Radiation Effects Engineer

2 months ago

Huntsville, United States Draper Full time
Overview:

Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 2,000+ employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering, lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation. For more information about Draper, visit www.draper.com.

Job Description Summary:
The Contested Environments System Analysis group is seeking a Radiation Effects Engineer to support hostile and natural space radiation analysis in support of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). He or she will be integrated in the MDA Survivability Knowledge Center (SvKC).

The Radiation Effects Engineer will serve as an interface between Draper and the MDA, and so must have experience managing customer interactions. Candidates are also expected to have experience with radiation environment definition, effects of radiation on electronic systems, and probability of survival analysis.

The candidate will be expected to work effectively across multiple teams including engineers from various organizations and disciplines. An understanding of the Systems Engineering process, electrical design, and missile / interceptor analysis is required for this position.

The candidate must be on-site at least 50% of the time at the Missile Defense Agency, Huntsville, AL, and will be based out of Draper's Huntsville, AL Campus.

Job Description:

Duties/Responsibilities
•Support engineering decisions based on radiation effects on overall system performance.
•Design harden and verify the performance of systems across multiple radiation effects, including dose rate, total ionizing dose (TID), neutron displacement damage (NDD), and single event effects (SEE).
•Support interdisciplinary teams to ensure that radiation hardening is maintained across the product lifecycle.
•Help define and execute the approach for a particular problem and independently execute assignments.
•Contribute high quality content for technical reports and presentations with minimal guidance
•Proactively identify needs and concerns associated with design decisions and communicate them to project leadership
•Contribute to the updates of best practices and QMS processes to reflect the most up to date tools and procedures.
•Performs other related duties as needed

Skills/Abilities
•Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively and openly with multi-disciplinary program team members. program leadership, and non-technical personnel.
•Excellent analytical skills to support modeling and analysis tasks.
•Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, especially with regard to planning critical test and analysis activities.
•Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
•Team player able to work in a fast-paced environment with the ability to balance multiple competing tasks and demands.
•Solid understanding of radiation interactions with materials and devices.

Education
Requires a Bachelor's in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or other relevant field. A Master's degree, or PhD is preferred.

Experience
3-5 years Radiation Engineering or related experience.

Additional Job Description:

Preferred skills:
  • Familiarity with radiation transport tools such as MCNP
  • Familiarity with environment definition tools such as ASSIST, FAB4DA, and SPIET-D
  • Conduct Probability of Success (Ps) analysis for parts including use of Weibull curves for SEE


Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.

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Job Location - City:
Huntsville

Job Location - State:
Alabama

Job Location - Postal Code:
35806

Our work is very important to us, but so is our life outside of work. Draper supports many programs to improve work-life balance including workplace flexibility, employee clubs ranging from photography to yoga, health and finance workshops, off site social events and discounts to local museums and cultural activities. If this specific job opportunity and the chance to work at a nationally renowned R&D innovation company appeals to you, apply now www.draper.com/careers.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Draper is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. We understand the value of diversity and its impact on a high-performance culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Draper is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, please contact hr@draper.com.

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