Satellite AIT EGSE Engineer

• Job Location: Stevenage, England
• Type: Contract
• Posted: 15/12/2025

Responsibilities

• Maintenance and fault finding of electronic/RF test racks.


• Computer system and networks administration.


• Programming and scripting languages.


• Environmental and launch test campaign.


• Preparing test specifications for test racks, reviewing data packs from suppliers, and supporting reviews of test equipment design and non-conformances.

Skill Set

Essential

• Minimum of a degree in an Electrical Engineering related discipline or relevant experience in a similar role >5 years


• Good theoretical and practical knowledge of electronic and RF test racks


• Fault finding skills down to board and component level.


• Network and computer administration in Windows and Linux environments


• Good documentation skills (procedures, reports etc.)


• Knowledge of interfaces such as Mil-1553, SpaceWire, CAN bus, RS232/422 etc.


• ATE environments such as PCI, VXI, PXI etc.


• Competent in the use of a variety of general-purpose lab test equipment


• Knowledge of test systems.


• Design, manufacture, and commissioning of test systems.


• Willing to support shifts and travel overseas on test campaigns as required.

Desirable

• Experience of electrical integration of equipment on a spacecraft.


• Working knowledge of TMTC Databases.


• Writing test sequences/scripts for execution of spacecraft systems tests including FDIR from the Central Checkout System (CCS).


• Experience of environmental and launch test campaigns.


• Familiar with the Windows and Linux operating systems.


• Programming and scripting languages, in particularly writing and debugging Linux/Unix bash scripts is an advantage. Knowledge of a programming language such as C, Java, python, TCL, VBA

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