Satellite Communications Engineer

Satellite Communications Engineer

ClearSpace

London, United Kingdom

The Role

The successful candidate will be a key member of the UK Avionics Team and will be responsible for developing, procuring, and integrating Telecommand/Telemetry & Control (TT&C) and Payload Data Transmission (PDT) subsystems to performance, schedule and cost requirements for ClearSpace's programs.

Key activities will be

• Performing the analysis to define and specify (dynamic) link budgets, data flow analysis;
• Defining end-to-end TT&C and Payload Data Transmitter (PDT) chains and performing requirements engineering (analysis, flow-up and down) for on-board hardware;
• Writing specifications for RF equipment (transponders/transmitters/antennas) and related EGSEs;
• Following up the procurement and tailoring made by equipment suppliers and subcontractors with emphasis on schedule and budgets;
• Reviewing both high-level and detailed electronics design and checking compliance to applicable standards. Assessing the correct implementation of encryption and authentication functions;
• Analysing EMC and RFC constraints and implementing mitigation measures (conducted emissions and susceptibility);
• Defining validation, verification and test plans;
• Prepare and execute functional performance, environmental and EMC tests;
• Supporting subcontractor management for key hardware deliverables;
• Evaluating risks and defining mitigation strategies;
• Interfacing with customers for technical matters.

Required Experience

• 5+ years of telecommunications engineering experience in the space industry;
• Familiarity with the full space program lifecycle, from business development, proposal generation and contract negotiations, all the way through design, development, assembly, test and successful delivery;
• Familiarity with cutting-edge TT&C/PDT equipment;
• Experience of RF and electronics design and analysis;
• Knowledge of authentication and encryption schemes;
• Comfortable interacting with customers, both institutional (UKSA, ESA) and commercial.

Desired Education

• (BSc/MSc) Degree in Aerospace, Communication, Electronics, Engineering, Physics or similar.

Desired Strengths

• A team player, willing to get stuck in and collaborate wherever is needed;
• Agile, flexible and able to work across a geographically-distributed teams;
• A great communicator.

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