Radiation Effects Engineer — Avionics & Automation Lead

BLUE ORIGIN; Huntsville (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Stock options

Paid time off (PTO) and holidays

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Radiation Effects Engineer to support avionics and materials from mission inception to operation. You will contribute to design validation, circuit analysis, and mitigation leadership, guiding analyses across the program with a focus on safety and cost efficiency.

The role emphasizes automation, scripting, and knowledge sharing within the Systems and Avionics Center of Excellence, with travel as needed and a strong culture of collaboration.

Qualifications

• B.S. or higher in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Nuclear Science, or related field with 4+ years of experience in radiation effects on electronics and materials.
• Strong familiarity with ionizing/non-ionizing radiation effects on electronics and various circuit types.
• Experience with radiation environment modeling tools and statistical methods.
• Experience building and scaling automation and AI-assisted tooling for team workflows.
• Experience with radiation effects testing methodologies (SEE, TID, DDD).
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to present to peers and customers.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to validation of space program designs with respect to radiation control plans, requirements, implementation, and verification; provide design engineering support for avionics and electrical systems.
• Lead program design personnel through simulation and verification of circuit performance under radiation; recommend mitigation techniques.
• Analyze impacts of space radiation on avionics and materials; incorporate test data and analysis into designs.
• Generate thorough radiation effects analysis documentation at part, circuit, and system levels.
• Develop reusable scripts, tools, and AI-assisted workflows to improve consistency of analyses across the team.
• Contribute to knowledge sharing across groups and programs.

Skills

Radiation effects engineering

Circuit analysis

Discretion & judgment

Automation & tooling

Programming languages

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Nuclear Science or related field

Tools

IRENE

OMERE

SPENVIS

OLTARIS

CREME96

MCNP

FASTRAD

GEANT4

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Radiation Effects Engineer to support avionics and materials from mission inception to operation. You will contribute to design validation, circuit analysis, and mitigation leadership, guiding analyses across the program with a focus on safety and cost efficiency.

The role emphasizes automation, scripting, and knowledge sharing within the Systems and Avionics Center of Excellence, with travel as needed and a strong culture of collaboration.