About this job

We are recruiting an Electrical AIT/AIV Engineer for Sapienza to work on our Customers Site (ESA-ESTEC). The successful candidate will Provide Functional Support to the PLATO Payload systems engineering team reporting to the Mission Performance & Operations Manager

Responsibilities

• Support the DPS lead engineer and Camera Lead Engineer on the definition, analysis and development of the PLATO payload units in the area of electrical engineering
• Monitor the development and verification of the Fast-Front End Electronics (F-FEE) subsystem for all electrical aspects in coordination with the analogue chain performance engineer
• Jointly establish the test approach for the verification of power and data interfaces for the PLATO Camera and Digital Processing System units in collaboration with the Consortium partners
• Participate in the definition and implementation of the AIV programme at Payload System and unit level and take part in the related anomaly investigations, such that problems are identified, and solutions implemented
• Participate in Payload progress meetings as well as relevant interface meetings with the Spacecraft team as required

Profile

• Master’s Degree in Engineering
• At least 4 years of relevant work experience
• Experience in optical payload AIT and verification
• Experience in science satellites
• Good experience in system testing and payloads functional tests
• Availability to witness tests and to participate in AIT activities for relatively long periods abroad, up to several months in the case of the satellite launch campaign
• Fluent in English; knowledge of another ESA member-state language is an asset
• Candidates must be eligible to work in the EU

Contact:

Please send your CV (in English) as soon as possible, but no later than 26th October 2020 to jobs@sapienzaconsulting.com

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