Radiation Hardness Lead for Space Electronics

Blue Origin; Merritt Island (FL); On-site; USD 144,000 - 202,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin in Merritt Island, FL seeks a Radiation Effects Engineer to lead the RHA lifecycle for the compute payload on Sunrise. You will characterize the space radiation environment, define mitigation strategies, qualify COTS hardware, and drive end-to-end test campaigns with accelerator facilities.

The role requires hands-on experience in TID/SEE, design margins, and collaboration across hardware, software, and EEE teams to ensure robust flight hardware and successful mission readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or a 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.
• Experience qualifying COTS components for radiation tolerance.
• Experience using industry-standard radiation environment modeling tools.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national / eligible to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and execute the Radiation Hardness Assurance (RHA) Plan for the entire compute payload.
• Characterize the mission's orbital radiation environment and derive test requirements.
• Define end-to-end radiation mitigation strategy with design margins.
• Translate device SEE into system-level impacts and bound effects.
• Plan, schedule, and execute radiation effects test campaigns at accelerator facilities.
• Maintain the radiation risk register and part-by-part test status.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, and EEE parts engineering teams to integrate mitigation.

Skills

Radiation effects

RHA planning

SEE/TID testing

COTS qualification

Accelerator testing

Education

B.S. in Physics/Engineering

M.S./Ph.D. (preferred)

Tools

CREME96

SPENVIS

Job description

Blue Origin in Merritt Island, FL seeks a Radiation Effects Engineer to lead the RHA lifecycle for the compute payload on Sunrise. You will characterize the space radiation environment, define mitigation strategies, qualify COTS hardware, and drive end-to-end test campaigns with accelerator facilities.

The role requires hands-on experience in TID/SEE, design margins, and collaboration across hardware, software, and EEE teams to ensure robust flight hardware and successful mission readiness.