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Systems Engineer
2019-01-21 14:30:22| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
ispace Europe is seeking a highly motivated and talented Systems Engineer to join its team and develop tomorrows lunar exploration technologies. About ispace ispace is a private lunar exploration company whose vision is to expand and sustain humanitys presence in space by utilizing resources available on the Moon. ispace was a Google Lunar XPRIZE finalist and its 4kg SORATO rover won the XPRIZE mobility milestone award. In addition to rovers, ispace is developing lunar landers with two missions already scheduled for launch in 2020 and 2021. ispace Europe is the companys regional office located in Luxembourg, in the heart of Europe. We are developing the next rover missions that will prospect for lunar water and thereby set the first milestone toward lunar ISRU. ispace Europe core engineering competencies are in lunar science, rover navigation, mission planning, data processing, and mission systems engineering. We are a diverse and growing team, motivated by the challenges of the Lunar Frontier, and determined to achieve the companys vision. Role Description The Systems Engineer will be responsible for supporting the Mission Systems Engineer in the endtoend definition, development, integration, and operations of ispace Europes lander and rover missions. It is a unique opportunity to design oneofakind planetary systems meant to explore the most challenging environments on the Moon. The position requires a strong candidate exhibiting and practicing all the qualities expected of a skilled systems engineer a crossfunctional mindset, intellectual curiosity, always looking for gaps and means to bridge them, appreciation for process, and an understanding of the system two levels up and two levels down. The candidate must be driven, continuously selfimproving, and proud of herhis work. You will collaborate with ispace engineering experts in Japan, Europe, and the US. We expect you to learn quickly, contribute your own ideas and solutions, and collaborate effectively. We also are looking forward to learning from you about emerging techniques and software that we should adopt to enhance our work. Key Responsibilities Perform system level tradeoffs, coordinating inputs from various disciplines within the team, to evaluate any proposed changes of the design baseline Contribute to requirements management ensuring all requirements are closedout at the planned project landmarks Perform systemsizing simulations and support configuration design studies between instrument providers and rover team in Japan Develop new models and tools for design simulations and budgets Support the creation of complex specifications and interface control documents Work with the business development team to develop outstanding proposals Establish valueadded processes and tools that enable our company to continue to grow efficiently Become conversant with lunar geology, the design of planetary science instruments, ISRU processes, and space policy on space resources Speak up, identify risks and issues, define and manage mitigation plans Travel occasionally to ispace offices and to vendor and instrument provider locations Required Skills and Qualifications Bachelor or Masters degree in an engineering field relevant to this position Practical systems engineering experience in the space industry Must be knowledgeable in processes for spacecraft systems, subsystems and payload design, and assembly test Possess practical experience in one or more of the following avionics or payload electronics, mass spectrometers, telecommunications, electrical power systems, thermal analysis, or integration and testing of aerospace systems Proven record in developing concept of operations, specifications, or procedures Must able to quickly develop subject matter expertise in new subjects Exhibit sound judgment and understanding of systemlevel impact of design choices Be highly organized and capable of planning and executing complex technical work with little oversight Thrive in multidisciplinary environment in close cooperation with engineering and business teams Must have excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills Show initiative, ownership, accountability, and positive cando attitude Be comfortable with change and fastpaced environment Preferred Experience Has gone through the iterative process of problem identification, approach definition, analysis andor test, data reduction and interpretation, and communication of results Proficiency in MATLABOctave and MBSE tools e.g. Papyrus, Capella, Cameo, Innoslate
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