Impulse Space
Radiation Effects Engineer
$120K–$150K
Redondo Beach, California · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years in the radiation effects field; preferred: 2+ years with SEE risk calculations.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, physics, or a related technical field.
About the job
Contribute to selecting, qualifying, and designing radiation-reliable flight hardware for Impulse Space spacecraft, including component testing, data analysis, and shielding analysis.
What you'll do
- Lead TID and SEE component characterization and qualification testing; analyze test data and support off-site radiation test campaigns.
- Maintain radiation test data and create electrical design standards; review circuit-board designs and BOMs for compliance.
- Represent radiation risks and perform or contribute to ray-tracing shielding analysis of avionics enclosures.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, physics, or a related technical field.
- 2+ years experience in the radiation effects field.
- Strong component selection experience for digital, analog, power, and RF systems.
- Experience supporting proton and/or heavy-ion radiation testing and analyzing data; experience integrating industrial and/or automotive-grade parts in radiation environments.
Nice to have
- 2+ years experience with SEE risk calculations; ability to write scripts to control test hardware.
- Familiarity with Altium, radiation or orbital simulation tools, and applicable industry standards.
Pay
$120,000 - $150,000 / year (base salary)
Tools
Altium, OMERE, FASTRAD, EEE-INST-002, NASA 8739.11, NASA-HDBK-4002, NASA-STD-4005
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