CareerPlan

Senior Radiation Effects Engineer

San FranciscoFull-time$160k–$215k2026-11-05 → 2026-11-10
No visa sponsorshipCitizens or permanent residents only

Core

Architect and design fault-tolerant, radiation-hardened electrical systems and avionics architectures for high-radiation space environments.

Role type

Senior IC radiation effects engineer (space systems)

Builds

Radiation-hardened electrical systems and avionics architectures

Domain

Aerospace / Space Systems / Radiation Hardening

Required skills

circuit design, radiation testing, simulation and modeling, technical leadership, hardware bring-up, risk management

Preferred skills

electromagnetic design, heavy-ion/proton testing campaign direction, ECAD tools (Altium Designer), MCAD workflows (Solidworks)

Technologies

FASTRAD, Altium Designer, Solidworks

Responsibilities

Define environmental requirements for radiation hardness assurance, lead circuit-level mitigation designs, oversee advanced testing campaigns, collaborate on 3D ray-tracing simulations for shielding optimization, mentor junior engineers, support technical recruiting and interviewing

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities