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Job Description
MERITUS Talent are working with one of the world’s largest aerospace organisations for the recruitment of an AIT Engineer to work on Satellite Systems, on a contract basis in their Stevenage office
AIT Engineer (Satellite Systems) - Stevenage - 12 Month Contract - £55 per hour via Umbrella - Fully On Site
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.
* 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 software (Open Centre checkout system based on the Elisa and Open Centre Bridge based on JAVA) to test the spacecraft systems.
* Prepare and execute spacecraft system investigations in line with actions from Non-Conformance Review Boards (NRBs).
* Support Spacecraft systems functional and performance tests during environmental tests (TVAC, Magnetic, EMC), and functional and performance tests.
* Work to company and departmental procedures and maintain adherence to company standards.
Knowledge and Experience
* 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, 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, particularly writing and debugging Linux/Unix bash scripts is an advantage.
* Knowledge of programming languages 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 (e.g., DMM, oscilloscope, current probes, Data acquisition unit, data bus monitors 1553 MilBus and SpaceWire probes/analyzers) would be an advantage.
* Spacecraft electrical and harness knowledge would be an advantage but not essential.
* Familiar with Windows and Linux operating systems. Awareness of cleanroom disciplines. Knowledge of system testing and verification.
* Willing to support shifts/flexible working as required.
Experience
* 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 debugging.
* Environmental and launch test campaigns. Preparing test procedure and sequences from test specifications, writing test reports and supporting test and non-conformance reviews.
* Electrical integration of equipment on a test bench or spacecraft (desirable, not essential).
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