Role Description
As part of the Optical Group the Imaging Electronics Team seeks a dynamic, organised and proactive engineer with high standards to support the electrical development of the ESA TRUTHS instrument.
TRUTHS – The Tracebale Radiometry Underpinning Terrestrial and Helio-Studies mission will be a ‘standards laboratory in space’, setting the ‘gold standard’ reference for climate measurements.
Key Tasks
Support and perform electrical architecture activities in conjunction with th current electrical architect team on the TRUTHS instrument
Assist in the review, from an electrical and data handling (TMTC) point of view, of supplier data packs and participate in supplier co-engineering meetings
Review and assist update of the payload specification and lower level electrical equipment and data handling
Generate and maintain system block diagrams, electrical interfaces, grounding and isolation, electrical block diagram, switching & TMTC diagrams and modes of operation
Maintain ICDs, harness definitions, power budgets , data rates
Generate applicability matrices and jacket requirement documents for Spacewire and WizardLink interfaces
Satellite Reference DataBase (SRDB) definition and development plan
Support the AIT team in EGSE definition
Co-ordinate the development of the instrument control unit known as the Payload Management Control System with the subcontractor
Act as a point of contact with the subcontractor to ensure system level requirements are addressed appropriately
Manage the timely meeting of milestones and reporting of the PMCS status to the Industrial Manager and to the customer (ESA)
Maintaining technical documents throughout the design lifecycle
Contributing and actively taking part in customer design reviews
Person Specification Experience
Several years of mixed signal, analogue and digital hardware engineering experience.
Good track record with planning and meeting budgets/schedule.
Experience in managing and working with sub-contractors
Experience in space based instrumentation highly desirable
Experience in managing complex electronics systems through full life cycle; from requirements capture, verification to system integration
Experience working to ESA ECSS standards highly desirable
Knowledge & Skills
A degree or equivalent in Electronics Engineering
Excellent inter-personal and communication skills, able to influence, persuade and negotiate with people at all levels (externally & internally) as well as to assist in reaching compromises when there are conflicting requirements
Self-motivated, creative, high attention to detail and accountable
Ability to work autonomously or within project team(s) and a real company player
Good communication skills able to work effectively with both customers, sub-contractors and suppliers
Ability to work under pressure in an organised and responsive manner
Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities
Creative problem solving
Good MS Office Skills
