Satellite AIT Electrical Systems Engineer

• Job Location: England
• Type: Contract
• Posted: 19/11/2018

REPORTING TO: Head of Electrical Test Engineering (Satellite AIT)

RELATIONSHIPS: Project team (AIT EGSE engineers, Functional Verification engineers, Quality engineers, Design and Operations architects and AIT management), CADM

Job Profile

• 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.
• 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 Center checkout system based on the Elisa language) 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 in Munich, Germany (Reference test, TVAC, Magnetic, EMC, functional and performance tests) and potentially launch activities in Florida.
• Work to company and departmental procedures and maintain adherence to EN 9001


Skills and Experience

Knowledge:

• Current hands-on experience of writing test sequences/scripts for execution of spacecraft tests from the Central Checkout System (CCS). Knowledge of Elisa and/or Open Center 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
• 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, 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
• Familiar with the Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Awareness of ‘cleanroom’ disciplines.
• Knowledge of Model Based Development & Verification.
• Willing to support shifts and travel overseas on test campaigns essential.

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