Aerospace Systems Research Support Technician

Universidade de Vigo; España; On-site; EUR 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Job summary

SCHOOL OF AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE ENGINEERING - OURENSE seeks a First Stage Researcher (R1) for Mechanical Engineering, focusing on systems engineering for aerospace and defense applications. The role involves developing preliminary designs, defining interfaces, and contributing to verification documentation.

The position is part-time (20 hours/week) in Spain, with requirements spanning languages and technical merits.

Qualifications

• Languages required: Spanish, English and Galician with practical application in a professional context.
• Experience with programming languages used in aerospace/defense environments (C, Python, VHDL).
• Familiarity with code control tools (Git or similar).
• Engineering knowledge in UAVs and electronics for communication systems or UAVs.
• Experience in systems engineering within space/defense sectors and budgets for space systems.

Responsibilities

• Collect, analyse and consolidate mission and system requirements, maintaining consistency and traceability.
• Develop the preliminary design and functional system architecture, as well as subsystem specifications.
• Define and document interfaces and communication protocols between subsystems and with the ground segment.
• Support the integration strategy, risk analysis and planning of system and subsystem tests.
• Prepare and review mission, design, interface and verification technical documentation, and take part in technical reviews.

Skills

Spanish

English

Galician

Education

Engineering degree (aerospace/defense)

Tools

Git

Python

C

VHDL

Job description

SCHOOL OF AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE ENGINEERING - OURENSE seeks a First Stage Researcher (R1) for Mechanical Engineering, focusing on systems engineering for aerospace and defense applications. The role involves developing preliminary designs, defining interfaces, and contributing to verification documentation.

The position is part-time (20 hours/week) in Spain, with requirements spanning languages and technical merits.