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Senior Software Design Architect Engineer
2019-06-07 16:29:30| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Job Description Astroscale is seeking to employ an experienced and motivated Software Design Architect Engineer for a senior position at our facility based in Harwell, UK. This is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic and rapidly growing company seeking to make a positive contribution to the growing problem of orbital debris that endangers mankinds continued use of space as an asset. This senior role will allow the right candidate to shape solutions for our missions and to develop the team capable of delivering them. Whilst the candidate will primarily work in the UK, they will interact extensively with a larger team in Astroscales Japan office, and may expect to be required to travel to Tokyo as needed in support of Astroscale projects and operations. Responsibilities Lead development and architectural design activities for the flight software on Astroscale spacecraft o Derive and maintain software requirements, define software solutions and system architectures. o Define ICDs, development and verification plans. o Design, develop, and validate spacecraft flight software, ground test software, and simulation software. Coordinate with other teams at subsystem and at system level to identify software needs and solutions. Support definition and generation of ConOps. Perform the Flight Software verification, validation and integration. Participate in the Mission System Test and Simulation campaigns. Support knowledge transfer from Astroscale teams globally and provide technical review inputs to projects across the Astroscale organisation. Provide experienced guidance and mentoring to junior team members. Essential Skills Bachelor or masters degree in computer science, software engineering or relevant engineeringscience discipline. 5 years of commercial experience in flight software development for satellites. Experience with embedded systems programming CC. Knowledge of software development methodologies embedded software engineering. Familiarity with commonly used protocols and standards for spacecraft communications, such as CCSDS, CAN, Spacewire. Experience of implementing realtime systems and software solutions on spacecraft missions. Experience in developing and implementing test plans for spacecraft. Proactive and selfmanaging, able to plan and effectively lead areas of responsibility whilst contributing collaboratively within a closeknit team. Desired Skills Familiarity with AgileScrum software development practices. Experience of spacecraft design lifecycle at all stages from initial concept to design, test, and operations. Knowledge of Ground segment architectures. Basic Linux system administration, shell scripts, make, etc. Development on Linux systems. Knowledge of scripting languages e.g. Python, Matlab, bash. Knowledge of assembler for microcontrollers. A basic knowledge in the following areas debris removal, endoflife, inorbit servicing. Whilst the working language across all Astroscale divisions is English, proficiency in spoken andor written Japanese would be considered an asset. Location Astroscale UK Harwell, with some travelling to Astroscale Japan Tokyo About Astroscale Astroscale is the first private company with a mission to secure longterm spaceflight safety and orbital sustainability for the benefit of future generations. Founded in 2013, Astroscale is developing innovative and scalable solutions for satellite endoflife and active debris removal services in order to mitigate the growing and hazardous buildup of debris in space. Headquartered in Japan and with offices in the United Kingdom, United States, and Singapore. Astroscale is a rapidly expanding venture company approaching one hundred Space Sweepers and preparing to solve a growing environmental concern. In 2020, Astroscale will launch its pioneering technology mission, ELSAd one of the worlds first missions to demonstrate a fully capable active debris removal service. Astroscale UK ASUK was founded in mid2017 and has grown to approximately 20 staff. Located on the Harwell Campus near Oxford, ASUK is the home to Astroscales Ground Segment and Operations team, a Business Development office, and a Mission Systems engineering team for our upcoming servicing missions.
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