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Radiation Mission Assurance Engineer

The Radiation Team
Seattle, WA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/16/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/15/2026

Company Description

The Radiation Team specializes in radiation consulting to design and qualify reliable solutions for mission-critical space systems. By managing radiation challenges, the team enables clients to focus on their core expertise and competitive advantages. Committed to advancing space civilization, The Radiation Team aims to optimize strategies and provide efficient solutions for the industry. They emphasize collaboration and innovation, ensuring tailored support for their clients' unique needs.


Role Description

The Radiation Mission Assurance Engineer provides technical oversight of designs, components, and test programs to ensure missions reliability in radiation environments. This role assesses risk, reviews parts and systems, and works with engineering teams to validate that mission assurance requirements are met.


Key Responsibilities

  • Review designs and parts for compliance with relevant mission requirements.
  • Evaluate radiation risks and mitigation strategies at the component-, assembly-, and system-level
  • Support planning and execution of test programs, ensuring results align with mission requirements
  • Collaborate with hardware, test, and radiation engineers to validate design decisions
  • Contribute to documentation, risk assessments, and assurance reporting and other customer-facing content
  • Provide recommendations to improve reliability across engineering projects


Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field
  • Strong foundation in reliability engineering, risk assessment, and statistics
  • Familiarity with radiation effects on electronic systems
  • Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills
  • Experience with standard environment modeling tools such as OMERE, CREME, Sire, FASTRAD, or NOVICE
  • Experience with one or more high-level programming languages


Preferred Skills

  • Experience in mission assurance, reliability, or systems engineering within commercial aerospace or defense
  • Familiarity with MIL-STD, NASA, or similar mission assurance frameworks
  • Background in radiation effects testing or component qualification
  • Experience with reviewing engineering designs, test data, program requirements, requirements decomposition


Additional Requirements

  • This is an on-site role for the greater Seattle metropolitan area
  • May be required to travel occasionally to support test activities
  • Must be a U.S Person under EAR/ITAR regulations (U.S Citizen or Legal Permanent Resident.)


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