Space Instrumentation Data Engineer — Flight Hardware

Imperial College London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 47,000; Full time

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Job summary

Imperial College London invites applications for a full-time fixed-term data engineer role in the Space Magnetometer Lab. You will help develop data pipelines and visualisations for space missions, working with flight-grade hardware in a laboratory setting and collaborating with external partners.

Based at South Kensington, the role may involve travel within the UK and internationally. The position ends on 31 March 2027, with a competitive salary and a supportive environment encouraging

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of a new data pipeline to manage large-scale data streams from nine HelioSwarm magnetometers
• Develop and enhance high-quality data visualisations to support engineers and scientists
• Contribute to both open-source software (GitHub) and the management of proprietary software, with support from a senior team member
• Transform real-time data streams into high-quality scientific outputs for Solar Orbiter, IMAP, and HelioSwarm missions

Job description

Imperial College London invites applications for a full-time fixed-term data engineer role in the Space Magnetometer Lab. You will help develop data pipelines and visualisations for space missions, working with flight-grade hardware in a laboratory setting and collaborating with external partners.

Based at South Kensington, the role may involve travel within the UK and internationally. The position ends on 31 March 2027, with a competitive salary and a supportive environment encouraging