Radiation Effects Engineer

Responsibilities

• Support the design of fault-tolerant electrical systems for operation in radiation environments
• Simulate and model GTO and GEO radiation environments on PCBA designs
• Coordinate and run radiation testing campaigns to upscreen components
• Develop fault-tolerant systems and operations by collaborating closely with cross-functional teams
• Support electrical design, bringup, and testing activities
• Assist in recruiting and interviewing new teammates for the growing engineering team

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in nuclear engineering, electrical engineering, physics, or an equivalent technical field
• Experience with electrical design and testing analog and digital circuits
• Experience designing and testing for radiation effects
• Experience with fault-tolerant, high-reliability systems
• US Citizenship or Green Card required (to comply with export regulations)
• A passion for hands-on hardware development in a fast-paced environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing electrical designs for space or other high-radiation environments
• Knowledge of the Geostationary radiation environment (TID, SEE, DDD)
• Experience running tests at radiation laboratories
• Experience designing dosimeter circuits
• Proficiency with ECAD and MCAD tools (e.g., Altium, Solidworks)

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and significant equity package via incentive stock options
• High-quality company-subsidized healthcare
• Disability and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement planning
• Flexible PTO
• Free on-site catered meals

About the Company

Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. We provide dedicated, secure networks to large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military. Based in Northern California, Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites from our 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters.