Satellite EGSE Engineer

Certain Advantage; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative aerospace company is seeking a skilled Satellite EGSE Engineer to oversee the procurement and daily support of electrical test racks during spacecraft build and testing. This role involves maintenance and fault finding of electronic and RF test racks, as well as computer system and network administration in both Windows and Linux environments. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of various interfaces and ATE environments, and will be responsible for preparing test specifications and supporting test equipment design reviews. If you're passionate about aerospace engineering and eager to contribute to exciting projects, we invite you to apply!

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Good theoretical and practical knowledge of electronic and RF test racks.
• Competent in the use of general-purpose lab test equipment.

Responsibilities

• Maintenance and fault finding of electronic/RF test racks.
• Preparing test specifications and reviewing data packs from suppliers.

Skills

Fault finding skills

Network administration

Computer system administration

Programming and scripting languages

Documentation skills

Tools

Windows

Linux

General-purpose lab test equipment

ATE environments (PCI, VXI, PXI)

Job description

Satellite EGSE Engineer
Stevenage
£45 per hour + OT
6 months contract
1-stage interview - F2F
Flexible working hours

Certain Advantage is collaborating with a leading aerospace company to recruit an experienced Satellite EGSE Engineer. You will be overseeing procurement as well as day to day support of the electrical test racks used during spacecraft build and test.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Maintenance and fault finding of electronic/RF test racks.
2. Computer system and networks administration.
3. Programming and scripting languages.
4. Environmental and launch test campaign.
5. Preparing test specifications for test racks, reviewing data packs from suppliers, and supporting reviews of test equipment design and non-conformances.

Your Background:

1. Good theoretical and practical knowledge of electronic and RF test racks.
2. Fault finding skills down to board and component level.
3. Network and computer administration in Windows and Linux environments.
4. Good documentation skills (procedures, reports etc.).
5. Knowledge of interfaces such as Mil-1553, SpaceWire, CAN bus, RS232/422 etc.
6. ATE environments such as PCI, VXI, PXI etc.
7. Competent in the use of a variety of general-purpose lab test equipment.
8. Knowledge of test systems.

During the Interview, We May Ask You About:

1. Experience of electrical integration of equipment on a spacecraft.
2. TMTC Databases.
3. Writing test sequences/scripts for execution of spacecraft systems tests.
4. Experience of environmental and launch test campaigns.
5. Knowledge of a programming language such as C, Java, Python, TCL, VBA.

Please note that security checks will be carried out before the start date.

Are you intrigued? Apply now! Lukas - (phone number removed) / (phone number removed)