Amazon
Senior Space & Radiation Effects Engineer, Amazon Leo
$159K–$215K
Redmond, WA · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 3, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years in spaceflight avionics development, parts selection, and radiation test; 3+ years in system design and component qualification with radiation environments and radiation tolerant hardware.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field, or experience working in electrical engineering field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
About the job
Qualifies satellite avionics and payload hardware for radiation reliability through analysis, testing, component guidance, and investigation of on-orbit radiation events.
What you'll do
- Define, collect, and analyze radiation testing data and qualify electronic components for space radiation.
- Assess system-level impact of radiation-induced failures and guide electrical engineers on radiation-sensitive component selection and use.
- Lead root-cause analysis of on-orbit radiation events and develop tools, processes, and standards for managing test results and documentation.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field, or experience working in electrical engineering field.
- 3+ years of experience in spaceflight avionics development, parts selection, and radiation test.
- 3+ years System design and component qualification experience with radiation environments and radiation tolerant hardware.
- Demonstrated understanding of SEE and TID effects on electronic systems; experience with one or more standard radiation environment modeling tools.
Nice to have
- Master's degree or above or PhD in a listed technical field; experience with radiation transport codes.
- Experience with space programs, component reliability, Python, LabView, AI-vibe coding, AWS tools, or avionics hardware.
Pay
159,200.00 - 215,300.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
IRENE, OMERE, SIRE2, SPENVIS, OLTARIS, CREME96, SAPPHIRE, ESP
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