Satellite Payload Engineer
| Posting date: | 06 August 2024 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 September 2024 |
| Location: | SG1 2AS |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Morson Talent |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 234490TCR-44957 |
Summary
**PLEASE READ BEFORE APPLYING: **Recognising the RESTRICTED nature of the work suitable candidates will be SC clearable or eligible for this level of clearance**
Role Overview
To provide Mechanical Engineering support involving writing processes, plans and procedures in 3D Experience for the production of Satellites and payloads. Involved in supporting hardware assembly on the Satellite such as black boxes, Solar Array and structure panels. Supporting Satellite environmental testing at the test facility
*Candidates with prior Assembly Integration & Test experience would be of extreme interest*
Responsibilities
Project Preparation Phase
• Support to the customisation phase starting at the project kick off
• Support project DMU (Digital mock-up/design for manufacture) sessions to ensure design for manufacture
• Support in the creation of documentation required for the production phases, including ACS inputs, work instructions, and procedures
• Lead the installation of Satellite appendages and applicable integration flows and preparation.
• Support the definition of MGSE for use on the Satellite and support procurement activities
• Support Process Owner team in all aspects of their role
Project Operational Phase
• Support to Assembly Integration & Test (AIT) Lead Engineering team in periods of high workload
• Handling and installation of thermal hardware (heaters, thermistors)
• Mechanical integration of electronic units, subsystems and instruments, mechanisms, antennas, solar arrays, mechanical sub-systems, instruments, payloads and spacecraft and control the documentation / process associated with performing these
• Prepare and carry out environmental tests (Vibration, Acoustic, Mass properties, Thermal) at unit, subsystem, instrument and spacecraft level
• Support process owners with observation resolution and operational activities
• Oversee unit installation activities on the Satellite
• Support quality reviews, conduct PFMEA and Root Cause Analysis
• Support in the creation of re-work instructions based on project requirements and identify parts and tooling required to carry them out
Non Project
• Design of tooling / build aids for assembly execution
• Support to R&D
• Training module creation and maintenance.
• Responsible for ensuring that our working modes and processes are standardised, optimised, and current.
• Produce new processes, undertake process improvement and maintenance and monitor process implementation in operations.
Skill Set:
• Minimum of HNC level in a Mechanical discipline (a lesser qualification is acceptable if a high level of similar industry experience can be demonstrated)
• Prior AIT experience extremely beneficial
• Prior Mechanical experience from spacecraft or aircraft
• Previous experience in Integrating avionics on a spacecraft
• Familiar with handling and lifting large spacecraft
• System Test experience
• Hands on System level experience
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