Senior Radiation Effects Engineer - Avionics Reliability

SpaceX; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, dental

401(k) plan

Paid vacation & holidays

Shuttle service Seattle–Redmond

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Radiation Effects Engineer to ensure avionics hardware reliability across Dragon, Falcon, Starship, and lunar programs.

You will interact with design, manufacturing, integration, and mission operations to analyze radiation effects and drive mitigation strategies. The role requires 5+ years in radiation effects, a Bachelor's in engineering, and hands-on experience with data-driven testing, modeling, and reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering.
• At least 5 years of professional radiation effects experience.

Responsibilities

• Support cross-discipline team with radiation test results and analyses.
• Develop component databases and data interfaces for radiation test data.
• Coordinate test data availability with design engineers and supply chain.
• Review PCN changes to maintain radiation qualification status.
• Develop radiation test standards for components and PCBA tests.
• Collaborate to refine preferred components across programs.
• Analyze test data with circuit design and electronics manufacturing teams.
• Propose design and process improvements based on data.

Skills

Full stack web dev

Event effects risk

Radiation modeling

Scripting for tests

Circuit analysis

Math & stats

Written/verbal comms

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Hardware schematics understanding

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Radiation Effects Engineer to ensure avionics hardware reliability across Dragon, Falcon, Starship, and lunar programs.

You will interact with design, manufacturing, integration, and mission operations to analyze radiation effects and drive mitigation strategies. The role requires 5+ years in radiation effects, a Bachelor's in engineering, and hands-on experience with data-driven testing, modeling, and reporting.