Space Imager Electronics Engineer - Verification & Test Lead

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL); Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

32 days Holiday plus Bank Holidays

Pension Scheme with Life Assurance

Private Medical & International Travel

Annual Bonus Scheme

Share Incentive Plan

Enhanced Maternity

Paternity & Shared Parental Pay fornew

High Street Discount Scheme

many more!

Job summary

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) in Guildford is seeking an Electronics Engineer for the Optical Payloads group. You will lead verification, testing, and debugging of imager electronics for SSTL Optical Payloads and drive test plans from concept to acceptance in a fast-paced space environment.

You'll collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams, develop robust test procedures, and contribute to hardware design reviews, ensuring performance and reliability for missions from LEO to GEO and

Qualifications

• 2–3 years in electronics verification or testing.
• Experience with mixed-signal testing and validation.
• Strong fault finding and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead verification, testing, and debugging of imager electronics.
• Develop and execute test plans for digital, analogue, and mixed-signal electronics.
• Perform circuit-level debugging using lab equipment.
• Conduct board-level validation and performance assessment.
• Review schematics and layouts for testability and robustness.
• Carry out circuit simulations and analyses for verification.
• Prepare electronics for manufacture and acceptance testing.
• Design and maintain Electronics Ground Support Equipment for test automation.

Skills

Electronics testing

Lab equipment

Python scripting

TCL scripting

VHDL FPGA

Mentor tools

Problem solving

MS Office

Education

Electronics Engineering degree

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analysers

Signal generators

Job description

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) in Guildford is seeking an Electronics Engineer for the Optical Payloads group. You will lead verification, testing, and debugging of imager electronics for SSTL Optical Payloads and drive test plans from concept to acceptance in a fast-paced space environment.

You'll collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams, develop robust test procedures, and contribute to hardware design reviews, ensuring performance and reliability for missions from LEO to GEO and