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.