Space Radiation Effects Test Engineer II (SEE/TID)

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California; On-site; USD 107,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, seeks an early‑career Radiation Effects Test Engineer to develop test hardware and automation software for SEE and TID testing, and to characterize microelectronics for space missions.

You will design custom test boards, automate measurements, prepare devices for irradiation, and analyze radiation‑induced changes in performance, working with senior engineers to support selection and radiation hardness decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with related experience in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field; or master's/PhD with appropriate experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Python software to configuration instruments and log data for SEE and TID testing.
• Design schematics and PCB layouts for device biasing and testing.
• Integrate programmable power supplies, source measure units, DMMs, oscilloscopes, function generators and switch matrices; configure instruments.
• Develop embedded software and device interfaces for microcontroller, FPGA, and SoC test platforms.
• Prepare devices and evaluation boards for radiation testing and verify monitoring paths.
• Support SEE testing at accelerator facilities and TID testing in the laboratory; troubleshoot and maintain configuration control.
• Analyze upsets, transients, latchup, and dose-related degradation; report results with uncertainties.
• Write test plans and reports; present results to colleagues and project teams.

Skills

Python

Embedded C/C++

Lab testing

Electronics debugging

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or related field

Tools

Altium Designer

Verilog/VHDL

Oscilloscope

Power supplies & SMU

Job description

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, seeks an early‑career Radiation Effects Test Engineer to develop test hardware and automation software for SEE and TID testing, and to characterize microelectronics for space missions.

You will design custom test boards, automate measurements, prepare devices for irradiation, and analyze radiation‑induced changes in performance, working with senior engineers to support selection and radiation hardness decisions.