Electrical Test Engineer - Satellite Systems

Yolk Recruitment Ltd
Stevenage
2 months ago
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MERITUS Talent are working with one of the world's largest aerospace organizations for the recruitment of an Electrical Test Engineer to work on Satellite Systems, on a contract basis in their Stevenage office

Electrical Test Engineer (Satellite Systems) - Stevenage - 12 Month Contract - £55 per hour via Umbrella - Fully On Site

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.
  • 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
  • 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 and Open Center Bridge based on JAVA) 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 (TVAC, Magnetic, EMC), functional and performance tests
  • Work to company and departmental procedures and maintain adherence to company standards


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 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 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 would be an advantage but not essential.
  • Familiar with the Windows and Linux operating systems.
  • Awareness of 'cleanroom' disciplines.
  • Knowledge of system testing & 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 debug.
  • 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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