About this job

Space Application Services is a Belgian company based in the Brussels area, with a subsidiary in Houston United States of America and a R&D office in the Netherlands. The company’s aim is to research and develop innovative systems, solutions and products and provide services to the aerospace, security markets & related industries.In the frame of our International Commercial Experiment Cubes Service (ICE Cubes), we are looking for an experienced Payload System Engineer.

The candidate will mainly report to the ICE Cubes Programme Manager and will be mainly based in Noordwijk, the Netherlands.

What do we offer?

• Working in a growing company with Staff located in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands
• A professional, pleasant atmosphere with motivated and passionate staff, where autonomy and initiatives are encouraged
• An interesting remuneration package with a relocation allowance, if applicable
• A full time position with an indefinite contract of employment and occasional travels within Europe and worldwide.

Responsibilities

• System engineering of payload infrastructures/facilities directly developed in the frame of the ICE Cubes Service:
  • Requirements engineering and verification
  • System design and interface control (mechanical, electrical, electronics, software)
  • COTS subsystem selection, procurement and qualification
• Assessment of safety aspects in human spaceflight environment
• Support to assembly, integrating, validating and testing payloads and flight hardware, GSE and ground models
• Technical coordination of customers in the process of development and certification of payloads for the platforms served by the ICE Cubes service
• Set up of the technical framework (documentation, processes, etc.) related to the extension of the ICE Cubes service to new platforms (e.g. external ISS platforms, free flyers, cubesats)
• Interface with suppliers, subcontractors and customers and platforms organisations

Profile

Qualifications and Experience:

• Master Degree in Space Systems, Mechanical or Electrical/Electronics engineering, or similar
• Knowledge of the ISS environment for payloads
• Knowledge of ISS boundary conditions and Product Assurance & Safety (PA&S) procedures
• Experience with full development cycle (from requirements engineering to campaign testing).

The following will be considered as an asset:

• Fair knowledge of project management
• Familiarity with the ISS operations environment
• Experience with:
  • CAD tools in support of configuration studies
  • Flight system/payload hardware development for human spaceflight, involving mechanics and electronics Space system development and verification processes (e.g. NASA, ECSS, ESA-HRE-IPL-RQ-0002)
  • Space system testing, verification and qualification.

Skills:

• Strength to cope with schedules and deadlines
• Ability to:
  • Synthesise, summarise and draw conclusions
  • Adhere to strict standards of confidentiality
  • Work in distributed international teams
• Excellent organisational and communication skills
• A proactive approach, with initiative and ability to work independently
• A keen eye for detail and procedures
• Excellent written and spoken English.