Radiation Design & Test Engineer: Hardened Systems

Draper Labs; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Draper, a nonprofit R&D organization based in Cambridge, MA, seeks a Radiation Engineer 2 to assess and mitigate radiation effects on system performance. The role involves modeling, testing, and hardening of inertial systems, MEMS devices, ASICs, and related components.

Required: BS in Physics or Engineering with 3–5 years in radiation engineering; MS/PhD preferred. Applicants must be eligible for a government security clearance. Base US salary ranges from $75,000 to $156,000.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or other relevant field.
• Master’s degree or PhD preferred.
• 3–5 years Radiation Engineering or related experience.

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, TID, NDD, and 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

Verbal communication

Written communication

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Radiation interactions

Education

Bachelor’s in Physics

Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor’s in Nuclear Engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Draper, a nonprofit R&D organization based in Cambridge, MA, seeks a Radiation Engineer 2 to assess and mitigate radiation effects on system performance. The role involves modeling, testing, and hardening of inertial systems, MEMS devices, ASICs, and related components.

Required: BS in Physics or Engineering with 3–5 years in radiation engineering; MS/PhD preferred. Applicants must be eligible for a government security clearance. Base US salary ranges from $75,000 to $156,000.