We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of human space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable crewed and non-crewed space missions to Low Earth Orbit, to the Moon and Beyond. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth!

This role is part of Enterprise Program Management (EPM) where we provide technical standards, tools, processes, training and subject matter expertise for product engineering and manufacturing. EPM allows all Blue Origin business units to benefit from commonly used capabilities, hardware, and software and assists business units in identifying, selecting, and training engineers from both inside and outside the organization.

As part of a small, passionate and accomplished team of experts in the Systems and Avionics Center of Excellence, you will study, develop, and execute validation and verification strategies for avionics hardware used to successfully launch Blue Origin missions. You will share in the team’s impact on all aspects of space vehicle and rocket engine design, test, integration, and operation.

Responsibilities:

As an integral part of our highly trained team of Radiation Engineers, you will lead the charge for EEE parts-level, circuit-level, and system-level radiation effects testing that will directly impact all of Blue’s space missions. Your primary focuses will be understanding our missions’ electronic platforms, deriving the required radiation testing needs, and efficiently planning/executing tests for the effects of total ionizing dose (TID), displacement damage dose (DDD), and single events (SEE). Experience with radiation test automation, data collection, and data processing are highly desirable.

Additional duties to include:

• Develop custom radiation test setups.

• Develop custom software for test data collection and processing.

• Document radiation test plans and results.

• Interface with radiation test facilities to schedule and perform tests.

• Maintain Blue’s radiation test database.

• Contribute to improvements in Blue’s in-house radiation test capabilities and laboratory.

• Advise program personnel on parts selection and test procedures.

Qualifications:

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Nuclear Science, or related field with 5 years of proven direct radiation experience in design, analysis, and/or testing.

• Proficiency with Python and/or NI LabView programming and embedded software.

• Direct hands-on experience developing component test and measurement hardware in an automated and reproducible manner.

• Basic understanding of the effects of radiation on electronics.

• Electrical engineering fundamentals, basic digital and analog circuit fundamentals, and familiarity with associated laboratory equipment.

• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships across teams, and contribute to our inclusive culture.

• 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.

• Domestic travel required. Foreign travel possible.

Desired:

• Graduate degree in related engineering or technical field with 7 years of direct experience in radiation design, analysis, and testing of avionics hardware for operation in radiation environments.

• Proficiency with the following programming languages, platforms, and protocols: C, SVN, Gitlab, SQL, I2C, SPI.

• Basic electronics lab skills include soldering, harnessing, use of oscilloscope, multimeter, and logic analyzer.

• Familiarity with basic and complex discrete and integrated circuits (transistors, logic, memories, microcontrollers, FPGAs, etc.)

• Willingness to expand capabilities into system radiation analysis and circuit design guidance for radiation-tolerant systems.

• Demonstrated understanding and application of fundamental statistical methods.

• Experience with one or more standard radiation environment modeling tools, including but not limited to IRENE, OMERE, SIRE2, SPENVIS, OLTARIS, CREME96, SAPPHIRE, ESP, or PSYCHIC.

• Experience with one or more radiation transport codes, including but not limited to NOVICE, FASTRAD, SHIELDOSE2, GEANT4, or MCNP.

• Experience with the use of commercial or automotive parts in a radiation environment.