Radiation Effects Engineer III

About the role

At Blue Origin we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. This role is part of Advanced Concepts and Enterprise Engineering (ACE), supporting Blue Origin’s mission. The team fosters innovation, drives engineering workflows of the future, and creates shared solutions, standards, simplicity, lower costs, and manufacturable design. As a member of the Systems and Avionics Center of Excellence you will provide experienced technical support to program personnel and the Radiation Effects team, helping ensure the success of Blue Origin’s systems from mission inception through operation.

Responsibilities

• Design Validation & Engineering Support – contribute to validation of space program designs with respect to radiation control plans, requirements, implementation, and verification; provide design engineering support for avionics and electrical systems.
• Circuit Analysis & Mitigation Leadership – lead program design personnel through simulation and verification of digital, analog, and mixed‑signal circuit performance under radiation effects; recommend mitigation techniques to meet performance requirements.
• Technical Contribution & Analysis – analyze impacts of space radiation on avionics and materials, including SEE rates, testing requirements, and failure analysis; incorporate radiation effects test data and analysis results into avionics designs.
• Documentation & Decision Support – generate thorough part‑level, circuit‑level, and system‑level radiation effects analysis documentation.
• Automation & Tooling Leadership – develop and champion reusable scripts, tools, and AI‑assisted workflows that improve efficiency and consistency of radiation effects analysis across the broader team.
• Knowledge Sharing – contribute to group‑, program‑, and company‑wide knowledgebase for radiation effects on avionics and materials.

Minimum qualifications

• Education & Experience – B.S. (or higher) in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Nuclear Science, or related field with 4+ years of experience in design, analysis, and/or testing for radiation effects on electronics and materials.
• Technical domain expertise – strong familiarity with ionizing and non‑ionizing radiation effects on electronics, discrete and integrated circuits (transistors, logic, memories, microcontrollers, FPGAs, etc.), and industry‑standard radiation effects analyses (environment definition, SEECA, TID, DDD).
• Circuit analysis & mitigation – noteworthy experience performing or overseeing electrical circuit analysis and implementing radiation effects mitigations.
• Analysis & modeling tools – experience with standard radiation environment modeling tools (e.g., IRENE, OMERE, SPENVIS, OLTARIS, CREME96) and application of fundamental statistical methods.
• Automation & tooling leadership – demonstrated ability to build and scale automation and AI‑assisted tooling that benefits the broader radiation effects team.
• Testing familiarity – strong familiarity with radiation effects testing methodologies (SEE, TID, DDD).
• Documentation & communication – excellent written and verbal communication skills; experience presenting radiation requirements, results, and plans to peers and customers.
• Autonomy & judgment – ability to work with minimal oversight regarding radiation effects on electronics.
• Collaboration & culture – ability to build trust, maintain positive cross‑team relationships, and contribute to an inclusive culture.
• Eligibility & travel – U.S. citizen, U.S. national, current Green Card holder, or individual lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum; domestic travel required, occasional international travel possible.

Preferred qualifications

• Applied experience – use of commercial/automotive parts in radiation environments and production of program‑deliverable documentation (control plans, test plans/reports, design reviews, system‑level analyses).
• Project leadership – experience leading technical projects from inception to completion.
• Hardware design familiarity – familiarity with hardware schematics and circuit functions based on design documentation.
• Radiation transport tools – familiarity with tools such as MCNP, FASTRAD, GEANT4.
• Human spaceflight & materials – familiarity with radiation assessments and mitigation for human space crews and spacecraft materials.
• Testing & lab proficiency – familiarity with radiation test laboratory equipment (power supplies, DAQ systems, electronic loads, SMUs, etc.) and general electronics lab skills (soldering, oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analyzers).
• Industry knowledge – familiarity with rad‑tolerant and rad‑hard offerings of space electronics providers.
• Programming & protocols – proficiency with relevant languages, platforms, and protocols (Python, C, GitLab, SQL, I2C, SPI).

Pay

Base Pay Range:

• VA applicants: $121,023.00 – $169,432.20
• CO applicants: $110,938.00 – $155,312.85
• WA applicants: $121,023.00 – $169,432.20
• Other site ranges may differ.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Short and long‑term disability
• 401(k) with company match up to 5%
• Education Support Program
• Stock options for all regular employees (working ≥20 hours/week)
• Paid Time Off: up to 4 weeks per year based on scheduled hours, plus up to 14 company‑paid holidays
• Potential bonuses and additional benefits based on role type, job level, and company discretion

Culture statement

Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies show some people are less likely to apply unless they meet every qualification. At Blue Origin we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be the right candidate for this or other roles.