Satellite Electrical Engineer

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

Job summary

An aerospace engineering company is seeking a Satellite Electrical Engineer based in Stevenage for an initial 6-month contract with potential for extension. The role involves maintaining and fault-finding electronic test racks, managing computer systems, and preparing test specifications. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Electrical Engineering or relevant experience, along with strong skills in RF testing and network administration. Competitive pay at £45 per hour and a single-stage interview process is offered.

Benefits

Overtime available

Travel opportunities to Oxford

Qualifications

• Minimum of a degree in an Electrical Engineering related discipline or relevant experience in a similar role >5 years.
• Good theoretical and practical knowledge of electronic and RF test racks.
• Competent in the use of a variety of general-purpose lab test equipment.

Responsibilities

• Maintenance and fault finding of electronic/RF test racks.
• Administration of computer systems and networks.
• Preparing test specifications for test racks.

Skills

Fault finding to board/component level

Network administration in Windows and Linux

Documentation skills

Knowledge of interfaces (Mil-1553, SpaceWire)

Use of lab test equipment

Programming in C, Java, Python, TCL

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering or relevant experience

Tools

Test racks

Windows OS

Linux OS

Job description

MERITUS are recruiting for a Satellite Electrical Engineer to join our client on an initial 6 month contract with very likely extensions thereafter. Overtime is available and there might be travel to Oxford involved in the position.

SATELLITE ELECTRICAL ENGINEER - INSIDE IR35 - £45 PER HOUR - STEVENAGE - 6 MONTHS - SINGLE STAGE INTERVIEW PROCESS

Responsibilities

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

Essential

• Minimum of a degree in an Electrical Engineering related discipline or relevant experience in a similar role >5 years
• Good theoretical and practical knowledge of electronic and RF test racks
• Fault finding skills down to board and component level.
• Network and computer administration in Windows and Linux environments
• Good documentation skills (procedures, reports etc.)
• Knowledge of interfaces such as Mil-1553, SpaceWire, CAN bus, RS232/422 etc.
• ATE environments such as PCI, VXI, PXI etc.
• Competent in the use of a variety of general-purpose lab test equipment
• Knowledge of test systems.
• Design, manufacture, and commissioning of test systems.
• Willing to support shifts and travel overseas on test campaigns as required.

Desirable

• Experience of electrical integration of equipment on a spacecraft.
• Working knowledge of TMTC Databases.
• Writing test sequences/scripts for execution of spacecraft systems tests including FDIR from the Central Checkout System (CCS).
• Experience of environmental and launch test campaigns.
• Familiar with the Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Programming and scripting languages, in particularly writing and debugging Linux/Unix bash scripts is an advantage. Knowledge of a programming language such as C, Java, python, TCL, VBA