.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
  • 5+ years of professional experience in the radiation effects field.
  • Experience with full stack web development, including Python, SQL, JavaScript, and HTML.
  • Experience with single event effects risk calculations.
  • Previous work in radiation effects modeling, testing, and/or analysis.
  • Experience writing scripts to control test hardware.
  • Proficiency with hardware blueprints, schematics, and circuit functions based on designs.
  • Previous component engineering and/or component reliability experience.
  • Strong mathematics and statistics knowledge base.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Proficiency with avionics hardware, including integrated circuits, PCBA boards, sensors/transducers, functional troubleshooting, and defect detection.
  • Radiation dose safety training.
  • Ability to work extended hours and weekends as needed to support critical project and mission milestones.
  • Must meet ITAR export control requirements as a U.S. citizen/national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or otherwise be eligible for required U.S. Department of State authorization.

Benefits

  • Base salary range of $140,000 to $205,000 per year.
  • Potential eligibility for long-term incentives, including company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards.
  • Potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to buy additional stock through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
  • 401(k) retirement plan.
  • Short- and long-term disability insurance and life insurance.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • Approximately 3 weeks of paid vacation and 10 or more paid holidays per year.
  • Paid sick leave in accordance with company policy and applicable law.

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