Senior Radiation Test Engineer

Are you looking for an exciting, innovative company with over 100 years of excellence and commitment to ethical business? Are you a motivated Quality Engineer looking for a new role? Amentum is a trusted partner to United States government agencies, allied governments, and corporations worldwide and we are looking for you to support our Strategic Microelectronics program as a Senior Radiation Test Electrical Engineer. You might be just who we are looking for!

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Radiation Effects Subject Matter Expert to join our team at Amentum. As a Radiation Hardening Specialist, you will be responsible for assessing and mitigating the impact of radiation on system performance. This will involve analyzing environments, transporting those environments through system enclosures, modeling the interaction of radiation with components and sensors, or testing of microelectronic components. Typical components include integrated circuits, transistors, capacitors, inductors, resistors, diodes, analog circuits, and other electronic components.

Duties Include: 

• Support engineering decisions based on radiation effects on overall system performance.

• Design and harden systems across multiple radiation effects, including dose rate, total ionizing dose (TID), neutron displacement damage (NDD), and single event effects (SEE).

• Work with interdisciplinary teams to ensure radiation hardening is maintained across the product lifecycle.

• Assist in test plan development and review

• Review Reports

• Participate in Radiation Review Boards

• Help generate templates and guides

• Assist in developing training materials and tools for new hires 

• Assist with testing efforts, test station setup and validation and verification efforts

• Collaborate on program requirements and provide feedback on approach to meet requirements 

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or other relevant field. 

• 10+ years of Radiation Engineering, electronic component testing, or related experience.

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret US Government Clearance. Please note that US Citizenship is required to obtain a Secret clearance.

Preferred Requirements: 

• Master’s degree or PhD in Physics, Electrical Engineering, or Nuclear Engineering. 

• 10+ years of radiation engineering experience with the Department of Defense 

• Has a current Secret or Top-Secret DoD security clearance. 

Compensation & Benefits

HIRING SALARY RANGE: $120K - $190K (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant internal equity, and alignment with market data.)

This position includes a competitive benefits package. For more detailed information on our Benefits and what it is like to work for Amentum: please visit our careers site: www.amentumcareers.com