Satellite AIT Electrical Systems Engineer
Location: Stevenage (full time on site)
Duration: 12 months
Rate: £41.58 per hour PAYE or £55.00 per hour Umbrella
The successful candidate will be responsible for preparation of test procedures, writing and debugging test sequences for Satellite system testing during ambient and environmental test campaigns. You will be required to prepare, debug and execute complex test sequences on flight spacecraft and test benches. You will provide first-line support to the test operations team and supporting non-conformance reviews in a technical capacity as well as writing test reports and supporting test reviews.
Responsibilities
Interpretation of electrical and functional test requirements from test specifications.
Provide test solutions to meet the test specification requirements, from planning and kick-off meeting, through test sequence coding, procedure preparation and debug to execution.
Provide first-line support to the test operations team executing tests on the flight spacecraft in the event of anomalies.
Close out tests with Post Test Review and Test Report.
To provide technical inputs to project test reviews (Test Readiness Reviews, Post Test Reviews, Test Review Boards and Non-Conformance Review Boards).
Development and debug of Automatic Test procedures (ATP) using a bespoke high-level S/W language (Open Centre checkout system based on the Elisa language and Open Centre Bridge based on JAVA) to test the spacecraft systems.
Preparing and executing spacecraft system investigations in line with actions from Non-Conformance Review Boards (NRBs).
Support Spacecraft systems functional and performance tests during environmental test (TVAC, Magnetic, EMC), functional and performance tests.
Work to company and departmental procedures and maintain adherence to company standards.
Proven Ability / Key Skills
Current hands-on proven ability of writing test sequences/scripts for execution of spacecraft tests from the Central Checkout System (CCS). Knowledge of Elisa and JAVA would be an advantage.
Working knowledge of TMTC Databases.
Spacecraft systems and subsystem technical knowledge and awareness e.g. Data Handling, Packet Utilisation Standard, Data Bus Communications – 1553, Spacewire, Attitude &, Orbital Control, Star Trackers, Gyros, Momentum Wheels, power systems, batteries, Solar Arrays, Thermal Control, heaters, thermostats, FDIR, Spacecraft Configuration Vectors etc.
Programming and scripting languages, particularly writing and debugging Linux/Unix bash scripts is an advantage. Knowledge of a programming language such as C, Java, python, TCL, VBA would be useful.
Competent in the use of various test equipment used for electrical measurements, e.g. DMM, oscilloscope, current probes, Data acquisition unit, data bus monitors (1553 MilBus and SpaceWire probes/analysers) would be an advantage.
Spacecraft electrical and harness knowledge would be an advantage.
Familiar with the Windows and Linux operating systems.
Awareness of ‘cleanroom’ disciplines.
Knowledge of system testing & Verification.
Writing test sequences/scripts for execution of spacecraft systems tests including FDIR from the Central Checkout System (CCS).
Electrical/Spacecraft Systems fault investigation and test sequence debug.
Environmental and launch test campaigns.
Preparing test procedure and sequences from test specifications, writing test reports and supporting test and nonconformance reviews.
Electrical integration of equipment on a test bench or spacecraft (desirable).
Additional
Please note, due to the sensitive nature of the project involved all applicants must be capable of gaining a UK MOD Security Clearance to SC level