Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)

LEAD ENGINEER - SR. RESEARCH ENGINEER - Electronics Radiation Hardening Engineer - Oklahoma City, OK

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) • $100K — $130K *
Oklahoma City, OK 73160In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's/Master's in Electrical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or related discipline with extensive radiation hardening experience.
  • Preferred certifications in Radiation/EMP Hardening Training.
  • 5-12 years aerospace experience with nuclear hardening requirements and strategies for electronics.
  • 5+ years supporting strategic DoD platforms (B-52, B-1, B-2, ICBM) and understanding of nuclear effects.
  • Strong leadership skills in managing technical teams and communicating complex engineering concepts.

Responsibilities

  • Lead development of requirements and verification strategies for aerospace electronics hardening.
  • Define and enhance radiation hardening methods for various avionics and mission hardware.
  • Translate nuclear threat environments into applicable engineering hardening solutions.
  • Conduct technical reviews of designs to assess radiation hardness and identify design gaps.
  • Provide strategic hardening expertise for key aerospace programs by offering technical leadership.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on advanced aerospace systems with critical national defense applications.
  • Exposure to diverse nuclear systems engineering activities and platforms.
  • Mentorship and guidance opportunities within senior-level engineering teams.
  • Involvement with cutting-edge technology related to mission survivability and nuclear hardening.
Full Job Description
  • Lead nuclear hardening engineering efforts for aerospace electronics by developing requirements, roadmaps, design guidance, and verification strategies for mission-critical systems.
  • Define and mature radiation hardening approaches for avionics, electronic assemblies, LRUs, SRUs, sensors, processors, power systems, and mission hardware.
  • Support nuclear systems engineering activities by translating threat environments, survivability needs, and platform requirements into practical hardening solutions.
  • Perform technical reviews of electronic designs, shielding strategies, component selections, layouts, and test approaches to identify radiation hardness risks and design gaps.
  • Support strategic aerospace programs involving B-52, B-1, B-2, ICBM, and related DoD platforms by providing senior-level hardening expertise and technical leadership.

  • Develop, review, and maintain nuclear hardening requirements, design criteria, verification plans, and technical roadmaps for aerospace electronic systems.
  • Evaluate electronic hardware, circuit card assemblies, LRUs, cables, enclosures, and shielding concepts for radiation hardness, survivability, and integration risks.
  • Lead technical reviews with systems, electrical, mechanical, test, cyber, and program teams to assess hardening approaches and resolve design or verification issues.
  • Support trade studies, test planning, analysis reviews, and customer briefings related to nuclear effects, shielding, component selection, and mission survivability.
  • Provide mentoring, technical guidance, and subject matter expertise to engineering teams supporting bomber, missile, strategic deterrence, and classified aerospace programs.

  • Requires a Bachelors or a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Physics Electronics Nuclear Engineering or related engineering discipline with senior-level radiation hardening experience.
  • Radiation/EMP Hardening Training and/or certifications preferred.
  • 5-12 years: Proven aerospace experience developing or supporting nuclear hardening requirements, roadmaps, analysis, testing, shielding, and survivability strategies for electronics.
  • 5+ years: Demonstrated experience supporting B-52, B-1, B-2, ICBM, or other strategic DoD platforms involving nuclear effects, hardening, survivability, or mission assurance.
  • 5+ years: Strong ability to lead technical teams, create requirements, conduct design reviews, interpret test and analysis data, and communicate complex hardening issues clearly.
  • 5+ years: Ability to present to upper management direction on nuclear efforts.
  • A valid/clear driver's license is required.

About Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is a non-profit research and development organization headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. The institute was founded in 1947 and has since grown to employ over 3,000 people across multiple locations in the United States. SwRI provides research and development services to a variety of industries, including automotive, aerospace, and energy. The institute's research areas include automation and data systems, chemistry and chemical engineering, and space science and engineering. SwRI has a long history of working with government agencies, including NASA and the Department of Defense, as well as private companies.
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