Senior Space & Radiation Effects Engineer, Amazon Leo

Vibehackers; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon Leo seeks a Senior Radiation Effects Engineer to ensure avionics and payload reliability for a LEO satellite constellation. You will perform radiation analysis, define test methods, qualify components, and investigate on-orbit events to safeguard performance.

Requirements include a EE degree and 3+ years in spaceflight avionics, with SEE/TID knowledge and experience with radiation modeling tools. AWS tools like S3/DynamoDB are a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field; equivalent experience.
• 3+ years in spaceflight avionics development, parts selection and radiation testing.
• 3+ years of design and qualification with radiation environments and radiation-tolerant hardware.
• Understanding of SEE and TID impacts on electronic systems.
• Experience with radiation environment modeling tools (listed).

Responsibilities

• Define, collect, and analyze TID, heavy ion, and proton test data to qualify components.
• Lead root-cause analysis for on-orbit radiation events and determine system-level impacts.
• Qualify electronic components including microcontrollers, memory, FPGAs, and PMICs.
• Provide guidance to electrical design engineers on radiation-sensitive components.
• Develop processes, testing standards, and documentation for radiation tests.
• Develop tools and dashboards to visualize on-orbit events and test results.
• Coordinate with supply chain and reliability teams to maintain qualification status.

Skills

Python

LabView

AI-vibe coding

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

IRENE

OMERE

SIRE2

SPENVIS

OLTARIS

CREME96

SAPPHIRE

ESP

PSYCHIC

Job description

Senior Space & Radiation Effects Engineer, Amazon Leo

Mentions AI-vibe coding as a preferred skill alongside Python and LabView, suggesting occasional use of AI-assisted tooling or scripting for analysis and automation.

About the Role

Senior Radiation Effects Engineer for Amazon Leo responsible for ensuring avionics and payload hardware reliability across a LEO satellite constellation by performing radiation analysis, component qualification, testing, and failure investigations to maintain on-orbit performance.

Job Description

Role

As a Senior Radiation Effects Engineer on the Amazon Leo team you will ensure avionics and payload hardware performance across a low Earth orbit satellite constellation by performing radiation analysis, defining test methods, qualifying components, and investigating on-orbit radiation events.

Key Responsibilities

• Define, collect, and analyze TID, heavy ion, and proton test data to qualify components and build a component test database.
• Determine system-level impacts of radiation-induced failures and lead root-cause analysis for on-orbit radiation events.
• Qualify electronic components including microcontrollers, memory devices, FPGAs, and power management hardware.
• Provide guidance to electrical design engineers on selection and use of radiation-sensitive components.
• Develop processes, testing standards, and documentation practices for component and flight PCBA radiation tests.
• Develop tools and dashboards to organize and visualize on-orbit events and test results.
• Work with supply chain and component reliability teams and review PCN changes to maintain radiation qualification status.

Requirements

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience in electrical engineering.
• 3+ years of experience in spaceflight avionics development, parts selection, and radiation testing.
• 3+ years of system design and component qualification experience with radiation environments and radiation-tolerant hardware.
• Demonstrated understanding of single-event effects (SEE) and total ionizing dose (TID) impacts on electronic systems.
• Experience with one or more radiation environment modeling tools such as IRENE, OMERE, SIRE2, SPENVIS, OLTARIS, CREME96, SAPPHIRE, ESP, or PSYCHIC.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or Physics.
• Experience with radiation transport codes (e.g., NOVICE, FASTRAD, SHIELDOSE2, GEANT4, MCNP).
• Experience with NASA, defense, or commercial space programs and vehicle-level reliability models.
• Experience with component selection, reliability assessment, and hardware troubleshooting (PCBA, ICs, sensors).
• Familiarity with Python, LabView, or AI-vibe coding, and AWS tools such as S3 and DynamoDB.

Export Control Requirement

Due to export control laws, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Location & Compensation

• Location: Redmond, Washington, USA.
• Base salary range listed: 159,200.00 - 215,300.00 USD annually. Final compensation may include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs) and will vary with experience and location.

Benefits (summary)

Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision), life and AD&D insurance, flexible spending accounts, employee assistance and mental health support, 401(k) matching, paid time off, parental leave, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, and other standard benefits.

IRENE OMERE SIRE2 SPENVIS OLTARIS CREME96 SAPPHIRE ESP PSYCHIC NOVICE FASTRAD SHIELDOSE2 GEANT4 MCNP Python LabView AI-vibe coding AWS S3 DynamoDB

Skills

Radiation Effects Analysis Component Qualification System Design Data Analysis Test Planning and Execution Root Cause Analysis Technical Documentation Dashboarding and Visualization Cross-functional Collaboration Supply Chain Coordination Hardware Troubleshooting Reliability Engineering Leadership