BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or physics
- Experience programming in Python
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- 1+ years of experience in the radiation effects field
- Previous work experience in radiation effects including modeling, testing, and/or analysis
- Strong skills in mathematics and statistics
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience in design and/or analysis of digital and analog circuits
- Ability to identify failures in radiation testing and knowledge on how to mitigate common failure mechanisms induced by ionizing radiation
- Experience with systems requiring resistance to ionizing dose including total ionizing dose testing, analysis to predict dose on orbit and familiarity with common problems and vulnerabilities to total ionizing dose
- Experience developing tests for microprocessors, ASICs, or FPGAs
- Experience with testing RF or optical interface devices
- Computational experience in programming languages: C/C++, SQL
- Familiarity and comfort with avionics hardware spanning integrated circuits, PCBA boards, sensors/transducers, functional troubleshooting and defect detection
- Familiarity and comfort with hardware blueprints/schematics and circuit functions based on designs
- Knowledge/experience in the effects of UV and atomic oxygen on materials and components
- Superior organizational and analytical skills with keen attention to detail and quality
- Radiation dose safety training
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
Pay Range:
Radiation Effects Engineer /Level I: $100,000.00 - $120,000.00/per year
Radiation Effects Engineer /Level II: $115,000.00 - $150,000.00/per year
Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.
Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation & will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Exempt employees are eligible for 5 days of sick leave per year.
ITAR REQUIREMENTS:
- To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.
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