Radiation Effects Engineer
US$150,000 – US$250,000 / yr base salary
Posted 17 Mar 2026
Advertised as “Senior Radiation Effects Engineer”
BranchFactor Summary
The original posting with the fluff stripped out
- Expected experience
- 5+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- On-Site
- Contract
- Full-time
| Base salary | US$150,000 – US$250,000 / yr |
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Field of studyElectrical Engineering, Engineering, Mathematics, Science, Technology
Study levelMaster's
Field of studyElectrical Engineering, Engineering, Mathematics, Science, Technology
Study levelDoctorate
Senior Radiation Effects Engineer
Logos Space is a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite system purpose-built to serve the connectivity needs of the commercial enterprise users and government users. We will help fill an important gap in the market, providing resilient, high-performance satellite-based connectivity services to enterprise and government customers worldwide. Business customers have contracts with agreed-upon performance standards for their broadband, and Logos will build these capabilities into the system from the beginning. Speed and reliability are the foundation of the system. Logos is designed to extend cloud and data center network connectivity anywhere in the world to fixed, seaborne, and airborne terminals.
Logos is led by a team of highly experienced engineers with proven track records in the networking and satellite industries.
Position Summary, Responsibilities, & Qualifications
The Electrical Engineering team at Logos Space work on the design, development, flight validation, assembly, integration, test, and inflight success of the logos fleet of spacecraft. Electrical Engineering is responsible for ensuring that flight avionics on the logos bus and payload are fully validated ensuring the success of our network via analysis and test. The development of suitable facilities and the required ground support equipment also falls within the purview of the electrical engineering team. Electrical engineers will support hardware design activities from the idea stage to flight.
You should be prepared to work and thrive in a fast moving environment where you are comfortable taking vague design ideas and turning them into tangible hardware ready for test and flight. We are seeking engineers who love to solve hard problems.
Responsibilities
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Responsible for the overall spacecraft radiation hardness assurance plan
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Responsible for planning and carrying out component and system level radiation tests
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Support multi-functional teams with recommendations for radiation mitigation through design and/or test
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Responsible for defining test setups and standards for TID/SEE screening
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Generate and release technical drawings, specifications, test procedures, and reports in support of the hardware design and validation.
Basic Qualifications
Education
- Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) with relevant radiation effects work experience
Experience
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A minimum of 5 years experience in radiation effects