Electrical Engineer, Radiation Effects

United States Digital Space LLC; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

401(k) retirement plan

Medical, vision, dental coverage

3 weeks paid vacation and 10+ holidays

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC seeks an Electrical Engineer, Radiation Effects, to ensure avionics hardware reliability across our Mars-starship mission assets. You will interface with design, manufacturing, integration and mission operations to analyze and mitigate radiation effects on components and PCBA boards.

The role requires a Bachelor's in engineering and 1+ years in radiation effects, plus experience with radiation testing, modeling, scripting and avionics hardware.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical, materials, physics, or other engineering discipline.
• 1+ years of professional experience in the radiation effects field.
• Experience with radiation testing and data analysis.
• Experience scripting to control test hardware.
• Proficiency with avionics hardware including PCBA, ICs, sensors, and fault diagnosis.
• Radiation dose safety training is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support cross-discipline team with radiation test results and analysis.
• Develop component databases and applications for radiation data.
• Coordinate with supply chain and reliability teams for test data.
• Review PCN changes to maintain radiation qualification status.
• Develop testing standards for component and flight PCBA radiation tests.
• Refine preferred components across programs.
• Analyze test coverage with circuit design and manufacturing teams.
• Make recommendations for design and data collection.

Skills

Full stack web development

Single event effects calculations

Radiation effects modeling/testing/分析

Scripting for test hardware

Mathematics and statistics

Excellent written and verbal comms

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field

Tools

Python

SQL

JavaScript

HTML

Job description

ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, RADIATION EFFECTS

the company was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today the company is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal ofenabling human life on Mars.

As a member of our fast-paced Radiation Effects team, you will be responsible for ensuring avionics hardware performance across our fleet of vehicles (Dragon, Falcon, Starship, Lunar Human Landing System, etc.) through some of the harshest and varied radiation environments imaginable. In order to ensure maximum reliability in an ionizing radiation environment, the Radiation team at the company performs exhaustive analysis, design, and test at the component, board, unit, and subsystem levels with extensive opportunity to interact with a vast array of rocket and spacecraft hardware and electronics. As one of the few teams required to interface with the design, manufacturing, integration, and mission operations teams, we play a critical role in the development of our systems as we advance our efforts towards broadband satellite internet and safe, reliable, inexpensive, and innovative access to space. This work all supports our fundamental goal of expanding human space exploration capabilities and establishing a permanent human presence on the moon and Mars.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support a cross-discipline team of design and system engineers in providing radiation test and analysis results, advice on requirements flow down, modeling and analysis reports, and recommendations for mitigating radiation effects
• Develop component databases and applications for interfacing with radiation test data used across programs
• Work with supply chain, component reliability and radiation engineering to ensure test data collected during radiation test campaigns is available and accessible to design engineers
• Review PCN changes to ensure maintenance of 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
• Work with circuit design, electronics manufacturing, and software implementation to analyze and improve test coverage
• Make recommendations for design, process improvements, and data collection
• Establish requirements for component procurement specifications
• Comply with all radiation regulatory requirements for radiation safety

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical, materials, physics, or other engineering discipline
• 1+ years of professional experience in the radiation effects field (internships and project experience are applicable)

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Experience with full stack web development including python, SQL, JavaScript, html
• Experience with single event effects risk calculations
• Previous work experience in radiation effects including modeling, testing, and/or analysis
• Experience in writing scripts to control test hardware
• Proficiency with hardware blueprints/schematics and circuit functions based on designs
• Previous component engineering experience and/or component reliability experience
• Strong mathematics and statistics knowledge base
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency with avionics hardware spanning integrated circuits, PCBA boards, sensors/transducers, functional troubleshooting, and defect detection
• Radiation dose safety training

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Extended hours and weekend work may be required to support critical project and mission milestones

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

Pay Range:Level 1: $105,000.00 - $122,500.00Level 2: $120,000.00 - $150,000.00

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at the company. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Employees accrue paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy which satisfies or exceeds the accrual, carryover, and use requirements of the law.

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

the company is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with the company is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

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