SPACECRAFT MISSIONS - SYSTEMS ENGINEER

Responsible For

You will be responsible for the systems level design of GEO space systems and be the Business Line Engineer for the GEO program.

Key Purpose of Job

You will support bid activities and mission/spacecraft level studies for all types of GEO satellites.  This role involves a mixture of mission and system engineering during bid, contractual, and mission phases.

Key Tasks

System engineer/technical lead on satellite missions from contract. This will require involvement in assembly, integration and test phases, with direct responsibility in spacecraft level and system end to end tests.  You will conduct customer-facing meetings and presentation at all project stages Other duties will include system level design of space and ground segments including requirements analysis, sensitivity analysis, mission analysis and design trade-offs.  You will support the Business Line Manager in developing the engineering aspects of the business planning for the GEO product. To develop and maintain the Engineering Development Plan for GEO satellites to satisfy the GEO Business Plan.  Provide strategic steer for all bids/studies performed on GEO products, to ensure harmonisation across designs. To prepare technical responses to tenders for a variety of customers and also undertake mentoring of junior members of the team/project as required.

Qualifications

You will require a degree in Engineering or equivalent

Experience

You will be experienced spacecraft Systems Engineer with experience of designing space missions. Experience is required for the designing and analysing space and ground segments to the sub-system level.

Knowledge and Skills

Good all round technical knowledge down to component level. You will have excellent inter-personal skills, with the ability to deal with customer and technical representatives.  You will need to be highly organised and motivated with the ability to work under pressure.