EEE Parts & Materials/Processes Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

• Own procurement, screening, and qualification of spacecraft EEE and MMPP
• Drive radiation engineering and survivability analysis of TID, SEE, DD failure modes; define shielding, resilience, and mitigation strategies across components and materials
• Establish material and process qualifications for adhesives, coatings, lubricants, fasteners, and finishes, comparing various ECSS, NASA, MIL, and ASTM standards against industry best practices
• Ensure compliance with outgassing, thermal/vibration, and contamination
• Lead and support verification campaigns (radiation, thermal vacuum, vibration, corrosion) and integrate results into spacecraft design assurance
• Translate mission and system requirements into procurement specs, qualification plans, and process controls
• Prepare and maintain documentation, screening plans, and compliance records to standardize practices across builds
• Act as a subject matter expert for failure investigations for parts and processes (e.g., DPA, LAT, X-ray) and coordinate corrective actions with suppliers and labs
• Work closely with Design, Manufacturing, Product and Quality assurance, and Procurement teams to integrate EEE and MMPP requirements into spacecraft builds
• Engage vendors, suppliers, and partners to evaluate, screen, qualify, and manage lifecycle risks for parts and materials
• Approve and oversee key manufacturing processes (soldering, bonding, welding, plating, coating) to ensure reliability and contamination control

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical, Materials, Mechanical, or a related engineering discipline
• 5+ years of experience in space hardware assurance, spanning EEE and/or MMPP domains
• Strong understanding of component reliability, device physics, radiation effects, mechanical parts, materials, and processes
• Hands-on experience with radiation qualification, material/process verification, and space reliability standards (e.g., ECSS, MIL-STD-883, NASA EEE-INST, NASA-STD-6016, or ECSS-Q-ST-70)
• Familiarity with contamination control, counterfeit risk mitigation, and export compliance
• Excellent communicator and collaborator, capable of influencing across multi-disciplinary teams

Bonus Points:

• Familiarity with the definition of spacecraft radiation environments and the implications on reliability and availability analysis
• Hands-on experience with proton/TID/SEE testing campaigns
• FMECA, derating analysis, and reliability modeling of electronic and electromechanical systems
• Lifetime analysis and testing of components and subsystems
• Experience in fast-paced NewSpace or commercial satellite environments