Electrical & Functional Test Engineering – Satellite

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Electrical & Functional Test Engineering – Satellite

LOCATION: Stevenage – Required to work on site

SECURITY CLEARANCE: Eligibility to gain UK SC Security Clearance

TRAVEL REQUIRED:  Frequent travel within UK and international – this will be for test campaigns, training and team meets.

WHAT&39;S IN IT FOR YOU

• Financial Reward: competitive salary, annual profit share, pension enhancements up to 8, shopping discounts, car leasing scheme, share options, long service and exceptional performance awards, technology scheme; Buy the latest technology and spread the cost tax free over 24 months, discounted shopping and much more 
• Personal Development: Personalised development plan, Airbus Leadership University and unlimited access to 10,000&43; E-learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities

• Health & Wellbeing: Life Assurance, income protection, wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support), cycle-to-work scheme, discounted family health and dental insurance and eye tests.

• Family and Caregiving: Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave and caregiving
• Inclusive Environment: Wellbeing room, Multi-faith room, Employee Representative Groups (Gender, LGBTQ&43;, International, Generational, Disability, Social & Cultural Diversity, Neurodiversity)

Our world is changing. And so are we. From our commitment to zero-carbon flight (ZEROe) to cleaning up space, sustainability is at the heart of our purpose. So what&39;s your next change?

Supporting Earth, Navigation and Science missions and Military Telecomm projects, the team we are recruiting within are responsible for the electrical and functional test of the full spacecraft including environmental test and launch campaigns.  

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE TEAM 

• Interpretation of electrical and functional test requirements from test specifications
• Provide test solutions to meet the test specification requirements, including test sequence coding, procedure preparation, debug and execution on the Flight Model spacecraft or test bench.
• 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) using a bespoke high level Software language (currently Open Center checkout system based on the Elisa language) to test the spacecraft systems
• 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 in Europe (Reference test, TVAC, Magnetic, EMC, functional and performance tests) and launch campaigns.

ABOUT YOU

• Complex electronic systems testing experience

• Knowledge and experience of spacecraft systems and subsystem testing is preferred, e.g. Data Handling, Packet Utilisation Standard, Data Bus Communications – 1553, SpaceWire, CAN bus, Power systems, FDIR.

• Programming and scripting languages, in particularly writing and debugging Linux/Unix bash scripts is an advantage. Knowledge of a programming language such as C, Java, python, UDMS, TCL and VBA would be useful.

• Competent in writing and debugging test sequences, preparing test procedures and reports and supporting test reviews.

• 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.

Not a 100 match? No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customised development solutions.

HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOU

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need and we’ll always do our best to accommodate your request. 

Please let us know if you need us to make any reasonable adjustments for the selection process – you can share this with your Talent Acquisition Partner if you are invited to interview. Examples may include (but not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout, etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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