Radiation Effects Engineer – Sunrise Compute Payload

Blue Origin; Littleton (CO); On-site; USD 144,000 - 202,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Radiation Effects Engineer to lead the Radiation Hardness Assurance plan for the complete compute payload used in space hardware. This role involves modeling the space radiation environment, defining mitigation strategies, and coordinating test campaigns at accelerator facilities.

The candidate will translate device-level SEEs to system-level impact, manage test logistics, and work with cross-functional teams to ensure robust radiation tolerance in advanced hardware.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or related field.
• 6+ years of professional experience as a Radiation Effects Engineer for space applications.
• Deep understanding of radiation effects including TID, SEE, and displacement damage, particularly in advanced CMOS nodes.
• Hands-on experience qualifying COTS components for radiation tolerance.
• Experience using industry-standard radiation environment modeling tools.
• U.S. citizen or eligible status.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and execute the Radiation Hardness Assurance (RHA) Plan for the compute payload.
• Characterize orbital radiation environment and translate models into test requirements.
• Define and own end-to-end radiation mitigation strategy with design margin policies.
• Translate device-level SEEs into system-level impacts and bound their effects.
• Plan and execute radiation effects test campaigns at accelerator facilities.
• Maintain radiation risk register and support design reviews and flight readiness.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, and EEE parts engineering teams to integrate mitigation strategies.

Skills

Radiation effects

Total Ionizing Dose

Single Event Effects

displacement damage

COTS qualification

CMOS nodes

radiation environment tools

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physics or Engineering

Tools

CREME96

SPENVIS

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Radiation Effects Engineer to lead the Radiation Hardness Assurance plan for the complete compute payload used in space hardware. This role involves modeling the space radiation environment, defining mitigation strategies, and coordinating test campaigns at accelerator facilities.

The candidate will translate device-level SEEs to system-level impact, manage test logistics, and work with cross-functional teams to ensure robust radiation tolerance in advanced hardware.