Senior Radiation Effects Engineer – Avionics & Space Systems

Blue Origin LLC; United States; On-site; USD 111,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Parental Leave

Disability Insurance

401(k) Matching

Education Support Program

Stock Options

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC in the United States seeks a Radiation Effects Engineer to validate avionics designs and lead analyses of radiation impacts on electronics and materials. From inception to operation, you will drive mitigation strategies, document decisions, and support program reviews with SEE, TID, and DDD analyses.

You will use industry tools and develop AI-assisted workflows to improve efficiency, sharing knowledge across teams.

Qualifications

• B.S. or higher in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Nuclear Science, or related field with 4+ years of experience in design, analysis, and/or testing for radiation effects on electronics and materials
• Strong familiarity with effects of ionizing/non-ionizing radiation on electronics and various circuit types (transistors, logic, memories, microcontrollers, FPGAs) and standard radiation analyses (environment definition, SEECA, TID, DDD)
• Experience with electrical circuit analysis and implementing radiation effects mitigations
• Experience with standard radiation environment modeling tools and applying statistical methods
• Ability to build and scale automation and AI-assisted tooling for broader teams
• Familiarity with radiation testing methodologies (SEE, TID, DDD)
• Excellent written and verbal communication, able to present results to peers and customers
• Ability to work with minimal oversight and collaborate across teams
• Willingness to travel domestically and possibly internationally

Responsibilities

• Design Validation & Engineering Support — Contribute to validation of radiation control plans, requirements, implementation, and verification; provide design engineering support for avionics and electrical systems
• Circuit Analysis & Mitigation Leadership — Lead design personnel through simulation and verification of circuits under radiation; recommend mitigations
• Technical Contribution & Analysis — Analyze radiation impacts on avionics and materials; incorporate test data into designs
• Documentation & Decision Support — Generate thorough radiation effects analyses documentation
• Automation & Tooling Leadership — Develop reusable scripts, tools, and AI-assisted workflows across the team
• Knowledge Sharing — Contribute to knowledgebase on radiation effects

Skills

Radiation design

Circuit analysis

Radiation effects

Modeling tools

Automation tooling

Testing methods

Documentation & comms

Autonomy

Cross-team collaboration

Travel eligibility

Education

B.S. in Electrical Eng

Tools

IRENE

OMERE

SPENVIS

OLTARIS

CREME96

MCNP

FASTRAD

GEANT4

Job description

Blue Origin LLC in the United States seeks a Radiation Effects Engineer to validate avionics designs and lead analyses of radiation impacts on electronics and materials. From inception to operation, you will drive mitigation strategies, document decisions, and support program reviews with SEE, TID, and DDD analyses.

You will use industry tools and develop AI-assisted workflows to improve efficiency, sharing knowledge across teams.