Radiation Effects Engineer, Amazon Leo

About the role

Amazon Leo is Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite network, aiming to deliver fast, reliable internet connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. As a Radiation Effects Engineer, you will join a small team focused on the qualification of electronics components used on a satellites constellation and take an active role in root-cause analysis of on-orbit events.

Responsibilities

• Define, collect, and analyze heavy ion, proton, and TID testing to qualify components against space radiation and build a radiation tested component database.
• Develop processes for managing component and satellite hardware test results and documentation
• Collaborate closely with electronic design teams to quantify radiation risk and develop mitigations schemes to radiation events.
• Lead root-cause analysis of on-orbit radiation events.
• Develop tools and dashboards to organize and visualize on-orbit events.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or above in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent
• 3+ years of experience in avionics development including electronic component selection and radiation test
• Hands-on experience conducting radiation test campaigns using heavy ion and proton beam facilities for SEE characterization, and gamma ray sources (e.g., Co-60) for TID testing
• Experience with including evaluating Single Event Effects (SEE) and Total Ionizing Dose (TID) on electronic components and systems.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
• Experience in radiation effects testing for Total Ionizing Dose (TID) and Single Event Effects (SEE)
• Experience with NASA, Defense or Commercial Space programs
• Experience with particle transport tools such as FastRAD, NOVICE or GEANT4
• Knowledge of radiation modeling tools such as Ax8/Ax9, CREME96, and SPENVIS
• Knowledge of AWS tools such as S3 and DynamoDB

Benefits

Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. The base salary range for this position is $136,000.00 - $184,000.00 USD annually, with additional sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).