Senior Radiation Effects Engineer: Avionics for Spaceflight

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Hawthorne, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

401(k)

Medical, vision, dental

Paid time off & holidays

Job summary

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA is seeking a Sr. Radiation Effects Engineer to ensure avionics hardware performance across our fleet. You will work with design, manufacturing, and mission operations to analyze and mitigate radiation effects on components, PCBA boards, and subsystems.

Responsibilities include supporting a cross-discipline team, developing data standards, reviewing PCN changes, and refining procurement specs while adhering to radiation safety and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline required.
• 5+ years of professional experience in radiation effects field required.
• Experience with SEE risk calculations and radiation analysis preferred.
• Proficiency with scripting to control test hardware and to analyze data.
• Comfort working with avionics hardware, PCBA boards, and schematics.

Responsibilities

• Support cross-discipline design and system engineers with radiation test results and mitigation recommendations.
• Develop component databases and applications interfacing with radiation test data.
• Collaborate with supply chain and reliability teams to ensure test data availability.
• Review PCN changes to maintain radiation qualification status.
• Develop testing and reporting standards for radiation tests on components and PCBA.

Skills

Single event effects

Modeling & testing

Scripting for tests

Schematics interpretation

Component engineering

Math & statistics

Written & verbal communication

Avionics hardware familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA is seeking a Sr. Radiation Effects Engineer to ensure avionics hardware performance across our fleet. You will work with design, manufacturing, and mission operations to analyze and mitigate radiation effects on components, PCBA boards, and subsystems.

Responsibilities include supporting a cross-discipline team, developing data standards, reviewing PCN changes, and refining procurement specs while adhering to radiation safety and regulatory requirements.