Space Avionics Radiation Effects Engineer (SEE/TID)

Impulse Space; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Impulse Space is seeking a Radiation Effects Engineer to contribute to the selection, design, testing, and delivery of flight hardware for space missions from LEO to Mars. You will collaborate with cross-disciplinary engineers to maximize reliability and manage radiation risks.

The role involves leading TID/SEE characterization, conducting radiation tests, maintaining data repositories, and developing design standards for radiation-hardened electronics used on orbit.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, physics, or related technical field.
• 2+ years of experience in the radiation effects field.
• Strong component selection experience for digital, analog, power, and RF systems.
• Experience supporting radiation testing campaigns for proton and/or heavy ion.
• Experience analyzing radiation test data to establish effects at circuit-, board-, and vehicle-level.
• Experience integrating industrial and/or automotive-grade parts in radiation environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead total ionizing dose (TID) and single event effects (SEE) component characterization and qualification efforts through testing and test data analysis
• Support radiation testing at off-site locations by developing test procedures and optimizing for test time
• Maintain databases of radiation test data across components and interface with supply chain and design engineers to utilize and procure component
• Create design standards for electrical engineers to maximize radiation reliability on-orbit
• Review circuit board designs and BOMs to ensure compliance with design standards
• Interface with program managers and engineering leadership to ensure radiation-related risks are accurately represented
• Perform or contribute to ray-tracing shielding analysis of avionics enclosures
• Occasional domestic travel to support radiation test campaigns

Skills

Radiation effects experience

Component selection for digital/analog

Radiation testing campaigns

Radiation data analysis

Industrial/auto-grade parts in rad env

SEE risk calculations

Scripting to control test hardware

Avionics hardware knowledge

Altium

Semiconductor processes

Orbital dynamics/space experience

Statistical analysis

EMI/EMC/radiation effects knowledge

Radiation simulation tools (OMERE/FAST

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, physics, or related technical field

Tools

Altium

OMERE

FASTRAD

Job description

Impulse Space is seeking a Radiation Effects Engineer to contribute to the selection, design, testing, and delivery of flight hardware for space missions from LEO to Mars. You will collaborate with cross-disciplinary engineers to maximize reliability and manage radiation risks.

The role involves leading TID/SEE characterization, conducting radiation tests, maintaining data repositories, and developing design standards for radiation-hardened electronics used on orbit.