Hiring: Avionics Radiation Hardness Assurance Engineer Company: Amentum Location: Houston, TX Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 12:31:09 Employment Type: Contract Target Skills & Keywords : DDD, Embedded Systems, Firmware, SCA, Systems Engineering About the job Required Skills: •Generally, an office environment, but can involve inside or outside work depending on task. •Professional behavior that enhances productivity and promotes teamwork and cooperation. Grooming and dress must be appropriate for the position and must not impose a safety risk/hazard to the employee or others. •Health, dental, and vision insurance •Paid time off and holidays •Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching) Qualifications: •This position has been posted at multiple levels. Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised. •Typically requires a bachelor's degree in Engineering with experience in the field or in a related area. •Possess technical knowledge of radiation effects in microelectronics and/or avionics systems, may include: basic mechanisms for single-event effects and total dose, test strategies, and mitigation techniques, and analysis of circuits and systems •Be familiar with RHA processes for avionics, including defining mission and environmental factors, developing requirements, performing radiation testing, and evaluating mitigation strategies. •Assess electronic parts, circuits, and systems to evaluate radiation risks, mitigation effectiveness, and ability to meet performance and reliability requirements. •Lead or support screening and characterization test efforts for heavy ion, proton, and pulsed-laser Single-Event Effects (SEE), Total Ionizing Dose (TID), Enhanced Low-Dose Rate Sensitivity (ELDRS), Total Non-Ionizing Dose (TNID), Displacement Damage Dose (DDD), etc. •Design, troubleshoot, and repair new and existing radiation test setups, may include: cables, laboratory test equipment, printed circuit boards, software, firmware, hardware description languages, etc. •Excellent communication and organizational skills with the ability to work on multidisciplinary NASA spaceflight hardware teams. •Project experience designing, building, testing, and troubleshooting embedded systems, power electronics, battery systems, and other electrical hardware. •Operational familiarity with systems engineering and integration (S&EI) and/or specialty engineering for NASA spaceflight (or similar complexity). Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!