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GNC AOCS Engineer
2015-03-25 19:06:46| 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 experienced GNCAOCS Engineer has arisen within Airbus Defence Space in Stevenage. You will join a team of GNCAOCS analysts to work on current and future space missions. The job includes the design, analysis and test support activities associated with the development of a GNCAOCS system for space applications. The department provides the GNCAOCS engineering design, analysis and support to a number of large ESA projects being conducted at Airbus DS Ltd. Stevenage, including Solar Orbiter observing the Suns heliosphere and solar wind, LISA Pathfinder paving the way for the LISA mission by testing in space the very concept of gravitational wave detection, PLATO detecting extrasolar planetary systems, and ExoMars Rover a mission to land and operate an autonomous rover vehicle on Mars. The department also leads a number of technology RD studies both internal and external in the areas of advanced GNC and robotics. Your main tasks and responsibilities will include You will be expected to perform GNCAOCS design and analysis activities through the full engineering lifecycle from initial concept design through to support to validation, producing the associated documentation design justifications, SW requirements for GNCAOCS algorithms, performance analysis documentation etc. and being able to develop SW to a prototype level nonreal time simulator development under CMatlab. We are looking for candidates with the following skills and experience Good degree or equivalent in a numerate discipline with some relevance to the space industry Qualifications with Dynamics and Control Engineering content Higher degree with specialisation in robotics would be highly beneficial Matlab and Simulink experience Space industry experience including AOCSGNC or roboticsautomation Mathematical modelling Computer simulations Software development in C or C General computer literacy, including MS Office Excellent written and verbal communication skills The ability to interact comfortably within a team environment. Please apply on line 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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