Job Description
Satellite AIT Electrical Systems Engineer
Clearance: SC Clearance Required
Location: Stevenage - Full tim on site
Rate: £55/hr (Inside IR35)
Duration: Initially 12 Months
The Role:
* Preparation of test procedures, writing and debugging test sequences for Satellite system testing during ambient and environmental test campaigns.
* Preparing, debugging and executing complex test sequences on flight spacecraft and test benches.
* Providing first-line support to the test operations team and supporting non-conformance reviews in a technical capacity.
* Writing test reports and supporting test reviews.
The Company:
Global technology manufacturing company.
Your experience:
* Experience in writing and debugging test sequences and procedures.
Experience of working on Test systems
Experience on either C or Java (client uses a bespoke system, these are similar)
Systems engineer in space or aerospace
Your skills
* Current hands-on experience 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 is essential, eg 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 but not essential.
* Competent in the use of various test equipment used for electrical measurements, eg DMM, oscilloscope, current probes, Data acquisition unit, data bus monitors (1553 MilBus and SpaceWire probes/analysers) would be an advantage.
* The successful candidate will be required to hold SC level of security clearance and be a UK National prior to commencement of the contract.