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Radiation Effects Engineer, Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff
Job ID Number 2026-72576 Scottsdale, AZ, US Category Engineering Required Clearance TS/SCI with Polygraph Employment Type Full Time Remote Option Hybrid, On-Site Business Unit GD Mission Systems
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Responsibilities for this Position
Radiation Effects Engineer, Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff
ID: 2026-72576
US-AZ-Scottsdale
Required Clearance: TS/SCI with Polygraph
Posted Date: 5/15/2026
Category: Engineering-Systems
Employment Type: Full Time
Hiring Company: General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc.
Basic Qualifications
Requires a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field. Also requires 15+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 13 years of job-related experience.
CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Department of Defense TS/SCI security clearance with Polygraph is preferred at time of hire. Candidates must be able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph within a reasonable amount of time from date of hire.Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.
Responsibilities for this Position
General Dynamics Mission Systems has provided high reliability space electronics since the 1960s. Four hundred space missions later, side-by-side with the US Government, our technology is providing critical support to our defense as well as orbiting other planets. We are amongst the Nations thought leaders for digital technology in space and continue to invest in critical new technologies to improve performance, flexibility, reliability, and affordability. Our goal is to architect solutions serving todays missions, but ready for tomorrows hard problems.
This position offers an opportunity to contribute the cutting-edge space systems and technology in support of our Nation's defense. Our teams work closely with mission partners to develop solutions enabling critical national security missions. The selected candidate will lead efforts to transition critical technologies into space.
Learn more about our space work here:
Position Objectives:
A successful candidate will lead technical efforts ensuring our space systems meet performance objectives in intense radiation environments. This includes effects due to both natural space and nuclear radiation environments. The objectives of a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff for Radiation Effects include:
What sets you apart:
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, or Physics
WORKPLACE OPTIONS:
This position may be performed fully on-site or flex, depending on the needs of our programs. The position is based on our Scottsdale, AZ campus, home to the teams who engineered the communications equipment that transmitted Neil Armstrong's historic words from the moon. We make history here. Learn more about the GD-Scottsdale at https://gdmissionsystems.com/about-us/major-locations/scottsdale.
Our Commitment to You:
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Salary Note
This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.
Combined Salary Range
USD $219,876.00 - USD $243,925.00 /Yr.
Company Overview
General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!
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General Dynamics Mission Systems is a technology integrator and original equipment manufacturer that provides mission critical solutions across ground, sea, air, space and cyberspace.
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