CareerPlan

Nuclear Hardness & Surivivability Engineer - Senior Member of Technical Staff

El Segundo, CA, USFull-time$100k2026-10-12 → 2026-11-10
On-siteCitizens onlySecurity clearance required

Core

Perform Nuclear Hardness and Survivability (NH&S) analysis for satellite electronics, subsystems, payloads, and missile systems to ensure radiation survivability in natural and man-made space environments.

Role type

Senior Member of Technical Staff, Nuclear Hardness & Survivability Engineer

Builds

Trusted assessments and recommendations for national security space systems and commercial customers

Domain

Space systems, radiation effects, electronic component survivability

Required skills

Radiation environment estimation, Nuclear Hardness analysis, Flash X-ray testing, Radiation requirements compliance, SGEMP analysis, Electron/proton/neutron/photon transport analysis, Prompt dose effects analysis, Scientific computing programming

Preferred skills

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Technologies

ASSIST, QPROMPT, DGBETS, GSCENARIO, PRPSIM, FAB4DA, EMREP, GAP-RF, THTk, FASTRAD, MCNP, SPENVIS, CREME96, GEANT4, Ansys Charge Plus, SIRE2, Warren

Responsibilities

Perform NH&S analysis for satellite electronics units and missile systems, Understand test plans and reports for radiation testing, Prepare survivability analyses for space environments, Perform radiation environment estimations using DTRA M&S tools, Review radiation requirements and compliance at program reviews, Review industry survivability/radiation plans and implement best practices

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC