Radiation Effects Research Scientist

The Aerospace Corporation is the trusted partner to the nation's space programs, solving the hardest problems and providing unmatched technical expertise. As the operator of a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), we are broadly engaged across all aspects of space- delivering innovative solutions that span satellite, launch, ground, and cyber systems for defense, civil and commercial customers. When you join our team, you'll be part of a special collection of problem solvers, thought leaders, and innovators.

Join us and take your place in space.

Job Summary

Physical Sciences Laboratories (PSL) supports the effective andtimelydevelopment and operation of national security systems through scientific research and the application of advanced technologies. PSL has more than 150 specialized laboratories used to test, analyze, and troubleshootvirtually every aspect of rocket and satellite system design, development, construction, deployment, and operation. The diverseexpertiseof the laboratories' technical staff allows PSL to stay abreast of new technological developments and program support issues associated with rapidly evolving space systems.

The Microelectronics Technology Department (MTD) is part of PSL with specialized laboratoriesfortesting, accelerating, and analyzing, failures in electronics used for space system. MTD iscomprisedof two sections: one that performs radiation effects testing and discrete microelectronics testing, while the other section performs failure analysis on microelectronics using tools that canidentifyanomalies from the macroscopic down to the atomic scale.

MTD is looking a
Radiation Effects Research Scientist (Research Scientist/ Senior Scientist - Microelectronics/Semiconductor Engineering)to support the investigation of radiation effects, reliability- and radiation-hardness-by-design,and physics of failure of advanced CMOS, SiGe, SOI, III-V(GaN, GaAs), II-VI,and other advanced technology for space applications.

Highlights of our lab's capabilities can be seen here:
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The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, onsite at our location in El Segundo, CA.

What You'llBe Doing

• Provide technical support to national security space programs, internal,and academiccollaborators
• Conduct innovative basic and applied research on microelectronic device technologies and applications to space systems, including reliability and radiation hardness
• Present results of assessments/research internally, to customers, at scientific meetings, and publish research in refereed scientific journals
• Support the adoption and assessment ofnew technologies and applications, space systems, including reliability and radiation hardness
• Perform radiation testing on microelectronic and optoelectronic components using gamma-rays, x-rays, neutrons, energetic protons, and energetic heavy ions
• Innovation, velocity, and accountability will primarily be used to assess job performance

What You Need to be Successful

Minimum Requirements forResearch Scientist - Microelectronics/Semiconductor Engineering:

• Master'sdegreein Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related discipline is required
• A minimum of (6) or more years of increasingly responsible and relevant professional work experience is required
• Knowledge of microelectronic and/or optoelectronic device physics
• Experience in testing semiconductor devices
• Knowledge of radiation environments and the effects of TID and SEE in microelectronics
• Experience with Python /LabVIEW/MATLABor similar software for data analysis and collection
• Willing to travel domesticallyup to 10% ofthe year to customer site/radiation test facility/conferences(as needed)
• This position requires ability to obtain andmaintaina security clearance, which is issued by the U.S. government. U.S. citizenship isrequiredto obtain a security clearance

In addition to the above, theminimumrequirements for
Senior Scientist - Microelectronics/Semiconductor Engineering
include:

• A minimum of (12) or more years of increasingly responsible and relevant professional work experience is required
• Experience working directly with government space programs - NASA, DoD, etc.

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