Overview
As part of the Optical Group the Imaging Electronics Team seeks a dynamic, organised and proactive engineer with high standards to support the electrical development of the ESA TRUTHS instrument.
TRUTHS – The Tracebale Radiometry Underpinning Terrestrial and Helio-Studies mission will be a ‘standards laboratory in space’, setting the ‘gold standard’ reference for climate measurements.
Key Tasks
* Support and perform electrical architecture activities in conjunction with th current electrical architect team on the TRUTHS instrument
* Assist in the review, from an electrical and data handling (TMTC) point of view, of supplier data packs and participate in supplier co-engineering meetings
* Review and assist update of the payload specification and lower level electrical equipment and data handling
* Generate and maintain system block diagrams, electrical interfaces, grounding and isolation, electrical block diagram, switching & TMTC diagrams and modes of operation
* Maintain ICDs, harness definitions, power budgets, data rates
* Generate applicability matrices and jacket requirement documents for Spacewire and WizardLink interfaces
* Satellite Reference DataBase (SRDB) definition and development plan
* Support the AIT team in EGSE definition
* Co-ordinate the development of the instrument control unit known as the Payload Management Control System with the subcontractor
* Act as a point of contact with the subcontractor to ensure system level requirements are addressed appropriately
* Manage the timely meeting of milestones and reporting of the PMCS status to the Industrial Manager and to the customer (ESA)
* Maintaining technical documents throughout the design lifecycle
* Contributing and actively taking part in customer design reviews
Person Specification
Experience
* Several years of mixed signal, analogue and digital hardware engineering experience.
* Good track record with planning and meeting budgets/schedule.
* Experience in managing and working with sub-contractors
* Experience in space based instrumentation highly desirable
* Experience in managing complex electronics systems through full life cycle; from requirements capture, verification to system integration
* Experience working to ESA ECSS standards highly desirable
Knowledge & Skills
* A degree or equivalent in Electronics Engineering
* Excellent inter-personal and communication skills, able to influence, persuade and negotiate with people at all levels (externally & internally) as well as to assist in reaching compromises when there are conflicting requirements
* Self-motivated, creative, high attention to detail and accountable
* Ability to work autonomously or within project team(s) and a real company player
* Good communication skills able to work effectively with both customers, sub-contractors and suppliers
* Ability to work under pressure in an organised and responsive manner
* Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities
* Creative problem solving
* Good MS Office Skills
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