Radiation Effects Engineer at Impulse Space

Setup: Hybrid
Location: Redondo Beach, California
Type: Full-time

Description

The Radiation Effects Engineer at Impulse Space contributes to the selection, design, testing, and delivery of flight hardware systems for space missions. The role involves working with various engineering teams to enhance reliability, conduct analysis and testing, and ensure consistent hardware performance across spacecraft. Responsibilities include leading TID and SEE component characterization, supporting radiation testing, maintaining radiation test data databases, creating design standards, reviewing circuit board designs, interfacing with program management, and performing shielding analysis.

Required Skills

Single Event Effect Risk Calculations
Script Writing for Test Hardware Control
Avionics Hardware Proficiency
Altium Familiarity
Semiconductor Manufacturing Processes Understanding
Statistical Analysis Skills
Electromagnetic Effects Analysis
Industry Standards Knowledge

Additional Information

Required Previous Experiences: 2+ years 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 the circuit-, board-, and vehicle-level
Experience integrating industrial and/or automotive-grade parts in radiation environments
Preferred Qualifications: Experience with single event effects (SEE) risk calculations
Ability to write scripts to control test hardware
Proficiency with avionics hardware spanning flight computers, radios, and motor controllers
Understanding of semiconductor manufacturing processes
Orbital dynamics, space experience
Strong statistical analysis skills
Experience in electromagnetic effects, surface charging analysis, or characterizing system desense and coexistence
Familiarity with industry standards such as EEE-INST-002, NASA 8739.11, NASA-HDBK-4002, NASA-STD-4005, or similar
Experience with orbital and radiation simulation tools such as OMERE, FASTRAD, or similar.