Principal Radiation Effects Engineer

3 weeks ago

Seattle, Washington, United States Blue Origin Full time

At Blue Origin, we are working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. This role is part of Enterprise Program Management (EPM), where we provide technical standards, tools, processes, training, and subject matter expertise for product engineering and manufacturing. EPM allows all Blue Origin business units to benefit from commonly used capabilities, hardware, and software and assists business units in identifying, selecting, and training engineers from both inside and outside the organization. As part of a hardworking team of diverse specialists, technicians, and engineers, 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 Origin's systems. You will actively engage program leadership and engineers to drive intelligent system design, part selection, subcontracts, and analyses.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Serve as a Subject Matter Expert, mentor, and technical reference regarding electronics part performance and the space radiation environment
  • Further the team's knowledge of space radiation models, semiconductor device physics, and commercial and rad-hard electronics performance
  • Thoroughly understand our missions' electronics platforms
  • Define mission radiation environments based on orbit or trajectory
  • Define mission radiation effects requirements for system design and operation, part selection, and circuit design
  • Write and interpret radiation control plans and requirements documents
  • Simulate and verify digital, analog, and mixed-signal circuit performance with considerations for radiation effects
  • Recommend and simulate mitigation techniques for radiation-tolerant circuits
  • Analyze impacts of space radiation as they relate to on-orbit upset rates, testing requirements, radiation transport, and failure analysis
  • Generate thorough part-level, circuit-level, and system-level radiation effects analysis documentation
  • Generate technical memos that drive company decisions based on deep knowledge of radiation effects
  • Develop company initiatives and roadmaps regarding radiation effects testing and research
  • Plan and guide execution of radiation effects testing (TID, DDD, SEE)
  • Align team's radiation test and analysis efforts with program cost and schedule constraints
  • Interface with various disciplines, customers, industry experts, and publications to maintain expertise in upcoming technologies and new radiation effects concerns.
Minimum Qualifications:
  • B.S in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Nuclear Science, or related field with 10+ years of proven direct experience in design, analysis, and/or testing for radiation effects on electronics and materials.
  • Strong familiarity with basic and complex discrete and integrated circuits (transistors, logic, memories, microcontrollers, FPGAs, etc.)
  • Excellent demonstrated understanding of the effects of radiation on electronics.
  • Demonstrated experience with the use of commercial or automotive parts in a radiation environment.
  • Experience with electrical circuit analysis and implementation of radiation effects mitigations.
  • Experience with standard radiation environment modeling tools (ex: IRENE, OMERE, SIRE2, SPENVIS, OLTARIS, CREME96, SAPPHIRE, ESP/PSYCHIC).
  • Experience in leading technical projects from inception to completion.
  • Experience producing detailed program-deliverable documentation (control plans, test plans/reports, design reviews, system-level analyses, etc.).
  • Experience with radiation transport tools (ex: MCNP, NOVICE, FASTRAD, GEANT4).
  • Demonstrated understanding and application of fundamental statistical methods.
  • Familiarity with laboratory equipment for radiation effects test (power supplies, data acquisition systems, electronic loads, SMUs, etc.).
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Experience presenting radiation requirements, results, and plans at program design reviews.
  • Ability to work without oversight regarding all aspects of radiation effects on electronics.
  • Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships across teams, and contribute to our inclusive culture.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
  • Domestic travel required. Foreign travel possible.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Graduate degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) in related engineering or technical field with 12+ years of direct experience in radiation design, analysis, and testing of avionics hardware for operation in radiation environments.
  • Proficiency with the following programming languages, platforms, and protocols: Python, C, SVN, Gitlab, SQL, I2C, SPI.
  • Familiarity with the rad-tolerant and rad-hard offerings of space electronics providers.
  • Basic electronics lab skills include soldering, harnessing; use of oscilloscopes, multimeters, and logic analyzers.
  • Familiarity with radiation assessments and mitigation for human space crews.
  • Familiarity with radiation effects on spacecraft materials.
Compensation Range: $174,585.00-$244,419.00

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