Senior Radiation Effects Engineer – Space Avionics & Design

Blue Origin; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

401(k) with company match

Education support

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks an experienced engineer to support radiation effects analyses across avionics and electronics. You will drive validation, circuit mitigation, and documentation from mission inception through operation, engaging leadership and engineers to ensure safe, reliable designs.

You will lead automation efforts, apply industry tools (SPENVIS/MCNP/GEANT4), and collaborate across teams to advance radiation-aware design practices in a fast-paced space environment.

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, discrete/analog/mixed-signal circuits, and radiation effects analyses (SEECA, TID, DDD).
• Noteworthy experience performing or overseeing electrical circuit analysis and radiation effects mitigations.
• Experience with standard radiation environment modeling tools (IRENE, OMERE, SPENVIS, OLTARIS, CREME96) and basic statistics.
• Ability to build and scale automation and AI-assisted tooling to improve workflow efficiency for the team.
• Familiarity with radiation effects testing methodologies (SEE, TID, DDD).
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to present results to peers and customers.

Responsibilities

• Design Validation & Engineering Support—validate radiation control plans and provide design engineering support for avionics and electrical systems.
• Circuit Analysis & Mitigation Leadership—lead design through simulation and verification of circuits under radiation effects; recommend mitigations.
• Technical Contribution & Analysis—analyze radiation impacts on avionics/materials; incorporate test data into designs.
• Documentation & Decision Support—generate comprehensive radiation effects analysis documentation.
• Automation & Tooling Leadership—develop reusable scripts, tools, and AI-assisted workflows for consistent analysis.
• Knowledge Sharing—contribute to knowledgebase on radiation effects on avionics and materials.

Skills

Radiation effects on electronics

Circuit analysis

Documentation & communication

Autonomy & judgment

Collaboration & culture

Python/C programming

Test methodologies (SEE/TID/DDD)

Travel eligibility

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

IRENE

OMERE

SPENVIS

OLTARIS

CREME96

MCNP

FASTRAD

GEANT4

Job description

Blue Origin seeks an experienced engineer to support radiation effects analyses across avionics and electronics. You will drive validation, circuit mitigation, and documentation from mission inception through operation, engaging leadership and engineers to ensure safe, reliable designs.

You will lead automation efforts, apply industry tools (SPENVIS/MCNP/GEANT4), and collaborate across teams to advance radiation-aware design practices in a fast-paced space environment.