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Electrical Engineer, AST, Electrical Systems (Direct Hire)
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center · Posted 7 days ago
Hybrid Huntsville, AL $78K – $144K Apply by Jun 16, 2026 Electrical Engineering INTJISTJISTP Engineering
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You will provide ionizing-radiation analysis for avionics and support flight and development projects as the focal engineer for IR (Ionizing Radiation) effects on EEE (Electrical, Electronic, Electromechanical) parts. You will design, implement, and analyze radiation tests, develop IR environments and requirements, prepare IR control plans, and work with designers to select tolerant parts. You will participate in all design reviews and verification activities.
What You'll Do
- →Duties described below are at the highest grade advertised.
- →Duties assigned at lower grade levels will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity; duties will be commensurate with the grade of selected employee.
- →Develop radiation environments, top-level IR (Ionizing Radiation) requirements, and Radiation Control Plans, coordinate with Chief Engineer, Mission Safety, and Natural Environments, and support pre-Phase A/A radiation-risk evaluations.
- →Plan, conduct, and interpret radiation tests and perform limited testing for smaller projects to reduce radiation risk.
- →Research radiation test facility capabilities and support radiation-effects research tasks.
- →Review and comment on radiation requirements in military specs, SMDs (Surface Mount Devices), JEDEC standards, and radiation test standards and assess industry, DLA (Defense Logistics Agency), and NESC documents relevant to radiation.
- →Support radiation assurance for agency working groups, review EEE parts lists, testing, screening, and analyses, identify tolerant parts, and provide system-level radiation analysis and verification evidence to close requirements.
- →Prepare technical reports and presentations for internal, project, government, and scientific audiences and educate NASA personnel on radiation impacts to electronic system design and promote best practices across projects.
Requirements
- ✓If you did not complete a qualifying bachelor's degree, you may be eligible if you have obtained a graduate degree in an AST qualifying field, as listed above.
- ✓Degrees in engineering technology are not considered qualifying for this position.
- ✓Engineering degrees earned within the United States: Engineering degrees earned within the United States must be from a college or university that has at least one ABET accredited engineering program.
- ✓To find out if a school has at least one ABET accredited program, please visit http://www.abet.org.
- ✓Engineering degrees earned outside the United States: Engineering degrees earned outside the United States must be recognized by a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA), often known as accords.
- ✓These are non-governmental agreements among organizations that accredit academic degree programs.
- ✓MRAs recognize the substantial equivalence of mature accreditation systems and programs accredited by signatory organizations within their jurisdictions.
- ✓For a listing of Signatories, please visit, https://www.abet.org/global-presence/mutual-recognition-agreements/is-your-program-recognized/.
- ✓Science and other related degrees earned within the United States: Science and other related degrees must have been awarded from colleges or universities that are accredited by recognized accrediting organizations.
- ✓For a list of schools that meet this criteria, go to http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
- ✓Science and other related degrees earned outside the United States: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs.
- ✓These education credentials must be deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.
- ✓For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
- ✓All degrees must have been received in the year of, or any year subsequent to the original date of accreditation.
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