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Lead Test Bench Engineer
2013-04-16 10:38:02| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Astrium brings space to you. Number 1 in Europe and number 3 worldwide, Astrium employs over 17,000 men and women mainly based in five European countries France, Germany, the UK, Spain and the Netherlands. Our technical excellence and extensive prime contractorship experience extend across all sectors of the space business launch vehicles, manned space activities, satellite systems and related services. A lead test bench engineer with excellent software skills in CJava and demonstrated experience in a technical leadership role is being recruited by Astrium in Stevenage. The successful applicant will be working on the development of highfidelity numerical simulators and hardware in the loop test benches. As a technical lead you will be responsible for managing and coordinating the technical activities of the development team while making actual technical contributions to the project. You will be responsible for ensuring the technical consistency, the successful development, integration, testing and delivery of the test benches within the project constraints. The Satellite FVI, Engineering Tools Control Ground Segment division is responsible for the development of highfidelity numeric simulators and Hardware In the Loop HIL test benches for space programs. The numeric simulators include software models of the system while the HIL test benches consist of a realtime simulator with the front end electrical interfaces to the hardware equipments. Development is across different company sites, with the prime team based in the UK and Astrium teams in France andor Germany providing specific elements. The work takes place in small development teams 46 people relying on specific expertise from key members of the team, able to collaborate on the design and to take responsibility for specific aspects of the project. This role reports directly to the project and to the department manager. You should be able to travel within Europe for short periods of time. Primary Responsibilities 1. Technical Provide technical management and guidance to the development team throughout the lifecycle of the project Requirements engineering, Software design and architecture, Software implementation and testing, System integration and verification, System delivery and acceptance Work as a technical expert in specific areas of the project to provide actual technical contributions for the development of the benches Act as a single technical interface to the project stakeholders to ensure global understanding of technical requirements and constraints together with their impact on the development Conduct code reviews and inspections Provide technical coaching foster a collaborative environment Ensure use of standards and good practices within the team, to maintain the quality of the product throughout the development 2. NonTechnical Project planning, estimation, definition and allocation of work packages Perform risk management, dynamically adjusting team plans Measuring progress status reporting issue escalation and resolution scope management Ensure effective communication with all stakeholders and distributed teams Develop strong relationships with customers. Secondary Responsibilities Definition of training plans to enhance the technical skills of the team Review and participate in proposals. The successful applicant will have the following skills and experience Degree in computer science, software engineering, or other engineering related discipline Thorough understanding of software and systems development lifecycles Excellent knowledge of OO concepts and advanced C programming techniques Excellent experience in software development using C, Java and ideally with CORBA Working knowledge of one or more of the following data buses SpaceWire, MilSTD 1553, CAN bus Working knowledge in multithreading programming is highly desirable Working knowledge of software development on Linux OS ideally Real Time Linux and Microsoft Windows platforms Working knowledge of software development tools based on Eclipse. Knowledge of the ECSS software standards is desirable. Experience in the technical lead role for small to medium development teams Experience in the development of numeric or hardwareinthe loop test benches Experience in the entire software lifecycle from requirements, design, development, integration, testing and customer delivery and acceptance Experience in project control managing subcontractors is highly desirable Leadership skills ability to lead and motivate teams team oriented Ability to comprehend and address the broader picture Able to delegate work efficiently Excellent communication and meeting skills Proactive and honest engagement with customers Selfmotivated, autonomous and effective. TO APPLY click here
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