Radiation Effects Spacecraft Electrical Engineer

Firefly Aerospace, Inc.; Cedar Park (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO for exempt employees

3-month sabbatical for every 5 years

Medical, dental, vision, life, and.dis

Mental health services

Paid military leave

Relocation benefits

Educational reimbursement

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is seeking a Spacecraft Electrical Engineer specializing in Radiation Effects. You will define the radiation environment for missions, support hardware design with parts selection and derating, and organize test campaigns to qualify parts for spaceflight.

The role requires 3+ years in radiation effects testing and familiarity with PCBs, along with experience using Altium, Jira/Confluence, and radiation analysis tools. Join a fast-paced team in Texas.

Qualifications

• BS degree in STEM required; additional experience considered.
• 3 yrs minimum experience with design, analysis, or testing of radiation effects on electronics/materials.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and design basic PCBs for testing.

Responsibilities

• Define radiation environment for missions.
• Work with hardware design for parts selection/derating.
• Organize and run test campaigns for Proton, Heavy Ion, and TID.
• Calculate mission probability of success from test results.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to manage programmatic risk.

Skills

Statistics

Probability

Schematics reading

Radiation effects

Education

BS degree in STEM

Tools

Altium Designer

Jira/Confluence

FASTRAD

SPENVIS

Job description

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is seeking a Spacecraft Electrical Engineer specializing in Radiation Effects. You will define the radiation environment for missions, support hardware design with parts selection and derating, and organize test campaigns to qualify parts for spaceflight.

The role requires 3+ years in radiation effects testing and familiarity with PCBs, along with experience using Altium, Jira/Confluence, and radiation analysis tools. Join a fast-paced team in Texas.