Senior Electrical Systems Engineer

Loft Orbital; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading satellite solutions provider is seeking an Electrical System Engineer to join their team in Abu Dhabi. You will oversee power and command protocol integration for satellite missions while collaborating with various teams. The ideal candidate will possess knowledge of bus protocols and experience in hardware integration. Join a fast-paced environment and contribute to pioneering satellite manufacturing in the UAE, working towards launching multiple missions successfully.

Qualifications

• Experience in power and command protocol integration.
• Ability to manage electrical requirements and verification techniques.
• Experience supporting test procedures and participating in integration and test campaigns.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain technical power budgets for spacecraft performance.
• Work with teams to deliver quality hardware.
• Support integration and testing at spacecraft manufacturer's site.

Skills

Knowledge of bus protocols

Power allocation and distribution systems

Familiarity with subsystems

Job description

As an Electrical System Engineer of Orbitworks' Solutions Engineering Team, you will work on multiple satellite missions simultaneously, each with a unique, multi-payload configuration. Your role will be to ensure the successful power and command protocol integration of the payloads to the bus, leveraging Loft’s products. You will work cross-functionally across multiple teams: satellite electrical configuration, payload interface software, mission engineering and AIT.

About this Role:

• You will work both with other teams and Customers to develop and maintain technical power budgets for spacecraft performance.
• You will develop and manage electrical requirements and verification techniques with both Other Groups and Customers.
• You will support test procedures and participate in the integration and test campaign at our spacecraft manufacturer's site.

Must Haves:

• Enjoy being the face of the electrical technical requirements and working with a team to deliver quality hardware.
• Knowledge of bus protocols of: SpaceWire, CAN, and RS-4XX specifications
• Power allocation and distribution systems including fault tolerate and derating considerations
• Familiarity of the different SV subsystems (Thermal, Structural, ADCS, RF Link, etc)

Nice to Haves:

• Have demonstrated experience in small satellite assembly, integration and test campaigns
• Have experience in a fast-paced development environment.
• Have prior experience delivering a spacecraft to orbit and/or space-qualified hardware to a customer

Orbitworks' mission is to make space simple for organizations that want to deploy physical and virtual missions to space. Building on Loft Orbital's heritage, Orbitworks will be the first commercial firm in the United Arab Emirates to mass-manufacture satellites. Orbitworks aims to manufacture tens of satellites annually and operates out of a 50,000-square-foot facility in Abu Dhabi.