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LMO
Reading
2 months ago
Applications closed

Job Description System Engineer LMO is a company based
in the UK and Luxembourg, developing Propulsion Systems, Rendezvous
& Proximity Operations Payloads and Space Domain Awareness
Payloads for Dual-Use applications. LMO is involved in the design,
development, verification, build, test, and operation of its
space-borne subsystems and collaborates with major research and
industrial players in the fields of propulsion, GNC and Computer
Vision technologies. LMO UK is currently developing key propulsion
technologies and subsystems to offer flexible and smart solutions
for the complex future in-orbit servicing market. We work with
major industrial partners and on challenging new projects.
Programmes at LMO cover a range of applications across a range of
technology readiness levels - from mission studies, new technology
prototyping (TRL2-4), all the way up to development and
qualification of full systems for space. Location Reading, UK
Position Summary The Systems Engineer will be supporting the
development and qualification of LMO’s propulsion products. They
will get involved in all aspects and phases of the propulsion
programmes, defining the technical context and supporting the
implementation. The systems engineer will be working together with
other disciplines and coordinating with project managers to ensure
the successful technical outcome, considering customer expectations
and company quality management. We are looking for a versatile
engineer who understands how to approach engineering problems, and
who can deliver solutions through excellent organization skills
combined with strong technical competencies. We offer a stimulating
multi-disciplinary environment and interesting projects to grow
your career while contributing to the future of space industry.
Experience & Qualifications Required · An understanding of the
main functional elements of a space subsystem · Experience
performing trade-off analysis · Experience with requirements
management · Experience generating, maintaining system level
requirements and associated design / verification compliance of a
system · Experience in managing work packages (including technical
coordination of engineering team), budgets and reporting progress
to project management · Understanding of project lifecycles,
management of schedule and resources · Understanding of space
mission operations · Understanding of satellite level AIT ·
Familiarity with ECSS processes · Ability to work autonomously and
as part of a larger multi-disciplinary engineering team · Excellent
technical communication and presentation skills (written/verbal)
Additional Skills and Experience Candidates who demonstrate
exposure to the following will be considered strongly: Product
Quality Assurance · Familiarity with Quality Assurance (QA)
processes and standard · Writing, implementation and execution of
Product Assurance Plan · Configuration/Data management · Parts,
Materials and Processes List management for a product · Reliability
Analysis · System Safety Aspects Conditions For this role the base
salary expectation, depending on experience, is between 40,000 GBP
and 60,000 GBP per annum for a 40-hour work week. This includes 25
days annual leave. LMO provides a pension scheme where it matches
pension contribution up to 5% of the gross salary.

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