Venn Group
Satellite Engineer
Recruitment Agency Reference:7141570
Stevenage
£29.90 PAYE
£39.55 Umbrella
Inside IR35
A position has arisen for an experienced Satellite Engineer within a leading Defence organisation in Stevenage. This is a 6-month contract with the possibility of extension thereafter.
Responsibilities:
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Specifying Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) and overseeing procurement as well as day-to-day support of the electrical test racks used during spacecraft build and test. The job includes validation and routine maintenance as well as configuring, maintaining and administering the computers on the EGSE network.
Advantageous candidate experience:
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Good theoretical and practical knowledge of electronic and RF test racks
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Fault finding skills down to board and component level
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Network and computer administration in Windows and Linux environments
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Knowledge of interfaces such as Mil-1553, SpaceWire, CAN bus, RS232/422 etc.
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ATE environments such as PCI, VXI, PXI
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Competent in the use of a variety of general purpose lab test equipment
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Knowledge of RF test systems
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Design, manufacture and commissioning of test systems
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Experience of electrical integration of equipment on a spacecraft.
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Working knowledge of TMTC Databases.
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Writing test sequences/scripts for execution of spacecraft systems tests including FDIR from the Central Checkout System (CCS).
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Experience of environmental and launch test campaigns.
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Familiar with the Windows and Linux operating systems.
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Programming and scripting languages, in particularly writing and debugging Linux/Unix bash scripts is an advantage.
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Knowledge of a programming language such as C, Java, python, TCL, VBA
Please note: candidates will need to satisfy security criteria.
If you are interested in this position or would like to find out more about similar roles please contact Dom Vieten and email your updated CV to dvieten@venngroup.com
Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.