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Solar Generators Engineer
2021-05-28 16:15:21| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Vitrociset Belgium is an international company which specializes in the space industry for over 30 years. The European Space Agency is our biggest client and we provide highly qualified employees to many sites of ESA mainly in the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, France, and the UK. Your career is very important to us, therefore, we provide a permanent contract with great benefits, good salary, relocation package and genuine support to our employees. On behalf of the European Space Agency, we are looking for a highly skilled Solar Generators Engineer to work in ESTEC, in the Netherlands. SPECIFIC TASKS The functional support to ESA spacecraft programmes and other European projects, if required for space solar generator design, manufacturing and testing, including the provision of independent, technical assessment in Project Reviews. The definition, promotion and implementation of the technological research programme for advanced photovoltaic generator technology, including solar cells, photovoltaic assembly processes and components e.g. coverglasses, solar generator subsystems, environmental effects models, testing methods and test facilities. The maintenance of the ESA solar generator laboratory facilities and the execution of engineering and qualification tests. The definition and implementation of European standards in the solar generator domain. Provision of functional support to one or several ESA satellite projects. Monitoring of qualification and test programs for body mounted and deployable solar arrays utilizing advanced solar cells. Supervision of industrial contracts for research and development of solar cells and modules including next generation multijunction solar cell and solar generator technologies, concentrator systems and experiments on space environmental effects on the solar generators. Assistance to the EPG section team on solar array related design and qualification issues and in the execution of characterisation and environmental tests of solar cells, modules and solar generators. REQUIREMENTS Educational background in Electrical Engineering or Semiconductor Physics. Experience in multijunction space solar cells technology. Knowledge of space solar array design and technologies. Experience in space photovoltaic assembly PVA technology. Knowledge of the main characterisation and environmental tests for space solar cells and solar generators Familiarity with European Space Standard ECSS requirements. Experience in technical contract management. DEADLINE 25062021 Please note that interviews canwill be held via skype, webex or other digital platforms. The TUD will be agreed taking into account how the coranavirus situation develops. [ more ]
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