Radiation Effects Engineer for Space Electronics & SEE/TID

Amazon; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs (restricted stock units)

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC in Redmond, WA seeks a Radiation Effects Engineer to join a small team focused on qualifying electronics for a satellites constellation. You will coordinate radiation testing with design engineers and drive mitigation strategies for common error modes.

Responsibilities include leading root-cause analysis of on-orbit events, building a radiation-tested component database, and reviewing on-orbit data to determine root causes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent.
• 3+ years of experience in avionics development including electronic component selection and radiation test.
• Hands-on experience conducting radiation test campaigns using heavy ion and proton beam facilities for SEE characterization, and gamma ray sources for TID testing.
• Experience evaluating SEE and TID effects on components and systems.

Responsibilities

• Define, collect, and analyze heavy ion, proton, and TID testing to qualify components against space radiation and build a radiation tested component database.
• Develop processes for managing component and satellite hardware test results and documentation.
• Collaborate closely with electronic design teams to quantify radiation risk and develop mitigations schemes to radiation events.
• Lead root-cause analysis of on-orbit radiation events. Develop tools and dashboards to organize and visualize on-orbit events.

Skills

Radiation testing

SEE testing

TID testing

Root-cause analysis

Data analysis

Collaboration with design teams

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering

Master's or PhD preferred

Tools

FastRAD

NOVICE

GEANT4

Ax8/Ax9

CREME96

SPENVIS

AWS S3

DynamoDB

Job description

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC in Redmond, WA seeks a Radiation Effects Engineer to join a small team focused on qualifying electronics for a satellites constellation. You will coordinate radiation testing with design engineers and drive mitigation strategies for common error modes.

Responsibilities include leading root-cause analysis of on-orbit events, building a radiation-tested component database, and reviewing on-orbit data to determine root causes.