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RF Payloads Engineer
2021-06-11 16:13:09| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Aurora is an established supplier of skilled manpower to ESA and in particular at ESTEC and ESAC. Aurora has the opportunity to expand our support to ESA in the domain of PLT in the Section RF Payloads Microwave and Digital. The happiness of our employees has proven key to obtaining excellent results and a client who also regards us highly for excellent service. Specific Tasks The candidate will be assigned to the Payload Engineering section with the role of RF Payloads Engineer and will work in one or more of the following domains RF Navigation Payloads RF and Microwave Remote Sensing Instruments for Earth Observation RF Satellite Communication Payloads Tasks and responsibilities include Contribute to internal RD activities for the design, modelling, architectural tradeoff and performance assessment of advanced RF telecommunication andor navigation payloads, with main emphasis on payloads based on digital signal processing and active antennas, and RF instruments for earth observation Synthetic Aperture Radars, Altimeters, Scatterometers, Radiometers. Perform technical management of RD activities with industryinstitutions in the field of advanced payload concepts and subsystemsequipment development. Provide RF payload technical support to ESA projects and programmes. Contribute to the generation and promotion of innovative ideas for future satellite missions in the field of RF payloads, including the definition of ESA RD programmes. Define technical requirements and statements of work for RD activities to be performed by industry, from early conceptual studies to full hardware development. Carry out computer simulations at systemsubsystem level for the assessment of endtoend payload and instrument performance. Contribute to the developmentusage of section related laboratory facilities and analysissimulation tools. Maintain stateoftheart expertise by monitoring the RFMicrowave systems technological trends and applying them in the daytoday tasks. Specific Qualification Requirements Master or PhD in Telecommunications, Microwave or RF Electronics Engineering with at least 4 years of working experience. Good background and several years of working experience on design, development and testing of Radio Frequency Payloads in the domain of Navigation andor Earth observation andor Telecommunications. Knowledge and Experience on the following topics are considered an asset o Radio frequency and microwave payloads technologies based on active phased array antennas, o TransmitReceive Modules for microwave payloads, o Digital signal processing units, and experience on payloads based on digital signal processing, o Endtoend payload performance and signal quality analysis, o Stateoftheart RF analogue and highspeed digital signal processing techniques and technologies, o Software and simulation tools and programming MatlabSimulink, ADSVSS, CC, Python, o Promoting cooperation and teamworking, problem solving. Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team within the boundaries of assigned tasks and a stringent schedule. Proficiency in English language spoken and written is essential. Legal and Security Requirements All applicants must be legally allowed to work in The Netherlands Applicants are required to provide a copy of their passport and degree certificate. Aurora will validate the Degree with the issuing University and provide evidence to ESA. Prior to issuing a letter of employment the applicant shall provide to Aurora a recent official document declaring that they are of good conduct from the country where currently resident. Location The work will be performed at the European Space Technology and Research Centre ESTEC at Noordwijk, The Netherlands. Contract The selected candidate will receive good remuneration. Will be registered for both social security and tax in the Netherlands. The standard working hours are 40 per week. There are 12 public holidays and an additional 30 annual days holiday. Training to improve efficiency and provide strength for future career are of course included. Aurora assist with relocation both with support and financially. Aurora contributes to a company pension scheme. To be considered for this Position Prior to 30 June 2021, please apply via our Job Application form quoting TECPLTXX as reference. Aurora will agree conditional employment terms and conditions with candidates before presenting them by 29 June 2021, 13.00 hours.
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