Senior Radiation Test Engineer — Build Reliable Spacecraft

Astranis Space Technologies Corp.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Healthcare benefits

401(k) plan

On-site meals

Job summary

Astranis Space Technologies Corp. in Northern California, USA, is seeking a Senior Radiation Test Engineer to characterize radiation environments for our missions and perform testing analysis for spacecraft hardware.

You will design fault-tolerant electrical systems for radiation, simulate GEO/GTO environments, coordinate radiation testing campaigns, and collaborate with the structures team on shielding. You’ll help bring up and test systems and assist in recruiting new teammates.

Qualifications

• Degree in nuclear/electrical engineering, physics, or equivalent technical field.
• Hands-on hardware development in fast-paced environments.
• Experience with Geostationary radiation environments (TID, SEE, DDD).
• Experience designing for and testing radiation effects.
• Experience testing analog and digital circuits.
• Experience with high-reliability systems.
• US Citizenship or Green Card.

Responsibilities

• Design fault tolerant electrical systems for operating in a radiation environment.
• Simulate and model the GTO and GEO radiation environments.
• Coordinate and run radiation testing campaigns to upscreen components.
• Work with the structures team to determine the proper shielding levels across the spacecraft.
• Integrate these systems into the spacecraft by working closely with the rest of the team.
• Support other electrical design, bringup, and test activities.
• Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team.

Skills

Hardware development

Geostationary radiation environment

Radiation effects testing

Analog and digital circuit testing

High reliability systems

US Citizenship or Green Card

Education

Bachelor of Science in nuclear/electrical engineering or physics

Tools

Altium

Solidworks

Job description

Astranis Space Technologies Corp. in Northern California, USA, is seeking a Senior Radiation Test Engineer to characterize radiation environments for our missions and perform testing analysis for spacecraft hardware.

You will design fault-tolerant electrical systems for radiation, simulate GEO/GTO environments, coordinate radiation testing campaigns, and collaborate with the structures team on shielding. You’ll help bring up and test systems and assist in recruiting new teammates.