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PayloadInstrument Electronic Engineer
2020-11-24 12:13:10| 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 SAST Engineering and Scientific Support to SCIF Payload Technology Validation Activities. Happiness of our employees has proven key to obtaining excellent results and a client who also regards us highly for excellent service. Overview The specific tasks to be covered by the Service are Design of analogue and digital electronics in support of various payload instrument validation activities with a particular emphasis on detector readout electronics Manufacturing and test of electronic circuits Supporting electronic system, components and electrooptical sensor characterisations in the sections laboratories Development of firmware and instrument control and readout software Supporting the development and maintenance of the technical infrastructure needed to validate payload technologies Generally supporting office activities contributing to the elaboration and implementation of the Science Programme technology development plans Evaluation of proposals in response to calls for missions, participation in reviews, payload expertise in support of system studies. Specific qualification requirements Academic qualification MSc. in electronics engineering complemented by several years of handson project or industrial experience in the design, engineering, performance analysis and testing of electronic circuits, preferably in the space domain. In particular, expertise in Lownoise analogue, highspeed digital techniques and mixedsignal circuits is mandatory. Handson experience with such electronic designs and relevant CAD and simulation tools is required. Good knowledge of sensor technologies covering wavelengths ranging from IR to gammarays, electrooptical characterisation, cryogenics, and or the design considerations for spacebased payloads would be an asset. The service support provider shall be creative and have very good problemsolving skills. Given the Service will be provided in a small team, the service support provider should also be flexible and able to multitask. Fluent in the English language spoken and written. Knowledge of another European language is an asset. 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 in line with ESA Job Class. 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 25 January 2021, please apply via our Job Application form quoting SASTYH as reference. Aurora will agree conditional employment terms and conditions with candidates before presenting them by 1 February 2020, 13.00 hours.
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Electronic Design Engineer for Space Projects
2020-01-07 17:13:39| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Your responsibilities You will work on our space projects in close cooperation with our system and project managers to understand the requirements of the design. You will report to the Team Leader Electronic Engineering. You will be responsible to create electronic designs from scratch in the ALTIUM designer CAD software, to generate and negotiate on the full data package with our customers. The electronic designs, consisting of image sensor, FPGAs and digital interfaces, require dedicated component selection for radhard application. A data package contains documentation, schematics and production files, but also test procedures and test reports. Your profile Master or Bachelor in Electronic Engineering with at least 5 years of relevant experience in Hardware Design Passion for electrical and electronic designs Experience with simulation tools for electronic circuits Pspice or similar Familiar with CAD software for schematic entry and PCB layout Knowledge of ESA ECSS and ESCC specifications Mindset for methodology and detailed documentation Proactive working attitude with good communication skills Fluent in English
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Electronic Design Engineer, Deep Space Flight Computer
2019-09-25 18:18:18| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Join us for a fresh new challenge designing hardware to fly beyond Earth orbit! We are looking for an experienced engineer who can join a small design team to develop, test, qualify and initialise manufacture a lowcost deepspace flight and payload computational platform. You will be an instrumental member of a small team building out a full avionics stack product. The operation is new, based in Luxembourg as a spinoff of Deep Space Industries California and Bradford Space Netherlands. Our team in Luxembourg will be kept small 10 people and will focus on the single objective of building a reliable, performing, and massoptimised flight avionics system for upcoming deepspace smallsats and landers. You would take over the lead development and qualification of an onboard computer subsystem for this stack. The operation will aim to blend of the responsible, highquality engineering practices of traditional aerospace engineering while implementing the rapid iterative development methods and dynamic workplace culture of a NewSpace style startup. Essential skills Strong background in spacecraft flight computer engineering Good knowledge of available processors and embedded computer architectures Practical experience with electronics design, build management, rework, and hardware testing Proficient English language skills Strongly valued Familiarity with existing spacecraft flight computer systems and typical topologies Understanding of space hardware quality standards and the qualification process Working knowledge commercial processors e.g. Cortex, microcontrollers and FPGAs Understanding of the space environment and its effects Experience with highdatarate memory technologies, management and implementation Working knowledge of encryption techniques and remote node security Past work on computational hardware and software on spacecraft Competent software development skills C, embedded C, VHDL andor Python Buildfortest design, and hardwaresoftware test campaign development execution Buildformanufacture design experience Familiarity with relevant industry standards e.g. ECSS IPC Ability to build and rework electronics assemblies including SMT soldering Practical experience running test campaigns TVAC, vibration, radiation, extreme temperatures Relevant CAD experience Altium or similar, and thermal FEA Key responsibilities Design, optimise, test and qualify a spacecraft flight computer system for deep space missions Contribute to overall avionics product design and ensure subsystem interoperability Develop and deploy automated test methods and equipment Setup manufacturing processes and procedures Deliver to manufacturing stage, a performing product Manage and maintain a development workshop and tooling What we can offer in return We offer you the chance to develop a completely new type of modular flight computer system that will enable a new class of deepspace missions. An opportunity to be a key part of exciting missions to the Moon and beyond launching in the near future. You would take on an influential role in a new, revenuegenerating company, with a mandate to focus on technical design and implementation on an aggressive development schedule featuring rapid hardware iterations. The position is in Luxembourg, a beautiful, cosmopolitan and welcoming country at the heart of Europe, and carries a competitive salary and performancelinked benefits. Duty station Belval Luxembourg, with occasional travel needed We would usually expect candidates to have 310 years experience in relevant fields. The role is open to candidates of any age, gender, orientation, that have or can get work authorization within the EU.
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Electronic Engineer
2019-01-25 10:30:07| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
STARDundee Ltd., www.stardundee.com, a leading supplier of spacecraft electronic test equipment and technology, is seeking an Electronics Engineer to work on new products and technology for spacecraft applications. STARDundee has an excellent track record in innovative highquality hardware, software and ASICs for spacecraft applications. To meet growing demand, we now seek to expand our research and development team to work on new products related to spacecraft onboard datahandling and avionics networks. STARDundee STARDundee is a successful SME in the aerospace engineering sector, which designs network technology for use onboard spacecraft. STARDundee provides electronic test and development equipment and chip designs for spaceflight applications. All manufacturing is carried out by suitably qualified subcontractors based in the UK. STARDundee concentrates on the design and support activities, with a highly skilled workforce around 80 graduates and 50 PhDs. STARDundee has a wholly owned subsidiary STARBarcelona, based in Sant Cugat just outside Barcelona. The company has now been operational for sixteen years building up a global customer base that includes just about all the famous names in the aerospace industry and the worlds leading space agencies including NASA, ESA, JAXA, CAST, SAST. STARDundee has key distributors in the USA, Japan, China and South Korea, serving Europe and the rest of the world directly from Dundee. STARDundee is a world leader in SpaceWire technology. SpaceWire is a computer network for use on board spacecraft, which connects together instruments, massmemory, processors, the downlink telemetry, and other onboard subsystems. SpaceWire has been a highly successful collaboration between European Space Agency ESA, academia and industry. Prof. Steve Parkes of University of Dundee, and Chief Technology Officer of STARDundee, wrote the SpaceWire standard for ESA with inputs from international spacecraft engineers. The SpaceWire standard was published in 2003 and is now being used or designed into more than 100 spacecraft costing well over 30 billion. Space missions relying on SpaceWire technology include Earth observation, scientific, exploration and commercial spacecraft. STARDundee chip designs are being used on many of these spacecraft and our test and development equipment is being used during their design, integration and test. Over the past several years STARDundee in collaboration with the University of Dundee has been developing a new highavailability, highreliability, multiGbits network technology for space applications, called SpaceFibre. SpaceFibre runs over electrical and fibre optic cable and is set to become the next generation of spacecraft onboard network technology, due to its innovative quality of service and fault detection, isolation and recovery capabilities. The SpaceFibre technology developed by STARDundee is used in the RC64 64 core DSP processor developed by Ramon Chips in Israel. STARDundee is a Microsemi partner providing SpaceWire and SpaceFibre interfaces for the Microsemi RTAX, RTG4 and forthcoming radiation tolerant FPGAs. STARDundee is a major partner in a series of ESA and UK Space Agency projects led by Rutherford Appleton Laboratories which is developing THz radiometer technology for space applications. The highly qualified and experienced team of engineers in STARDundee has over 125 personyears experience in spacecraft datahandling and microelectronic technology. STARDundee is the winner of two SMART awards from the Scottish Executive in recognition of its leadingedge technology. In 2013 STARDundee won The Courier Digital Business of the Year and overall Business of the Year awards and in 2014 it won the Scottish Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year award for companies with fewer than 25 staff. In 2017 STARDundee won The Courier Design and Innovation award. Job Specification The successful candidate will join STARDundees electronic design team and will work on chip design andor unit design according to hisher knowledge, experience and interests. The Electronic Engineer role covers the design of electronic units including the design of FPGAs and VHDL IP cores. It includes Device selection Design of circuit boards Schematic capture Design of IP cores and devices Design of related test benches Testing of the IP cores Implementation of FPGA designs Testing of FPGA designs Circuit simulation Input to PCB and housing design Writing of unit test specifications for manufacturing Writing of related documentation Input into relevant promotional material Providing support to end users. A candidate must have the following qualificationsskillsexperience A 1st class or 21 degree in electronic engineering Good knowledge and practical experience of VHDL Experience writing software in C, C, C or Java Knowledge of embedded processing Good attention to detail Ability to work from your own initiative with limited supervision, as well as alongside other team members. The ideal candidate will also have experienceskills in some of the following areas Experience with FPGA design using VHDL or Verilog Experience with hardware simulation tools such as ModelSim and HyperLynx Experience with synthesis tools such as Synplify or Precision Experience with FPGA tools such as the Xilinx tool set Experience of spacecraft electronic design Knowledge of spacecraft test procedures Knowledge and experience of flight level documentation requirements Good verbal and written communication skills. Other information STARDundee is an employee owned company, with around 55 of the company shares being owned by an Employee Ownership Trust on behalf of the employees. Staff are represented on this Trust and on the Board of Directors, and also benefit, when there is a dividend payment to the other shareholders, with a taxfree bonus. Salary will be commensurate to experience. Please state your current salary when applying. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Please state in your application either that you are a UK citizen, are a European citizen, or are from another country with a valid Tier 1 or Tier 2 visa. Engineers working for STARDundee are likely to travel internationally from timetotime, to support our worldwide customer base. Location STARDundee is located in a fully renovated 19th century town house in the heart of Dundee overlooking the Tay estuary which is adjacent to the University of Dundee and a few minutes walk from the city centre. Dundee is a thriving University town in the heart of Scotland 50 miles north of Edinburgh, close 20 miles to the Highlands and an ideal base for those who enjoy outdoor activities. Dundee, Scotlands fourth largest city, was listed by Lonely Planet in 2018 as one of the top ten best European destinations to visit last summer and praised for its headturning urban redevelopment. Dundee was lauded for its growing cultural scene and the exciting transformation of the citys historic waterfront a development spearheaded by the opening of the newest branch of the VA in September 2018. Describing the city, Lonely Planets writers praised a creative scene that increasingly attracts some of the UKs most visionary talent, building on its selection by UNESCO as the UKs first City of Design in 2014. Lonely Planets spokesperson and Editorial Director, Tom Hall, said While visitors have always been assured of a friendly welcome, Dundee has often been overlooked by travellers to Scotland, but that should be set to change. The opening of VA Dundee is a really exciting moment that marks the city out as well worth a visit, but throw in nationally important museums and attractions, and its dynamic, creative spirit, and travellers will find a city boasting plenty to discover. How to apply The closing date for applications is 7th February 2019. To apply for this position please send your CV and contact details of three referees, along with a brief covering letter stating how you feel you meet the above criteria, and indicating your current salary to Carole Carrie STARDundee Ltd Email carole.carriestardundee.com
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Engineer Electronic Defence
2018-10-05 15:27:25| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
For one of our customers in the Netherlands, we are currently looking for an Engineer Electronic Defence. Our client is an independent research organisation whose expertise and research make an important contribution to the competitiveness of companies and organisations, to the economy and to the quality of society as a whole. Innovation with purpose is what they stand for. With 3500 employees throughout the Netherlands, they develop technologies for practical applications, to create new products that make life more pleasant and valuable and help companies innovate. They work for a variety of customers governments, the SME sector, large companies, service providers and nongovernmental organisations. Tasks and Responsibilities As an Engineer Electronic Defence you make an important contribution to applied scientific research to make the world safer. Electronic Defence conducts research into the use and abuse of the electromagnetic spectrum to support our Clients customers as well as possible. You will support their project leaders and scientists in the team by Translating new ideas and concepts into tangible prototypes Designing of test and measurement setups Developing associated electronics and writing required software Organizing, preparing and supporting with measurement campaigns Building of complex exhibits in The Hague and at various locations in the Netherlands and abroad Experimenting with prototypes e.g. with radar systems, jammers, drones Management of technical facilities and resources, including the calibration of the equipment and the security with regard to classified matters as personnel. Experience and competences Completed technical education MTS , in Electronics or Electrical Engineering Have practical knowledge and experience in the field of electronics analog, embedded, both with regard to design, implementation, testing and troubling shooting Have 5 to 10 years of relevant work experience You have good experimental skills Capable of working with people and you get satisfaction from supporting colleagues You know how to approach, are proactive and love organizing things The work is in many cases international in character and therefore you speak English sufficiently, both in word and in writing Be willing if necessary to cooperate in projects for short periods abroad as well, for example for an international measurement campaign Fluency in the English language, both verbal and written. About ATG Europe ATG Europe prides itself in employing Europes brightest minds, and for the last 40 years we have been a key player in delivering highly educated engineering professionals and scientist consultants for RD and Engineering environments throughout Europe. Our headquarters is located in the heart of the European space industry on the Noordwijk Space Business Park in the Netherlands, in close proximity of ESAESTEC. We have subsidiaries in Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom. We are continually recruiting experienced engineers and scientists for exciting, full time positions based at our public and private customers. As an ATG consultant, you will be working on very diverse missions and assignments. This opens up unique opportunities to be engaged in innovative, stateoftheart projects and challenging you to perform to high standards and utilizing the full extent of your professional knowledge. What do we offer? ATG offers excellent working conditions and provide you with all the other necessary means to further your career. We believe that training and education, combined with regular assessments and a personal development plan, will create the best environment for growth. If needed, we also assist you with settling in your new home or finding the right school for your children. ATG will help in any way it can, including a relocation budget that is applicable for ATG staff as well as employees working at one of our clients. Interested? Submit your CV and personal details through our website or send your application directly to our Recruitment Consultant, Olive Ordoa on olive.ordonaatgeurope.com. For further questions about the position or process you can also reach her on 31 0 71 579 55 67
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