MERITUS are on the lookout for an Electrical Systems Engineer to join our client on an initial 12 month contract to work on exciting new defence projects.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ENGINEER - INSIDE IR35 - 50 PER HOUR - 12 MONTHS - STEVENAGE (ONSITE) - SINGLE STAGE INTERVIEW PROCESS
Responsibilities
- Designing and performing electrical and functional tests on a variety of subsystems (power, comms, data handling, AOCS, system control and FDIR) on test benches and spacecraft.
- Writing and executing electrical integration procedures to electrically verify and connect the equipment during the build of the spacecraft.
- Interpretation of electrical, functional and system test requirements from test specifications
- Provide test solutions to meet the test specification requirements, from planning and kick-off meeting, through test sequence coding, procedure preparation and debug to execution.
- Close out tests with Post Test Review and Test Report
- To provide technical inputs to project test reviews (Test Readiness Reviews, Post Test Reviews, Test Review Boards and Non-Conformance Review Boards)
- Development and debug of Automatic Test procedures (ATP)
- Preparing and executing spacecraft system investigations in line with actions from Non-Conformance Review Boards (NRBs).
- Support Spacecraft systems functional and performance tests during environmental test (Reference test, TVAC, Magnetic, EMC, functional and performance tests).
- Work to company and departmental procedures including quality and security.
- Use Digital Design and Manufacturing Systems (DDMS) to prepare and execute work instructions to support the testing.
Skill Set
Essential
- Minimum of a degree in an Electrical Engineering related discipline or relevant experience in a similar role >5 years
- Current hands-on experience of writing test sequences/scripts for execution of spacecraft tests from the Central Checkout System (CCS).
- Test sequence writing and debugging in a bespoke language (C and Java knowledge would be an advantage)
- Competent in the use of various test equipment used for electrical measurements, e.g. DMM, oscilloscope, current probes, Data acquisition unit, data bus monitors (1553 MilBus probes/analysers) would be an advantage.
- Knowledge of the operation of a variety of spacecraft subsystems and overall system (power, comms, data handling, AOCS, system control and FDIR)
- Knowledge and experience of spacecraft systems and subsystem testing is essential, e.g. Data Handling, Packet Utilisation Standard, Data Bus Communications - 1553, SpaceWire, CAN bus, Power systems, FDIR.
- Working knowledge of Satellite TMTC Databases.
- Familiar with the Windows and Linux operating systems.
- Awareness of 'cleanroom' disciplines.
- Willing to support shifts and travel on test campaigns essential.
Desirable
- Programming and scripting languages, particularly writing, and debugging Linux/Unix bash scripts is an advantage.
- Knowledge of a programming language such as C, Java, python, TCL, VBA would be useful but not essential.
- Spacecraft electrical and harness knowledge would be an advantage but not essential.