Radiation Effects Scientist — Space Electronics

Voyager Technologies; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Time Off

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Wellness programs

Job summary

Voyager is seeking a Radiation Effects Scientist in San Diego, CA, reporting to the VP of Product Design. The role focuses on defining radiation hardness requirements for space systems and supporting testing and verification across the Voyager engineering teams.

You will lead multi-disciplinary test campaigns, participate in design reviews, and contribute to risk assessment and reliability for electronics and optoelectronics used in mission-critical space hardware.

Qualifications

• BS in Physics or electrical engineering with 4+ years of relevant experience, or MS/PhD with relevant research or work experience.
• Solid understanding of radiation effects on electronic and optoelectronic parts.
• Direct working knowledge or demonstrated capacity to perform radiation effects testing of electronic parts.
• Hands-on experience with electrical test equipment.

Responsibilities

• Formulate and document radiation hardness requirements for space systems and develop technical documents for requirements and verification.
• Provide subject matter expertise to support radiation testing, hardness assurance and error rate prediction for space systems.
• Build, lead, and maintain multi-disciplinary teams to execute radiation test campaigns.
• Participate in internal and customer design reviews.

Skills

Radiation effects

Test equipment

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BS in Physics or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Electrical test equipment

Job description

Voyager is seeking a Radiation Effects Scientist in San Diego, CA, reporting to the VP of Product Design. The role focuses on defining radiation hardness requirements for space systems and supporting testing and verification across the Voyager engineering teams.

You will lead multi-disciplinary test campaigns, participate in design reviews, and contribute to risk assessment and reliability for electronics and optoelectronics used in mission-critical space hardware.