Electrical Engineer, Spacecraft & CubeSat Systems

United Arab Emirates University; Al Ain; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

The NSSTC is looking to hire an electrical engineer to support the development of the NSSTC facility, to design and develop ground support and test equipment, and to create electro-mechanical hardware intended for both ground and space-based operation. You’ll be working as part of a team designing and building CubeSats and Small Spacecraft.

As an engineer you will be asked to perform a variety of tasks related to the development of projects within the NSSTC including (but not limited to) support

Qualifications

• BS or higher degree in electrical engineering.
• Interfacing with a multi-disciplinary team including professionals, faculty, graduate and undergraduate students.
• Mentor students at UAE University as part of the role.
• Preference for FPGA programming experience and space hardware design.
• Travel may be required – domestic and international.

Responsibilities

• Interfacing with a multi-disciplinary team including professionals, faculty, graduate and undergraduate students.
• Documenting interfaces and requirements.
• Designing discipline-specific components for space flight applications.
• Modeling and analyzing designs of ground and space hardware.
• Performing other engineering tasks.

Skills

Mentoring students

Documentation

Design analysis

Modeling

FPGA programming (desirable)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

The NSSTC is looking to hire an electrical engineer to support the development of the NSSTC facility, to design and develop ground support and test equipment, and to create electro-mechanical hardware intended for both ground and space-based operation. You’ll be working as part of a team designing and building CubeSats and Small Spacecraft.

As an engineer you will be asked to perform a variety of tasks related to the development of projects within the NSSTC including (but not limited to) support