Senior Radiation Analysis Engineer

Draper

Senior Radiation Analysis Engineer supporting cross-disciplinary teams at Draper. Working on complex system architecture and analysis challenges driven by radiation environments.

Posted 4/29/2026full-timeCambridge • Massachusetts, Utah, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $82,300 - $220,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support engineering decisions based on radiation effects on overall system performance.
Design harden and verify the performance of systems across multiple radiation effects, including dose rate, total ionizing dose (TID), neutron displacement damage (NDD), and single event effects (SEE).
Support interdisciplinary teams to ensure that radiation hardening is maintained across the product lifecycle.
Drive solutions to complex problems with limited direction – contribute to task planning and technical development, propose ways forward, and adapt appropriately to changes in program requirements.
Demonstrated ability to lead small teams (fewer than 5 people).
Able to provide insight and suggest design modifications based on analysis outcomes, and to apply analysis techniques across a range of technical challenges.
Identify program/system-level technical risks and develop and execute mitigation strategies for them.
Actively mentor less experienced engineers and provide thoughtful, constructive feedback

Requirements

What you’ll need

Requires a Bachelor's in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or other relevant field
A Master's degree, or PhD is preferred
Requires 5-7 years Radiation Engineering or related experience.

Benefits

Comp & perks

workplace flexibility
employee clubs ranging from photography to yoga
health and finance workshops
off site social events
discounts to local museums and cultural activities

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Hard Skills & Tools

radiation effectssystem performanceradiation hardeningtotal ionizing dose (TID)neutron displacement damage (NDD)single event effects (SEE)technical risk mitigationanalysis techniquesdesign modificationstask planning

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringproblem-solvingadaptabilitycommunicationteam collaborationconstructive feedbackinsight provisiontechnical developmentinterdisciplinary teamwork