Spacecraft Radiation Engineer - Define Environments & Test

Firefly Aerospace; Cedar Park (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace is seeking a Spacecraft Radiation Engineer to characterize and simulate the radiation environment for missions. You will be involved in multiple phases of spacecraft and hardware development and run multidisciplinary test campaigns to qualify parts for spaceflight.

The role requires direct experience with radiation effects on electronics, statistical methods, and circuit knowledge. Collaboration with hardware teams and risk management are key components of the job.

Qualifications

• BS degree in STEM; in lieu of a degree, 4 additional years of experience are acceptable.
• Minimum 3 years of experience with design, analysis, or testing of radiation effects on electronics and materials.
• Knowledge of statistical methods and probability calculations.
• Familiarity with discrete and integrated circuits (transistors, logic, memory, microcontrollers, FPGAs, etc.).
• Experience with industry-standard radiation analyses and testing (SEECA, TID, DDD, etc.).
• Ability to read electrical schematics and design basic PCBs for testing.

Responsibilities

• Define radiation environment for missions.
• Collaborate with hardware design on parts selection and derating.
• Organize and run test campaigns for Proton, Heavy Ion, and TID.
• Calculate mission probability of success from test results.
• Work with stakeholders to manage programmatic risk.

Skills

Radiation effects analysis

Statistics & probability

Electronics test experience

Schematic reading

PCB design basics

Radiation test campaigns

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Firefly Aerospace is seeking a Spacecraft Radiation Engineer to characterize and simulate the radiation environment for missions. You will be involved in multiple phases of spacecraft and hardware development and run multidisciplinary test campaigns to qualify parts for spaceflight.

The role requires direct experience with radiation effects on electronics, statistical methods, and circuit knowledge. Collaboration with hardware teams and risk management are key components of the job.