Space Radiation Effects Lead Engineer

Cesiumastro; Westminster (CO); On-site; USD 133,000 - 161,000; Full time

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Job summary

CesiumAstro is seeking a Senior Radiation Effects Engineer to lead radiation hardness assurance for space systems, including LEO platforms and beyond. You will design tests, analyze environments, and guide hardware, software, and firmware choices to improve reliability in space environments.

The role requires 5+ years in space products, a BS in EE or physics, experience with radiation testing (proton, heavy ion, total dose), and strong communication. Competitive salary and full benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in EE, Physics, or similar.
• Minimum 5 years of space product experience.
• Experience with radiation environments and SEE analysis.
• Excellent written and spoken communication.

Responsibilities

• Own Radiation Hardness Assurance plan for LEO orbits and beyond.
• Simulate radiation environments for various orbits using OMERE.
• Plan and conduct radiation tests on components and CesiumAstro products.
• Predict upset rates by combining environment simulations with test data.
• Advise hardware engineers on part selection.
• Advise software/firmware engineers on radiation-tolerant practices.
• Perform system-level radiation risk analysis.
• Lead design reviews for hardware/software/firmware for reliability.
• Digest customer requirements to shape the radiation roadmap.
• Keep up with industry practices and standards, and mentor staff.
• Assist Business Development on radiation considerations for bids.

Skills

Radiation effects

Space engineering

Simulation

Test planning

Communication

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

OMERE

FASTRAD

Python

Job description

CesiumAstro is seeking a Senior Radiation Effects Engineer to lead radiation hardness assurance for space systems, including LEO platforms and beyond. You will design tests, analyze environments, and guide hardware, software, and firmware choices to improve reliability in space environments.

The role requires 5+ years in space products, a BS in EE or physics, experience with radiation testing (proton, heavy ion, total dose), and strong communication. Competitive salary and full benefits package.