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Electrical Systems Engineer
2015-11-06 12:05:03| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Airbus Defence and Space is a division of Airbus Group formed by combining the business activities of Cassidian, Astrium and Airbus Military. The new division is Europes number one defence and space enterprise, the second largest space business worldwide and among the top ten global defence enterprises. It employs some 40,000 employees generating revenues of approximately 14 billion per year. A vacancy for an Electrical Systems Engineer has arisen within Airbus Defence Space in Corsham. You will ensure that SATCOMs spacecraft inorbit electrical operations are planned and executed efficiently and procedures are implemented to maximise the life of the spacecraft. You will analyse anomalies and provide solutions. You will ensure that regular trend reports are produced in a timely manner. The successful candidate will be subject to UK National Security Clearance in order to undertake related work in accordance with business needs. Your main tasks and responsibilities will include Monitor daytoday platform subsystems EPS, Thermal, TTC on our spacecraft. Produce Platform Subsystem analysis on a monthly basis battery, Solar Array etc.. Produce a yearly trend analysis report of the performance of the Power, Thermal and TTC subsystems. Provide analysis of battery performance during Solstice periods. Provide analysis of spacecraft performance during Eclipse periods. Provide technical support and advice for spacecraft onstation operations. Liaise with spacecraft design and IOS team to optimise operations. Provide technical representation at electrical subsystem anomaly investigations and technical reviews as required. Produce technical reports as required by the Space Eng Manager and SMA. Optimise the automation process used to generate the various reports. Understand and monitor the applicable ground equipment. Contribute to risk assessment of all aspects of spacecraft design, build and test for any future projects and support through all build launch phases. Support all Nuclear Hardening aspects of the spacecraft from analysis to implementation. All staff are to comply with applicable Health and Safety, Fire, Human Resources and Security policies. We are looking for candidates with the following skills and experience BSc Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Physics, Engineering, Maths or suitable experience in lieu. Previous experience in a Space Engineering environment with a suitable background such as Product Manufacture, Space Architecture and AIT is an advantage. Some experience in Spacecraft Electrical Systems Engineering or an aptitude to learn. Competent user and developer of Microsoft ExcelVisual Basic for Applications. Knowledge of Eurostar Spacecraft Engineering especially E3000 would be appreciated. Ability to read technical papers and to solve problems. Good written and verbal communications skills. Fluent level in English Intermediate level in French would be desirable. Please apply for this vacancy on line at our careers site www.jobs.airbusgroup.com with your CV attached. To apply click here
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