Senior Radiation Effects Engineer I (Space)

Location: Westminster, Colorado, United States; on-site

Company

hirify.global develops communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms.

What you will do

• Own key aspects of the radiation hardness assurance plan for LEO orbits and beyond.
• Simulate radiation environments for different orbits using tools such as OMERE.
• Plan and conduct proton, heavy-ion, and total-dose radiation tests on components and products.
• Predict upset rates by combining environmental simulations with test data and perform system-level radiation risk analysis.
• Advise hardware, software, and firmware engineers on radiation-tolerant design, including part selection, EDAC, and watchdog timers.
• Present design reviews, support customer and executive discussions, contribute to proposals, and mentor the radiation effects team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
• Minimum of four years of space product experience.
• Direct experience with radiation effects analysis, testing, risk management, or related responsibilities.
• Experience using automotive and high-volume commercial-grade parts in radiation environments.
• Strong understanding of radiation physics relevant to electronic components.
• Applicants must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, conditional residents, asylees, refugees, or eligible to obtain the required U.S. Department of State authorizations.

Nice to have

• Experience with ray-tracing tools such as FASTRAD.
• Experience analyzing radiation susceptibility of RF components and III-V transistors, including GaAs and GaN.
• SEE analysis and testing of FPGAs, processors, RAM, and non-volatile memory.
• Knowledge of electronic circuit theory, Python scripting, and component test-data databases.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on, interactive, and autonomous work in a cross-functional environment.
• Startup setting focused on developing next-generation space systems.
• Opportunities to collaborate across engineering and business development functions.