Radiation Effects Test Engineer: SEE/TID & Embedded Systems

Jet Propulsion Laboratory; United States; On-site; USD 107,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Paid time off

Flexible schedule

Parental leave

Job summary

Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA, seeks an early-career Radiation Effects Test Engineer to develop test hardware and automation software for SEE/TID testing. You will design custom test boards, automate measurements, and analyze radiation-induced changes to support radiation hardness decisions.

Responsibilities include preparing devices for irradiation, configuring tests, and documenting results. This role involves lab work, occasional travel, and collaboration with senior engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 3+ years related experience in Electrical/Computer Engineering or closely related field.
• Hands-on radiation effects testing/characterization through university research, internship, or employment (SEE & TID).
• Experience developing Python software for instrument control, test automation, or data acquisition.
• Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout using Altium Designer; hands-on hardware debugging.
• Working knowledge of analog and digital circuits and lab measurements.
• Experience with embedded C/C++ and microcontroller/FPGA-based hardware.
• Ability to document methods/results and communicate findings.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain reusable Python software to configure instruments and log data.
• Design schematics and PCB layouts for device biasing and testing before/after irradiation.
• Integrate power supplies, source measure units, DMMs, oscilloscopes and test equipment.
• Develop embedded software interfaces for microcontroller/FPGA/SoC test platforms.
• Document test conditions, analyze results, and report to colleagues.
• Support SEE testing at accelerator facilities and TID testing in lab.
• Assess upsets, transients, latchup, and dose-dependent parameter degradation.

Skills

Radiation effects testing

Python

Embedded C/C++

Hardware debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree with 3 years related experience (Electrical/Computer Engineering)

Master's degree with 1 year related experience

PhD with 0 years related experience

Tools

Altium Designer

Schematic capture & PCB layout

Job description

Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA, seeks an early-career Radiation Effects Test Engineer to develop test hardware and automation software for SEE/TID testing. You will design custom test boards, automate measurements, and analyze radiation-induced changes to support radiation hardness decisions.

Responsibilities include preparing devices for irradiation, configuring tests, and documenting results. This role involves lab work, occasional travel, and collaboration with senior engineers.