Senior Radiation Effects Engineer

Cosmic Shielding Corporation; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

PTO 15 days

10 holidays annually

401K with match 4%

Disability & Life Insurance

Job summary

Cosmic Shielding Corporation is seeking a Radiation Effects Engineer in Huntsville, AL. You will evaluate component selection and board designs to ensure reliable hardware performance in radiation environments, and work with engineering teams to mitigate radiation risks and improve mission readiness.

You will derive radiation environments, develop testing guidelines, and establish procurement requirements to maximize on-orbit reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in EE/CS/CE or related STEM field.
• 5+ years designing and testing electronics PCBs in a fast-paced environment.
• Senior knowledge of radiation environments for TID, Displacement Damage, and SEE.
• Senior knowledge of radiation effects on microelectronics.
• Ability to read and analyze schematics.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate adequate component selection and board designs for radiation tolerance.
• Assess radiation risks to electronic components and develop mitigation strategies.
• Derive radiation environments for mission profiles using Monte Carlo tools.
• Create design standards for electrical and mechanical engineers to maximize on-orbit reliability.
• Develop qualification testing guidelines and reporting standards.

Skills

Python

SQL

JavaScript

HTML

Schematic reading

Radiation effects knowledge

SEE risk calculations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer science, computer engineering, or related STEM field

Tools

Monte Carlo analysis tools

Job description

As a member of our Radiation Effects team, you will be responsible for evaluating adequate component selection and board designs to ensure reliable hardware performance. This role will assess radiation risks to electronic components, develop mitigation strategies, and work closely with electrical, mechanical, and test teams to ensure mission‑level radiation tolerance. You will play a critical role in the development of our systems as we advance our efforts towards safe, reliable, inexpensive, and innovative access to space. The position is based in Huntsville, Al.

Responsibilities

• Conduct component and circuit board radiation susceptibility and risk assessments.
• Identify radiation‑induced failure modes and develop mitigation techniques.
• Derive radiation environments for specific mission profiles using Monte Carlo analytical tools.
• Evaluate customer radiation requirements for TID, Total Ionizing Dose and SEE, Single Event Effects.
• Create design standards for electrical and mechanical engineers to maximize radiation reliability on‑orbit.
• Develop qualification testing guidelines and reporting standards.
• Establish requirements for component procurement specifications.
• Comply with all radiation regulatory requirements for radiation safety

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer science, computer engineering, or related science, technology, engineering, or mathematics field
• 5+ years of experience designing and testing electronics PCBAs in a fast‑paced environment.
• Senior level knowledge and application of radiation environments for TID, Displacement Damage, and SEE.
• Senior level knowledge of radiation effects on microelectronics
• Ability to read and analyze schematics.

Skills and Experience

• Experience with full stack web development including python, SQL, JavaScript, html
• Experience with single event effects risk calculations
• Previous work experience in radiation effects including modeling, testing, and/or analysis
• Experience in writing scripts to control test hardware
• Proficiency with hardware blueprints/schematics and circuit functions based on designs
• Previous component engineering experience and/or component reliability experience
• Proficiency with avionics hardware spanning integrated circuits, PCBA boards, sensors/transducers, functional troubleshooting, and defect detection

• Competitive compensation - we want you to grow with us
• Generous medical, dental, and vision coverage on day one of employment
• 15 days of PTO annually
• 10 paid holidays annually + end of the year holiday shutdown
• 401K with employer match up to 4% of salary
• Employer-paid short‑term and long‑term disability, employer‑sponsored life insurance and parental leave.