Electrical Systems Test Engineer

+ 12 month contract

+ Onsite at Stevenage

+ SC Cleared role

+ £55 per hour

+Inside IR35

Introduction:

Preparation of test procedures, writing and debugging test sequences for Satellite system testing during ambient and environmental test campaigns. Preparing, debugging and executing complex test sequences on flight spacecraft and test benches. Providing first-line support to the test operations team and supporting non-conformance reviews in a technical capacity. Writing test reports and supporting test reviews.

Job Profile

* Interpretation of electrical and functional test requirements from test specifications

* Provide test solutions to meet the test specification requirements, from planning and kick-off meeting, through test sequence coding, procedure preparation and debug to execution.

* Provide first-line support to the test operations team executing tests on the flight spacecraft in the event of anomalies Close out tests with Post Test Review and Test Report

* 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 S/W language (Open Center checkout system based on the Elisa language and Open Center Bridge based on JAVA) to test the spacecraft systems

Skills and Experience

* Current hands-on experience of writing test sequences/scripts for execution of spacecraft tests from the Central Checkout System (CCS). Knowledge of Elisa and JAVA would be an advantage.

* Working knowledge of TMTC Databases.

* Spacecraft systems and subsystem technical knowledge and awareness is essential, eg Data Handling, Packet Utilisation Standard, Data Bus Communications - 1553, Spacewire, Attitude &, Orbital Control, Star Trackers, Gyros, Momentum Wheels, power systems, batteries, Solar Arrays, Thermal Control, heaters, thermostats, FDIR, Spacecraft Configuration Vectors etc.

* Programming and Scripting languages, particularly writing and debugging Linux/Unix bash scripts is an advantage. Knowledge of a programming language such as C, Java, python, TCL, VBA would be useful but not essential.

* Competent in the use of various test equipment used for electrical measurements, eg DMM, oscilloscope, current

If you would like to discuss this Software Test Engineer in more detail, please send your updated CV to (see below) and I will get in touch.