Staff Radiation Effects & Survivability Engineer -Top Secret Clearance Required (Space Systems)

Northrop Grumman needs Radiation Effects & Survivability (RES) engineers to team up and help lead the RES design, development, and analysis of complex electronic products for space systems.

At Northrop Grumman Space Systems RES engineering is the impact of the radiation environment upon the operational capability of components, assemblies, equipment, subsystems, systems, and other space platforms.  RES engineers perform radiation effects analysis, shielding analysis, survivability analysis, radiation analysis reporting, simulation of electronic components relative to space radiation effects; electronic protection; hazards of radiation to electronics, materials, and personnel.

Responsibilities

• Radiation Analysis for satellite payload systems
• Test plans and test reports for radiation testing of electronic components (e.g. total dose, prompt dose and single event upset)
• Radiation predictions using NOVICE, SPENVIS, CREME96, OMERE and other radiation analysis tools
• Radiation effects on material degradation
• Interface with multiple disciplines such as electrical, mechanical, EMI/EMC/ESD, contamination, procurement, subcontractors, manufacturing, and test
• Prepare and present technical reports for internal and external customers
• Present radiation requirements and compliance in program meetings and design reviews (PDR, CDR, etc.)
• Analyze Single Event Effects, Burnouts, Latchups, Upsets and Transients in electronic circuits
• Propose Circuit design mitigations to reduce or eliminate risk of Single Event Effects failure
• Total Ionizing Dose analysis
• Analyze Displacement Damage Dose impact on optoelectronics
• Analyze Deep Charging (Internal Electron Flux) applied to spacecraft component boxes and external harnesses
• Spacecraft radiation shielding & modeling

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Physics or closely related technical discipline with 12 years of experience.
• Extensive RES design and analysis experience
• Knowledge of physics associated with radiation effects in semiconductor devices
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Must have U.S. Citizenship with active or current Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility at time of application

Preferred Qualifications

• A Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Physics or closely related technical discipline
• Experience with radiation tools like NOVICE, AE9AP9, CRÈME, SPENVIS, etc
• CAD modeling experience with Creo Parametric

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