AIT RF & Comms Engineer

CBS Butler; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace organisation in Stevenage seeks an AIT RF & Comms Engineer on a 6-12 month contract, likely to extend. The role includes preparing electrical integration procedures, designing RF test measurements, and providing technical inputs for project reviews. Candidates should have hands-on experience with writing test sequences/scripts for spacecraft tests and knowledge of RF calibration. Familiarity with LabView, C, or Java is advantageous. A strong understanding of RF test equipment is essential.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience writing test sequences for spacecraft tests.
• Experience with RF calibration and measurement.
• Competent use of RF test equipment.

Responsibilities

• Preparing electrical integration and functional test procedures.
• Designing RF test measurements on spacecraft.
• Providing test solutions for specifications.
• Support functional performance tests during environmental testing.

Skills

Writing test sequences/scripts

RF calibration and measurement

Use of RF test equipment

RF test measurements

Technical inputs for project reviews

Tools

LabView

C

Java

Job description

Contract: 6-12 months (inside IR35), likely extension

A leading aerospace organisation is looking for an AIT RF & Comms Engineer (Contract) to join their busy team based in Stevenage on a 6-12-month contract basis with a likely extension.

In this role, you'll be preparing electrical integration and functional test procedures as well as test sequences for spacecraft and test bench testing during ambient and environmental test campaigns. You will also be involved in preparing, debugging and executing RF measurements and system tests on flight hardware and engineering test benches as well as writing test reports and supporting test readiness and non-conformance reviews.

Other Responsibilities include:

• Designing and performing RF test measurements on the comms subsystem on test benches and spacecraft.
• Writing and executing electrical integration procedures to electrically verify and connect the equipment during the build of the spacecraft.
• Interpretation of RF, 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.
• 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)
• 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 (Reference test, TVAC, Magnetic, EMC, functional and performance tests).
• Work to company and departmental procedures and maintain adherence to EN 9001

Experience/Skills required:

• Hands-on experience of writing test sequences/scripts for execution of spacecraft tests from the Central Checkout System (CCS).
• Test sequence writing and debugging in a bespoke language (C, Java and LabView knowledge would be an advantage)
• RF calibration and measurement at system level (Up and Downlink characterisation, power measurements, bandwidth, modulation index, spurious, SNR, ranging etc.).
• Competent in the use of RF test equipment to perform the afore mentioned measurements (e.g. Spectrum Analyser, Network Analyser, Power Meters, Signal Synthesisers, Calibration methods etc.).
• Knowledge of configuring the comms system (transponder, antenna switching, modem, data rates, modulation schemes etc.)