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Antenna SubMillimetre Waves Engineer
2018-11-23 17:31:18| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
We are looking for an Antenna SubMillimetre Waves Engineer E3 to join our Modis Aerospace team, working onsite at the European Space Agency in the Netherlands. Modis Aerospace is a specialized Engineering consultancy with more than 30 years experience providing aerospace Engineers to our key partners in The Netherlands. Modis is a longstanding business partner of the European Space Agency ESA, with more than 120 employees recruited from across Europe currently supporting ESAs activities. Specific tasks to be performed Supporting the Antenna Test campaigns within the ESTEC Antenna Measurement Laboratory, including test definition, test execution and delivery of datatest report to the customer Perform testing activities in Spherical, Planar, Cylindrical Near Field, Compact Range and Material RF Characterisation facilities, including test plans and test setup preparation, operation of the test ranges and analysis of test results Perform research testing activities that challenge the current stateoftheart in space antenna measurements, aiming at enabling new testing capability and fulfil the needs of future ESA space missions in all space applications Earth Observation, Navigation, Science, Telecommunications, Human Space Flight and Space Transportation Support the Antenna Measurement Laboratory Maintenance and Equipment Calibration activities Support to Antenna Design and Modelling activities Handson antenna modelling support to projects. General tasks to be performed Preparing and monitoring Researc h and Development activities in the field of Antennas. A diverse range of tasks will have to be carried out by the contractor within the above activity domain, encompassing hardware, software and system aspects. Provide antenna technical support to ESA projects. This includes inhouse design and tradeoff studies to support both developments and reviews. Tasks will require the analysis and design of reflector antennas and arrays and the calculation of the interference effects between antennas and the spacecraft structure. To successfully perform the above mentioned tasks, the following background experience is required Master degree in relevant study. At least 4 years of proven industrial experience in the field. General background in antenna technologies and experience in antenna testing preferably in the space domain Good working knowledge of Near and Far field antenna testing systems Capability for performing activities related to all aspects of testing and integration of antenna systems in an autonomous way General understanding of measurement uncertainty and accuracy Experience in maintenance and calibration of general RF antenna laboratory test equipment and instrumentation Experience with handling of space hardware is considered an asset Good working knowledge on antenna systems and design approaches Good working knowledge on latest antenna design and modelling software tools Proactive attitude to solving problems Good organisational skills. About ESAESTEC The European Space Agency ESA has sites in several European countries. The European Space Research and Technology Centre ESTEC is the largest site and the technical heart of ESA. This nursery of European space activities is located in Noordwijk, Netherlands. At ESTEC, about 2500 engineers, technicians and scientists work handson with mission design, spacecraft and space technology. Almost all ESA projects except launchers are managed from ESTEC. In Noordwijk, people work on science missions, manned space missions, Earth observation, telecommunications and navigation satellites. ESTEC provides extensive testing facilities to verify the proper operation of spacecraft, such as the Large Space Simulator LSS, acoustic and electromagnetic testing bays, multiaxis vibration tables and the ESA Propulsion Laboratory EPL. Please send your CV to recruitmentaerospacemodis.com before 18122018
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