Space Radiation Research Engineer (NASA HHPC)

About the role

The Space Radiation Section at Leidos currently has an opening for a Research Engineer to work at our Houston, Texas location. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience helping the NASA Human Health and Performance Contract (HHPC2).

Responsibilities

• Support development, testing, calibration, and troubleshooting of radiation detector systems for human spaceflight
• Work with semiconductor detectors, scintillators, hybrid pixel detectors, or related radiation sensor technologies
• Develop test plans, procedures, test setups, verification approaches, and data analysis methods
• Perform functional, development, certification, acceptance, calibration, and interface testing
• Analyze detector and electronics data using Python, ROOT, MATLAB, Excel, or related tools
• Determine how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes and incorporate the results into system specifications
• Interface with purchasing, quality, logistics, other HHPC2 stakeholders, and NASA stakeholders
• Develop test procedures and perform troubleshooting on both ground and flight systems
• Work with scientific equipment (oscilloscopes, high voltage supplies, power supplies) in a lab setting
• Maintain good laboratory work practices (ESD & FOD mitigation, etc.)
• Process hardware at Johnson Space Center
• Perform other duties and assignments as required

Requirements

• BS/MS in electrical, nuclear, or electrical engineering, radiation detection, medical or space physics, or a related field and at least 2 years' experience
• Experience working with radiation detection systems (semiconductor detectors, scintillators, etc.)
• Experience working in analog and digital signal processing, including op amp circuit design and pulse analysis techniques (pulse height analysis, noise analysis, discriminator/comparator design, pulse shape discrimination, etc.)
• Experience with scientific programming and data analysis, especially Python and/or ROOT
• Ability to troubleshoot detector, electronics, software, and test-system issues
• Excellent interpersonal, customer service, and communication skills (Oral and Written)
• Experience working in an electronics lab setting. Including familiarity with ESD safe practices, familiarity with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, DC power supplies, etc.)

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in electrical, nuclear, or electrical engineering, radiation detection, medical or space physics or related field
• Experience with Timepix, Medipix or other hybrid pixel detector systems
• Experience with NASA/JSC hardware development, processing, testing, or flight hardware practices
• Experience handling radioactive sources
• Experience with accelerator or beamline testing
• Knowledge of NASA Standard 3001 as applicable radiation requirements
• Demonstrated ability to grow into technical ownership or project leadership

Skills

• Experience to aid in the research, design and evaluation of radiation detection system for human space flight
• Support the fabrication, assembly and test of the sub-systems/systems
• Support reviews of science and design requirements and proposed verification methods

Benefits

Pay Range $69,550.00 - $125,725.00