Electronics Radiation Components and Assemblies Analyst

About the role

a.i. solutions is seeking an Electronics Radiation Components and Assemblies, Analyst to support the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Quality, Safety and Mission Assurance (QS) Directorate. This position is part of a new initiative to establish an Electronics Radiation Effects Testing team supporting internal and external laboratories and program test events, aiming to improve Nuclear Radiation and Survivability support for MDA/QS. As the first role growing this capability, it will have immediate impact on the radiation effects test team and onsite lab, increasing the ability to perform radiation environments engineering, testing, and analysis across the Ballistic Missile Defense Systems. The position is located at MDA on Redstone Arsenal, with expectation to work onsite in both office and laboratory settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering, radiation effects, quality and mission assurance support within the Ballistic Missile Defense Systems (BMDS), specifically within the QSR Program Office.
• Provide a basic understanding and analysis of radiation environments, including natural orbital trapped particle environments, natural interplanetary environment, transient environments (solar events, coronal mass ejection, space weather, etc.), support models for energetic particle environments, and transport of radiation environments including geomagnetic shielding, and analysis of spacecraft shielding (e.g., FastRAD, Space Radiation).
• Perform system design support for Single Event Effects (SEE) and Mission Integrated Dose (Total Ionizing Dose (TID) and Displacement Damage Dose (DDD)), including development and flow‑down of design requirements, analysis of single event effects on system performance, including ad‑hoc functional analysis and assessment of system availability.
• Provide weekly status reports on activities and issues of concern.
• Travel periodically, approximately once every quarter, especially to external test facilities.

Qualifications

• BA or BS with 5 or more years of related experience in quality or mission assurance analyzing missile defense system and/or DOD weapon systems.
• Acceptable substitute: BA/BS and 5 years working in nuclear medicine, a radiation test facility, at a nuclear reactor facility, or in materials research and/or materials testing in radiation environments.
• Experience working with radiation test facilities and/or part or radiation databases.
• Experience demonstrating a basic grasp of missile defense system complexity and functionality.
• Experience communicating complex topics clearly and concisely via both oral and written mediums.
• Experience collaborating within small teams representing primarily quality and mission assurance professional backgrounds.
• Experience with supporting and assisting the development and execution of policies and requirements.
• Must possess a Secret Security Clearance prior to starting.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off and Holidays
• 401k Safe Harbor Plan, company contributes on Day #1
• Paid Parental leave for Mom & Dad
• Company Paid Life/AD&D
• Tuition Assistance
• Wellness plans that reward wellbeing and work‑life harmony

Pay

Salary ranges from $130,000 to $155,000 per year depending on relevant experience and qualifications.