Senior Systems Engineer / Systems Engineer

This role is an exciting opportunity to join the Systems team with responsibility to lead space missions from LEO to GEO and beyond. Engineers have involvement on a mission from concept, through to AIT, launch, commissioning and operational life; a true cradle to grave experience, and will give you the chance to see your work in Space in a rapid timescale! The Systems Engineer role plays an essential part in leading other technical disciplines, to bring together quality and pragmatic solutions for innovative projects, whilst working within a great team environment.

Key Tasks

• Working with the Sales and Engineering teams in support of bid/tender activities to generate technical solutions for a variety of customers.
• System level design of space and ground segments including requirements analysis, sensitivity analysis, mission analysis and design trade-offs.
• System engineering throughout all project phases: Requirements management and engineering; Preliminary and critical design phase activities, including mission conops development; System/subsystem level interfacing and trade-offs; System assembly and integration; Test planning, requirement verification testing, and system validation; System commissioning and operations.
• Perform cost, risk, schedule and performance trades.
• Lead/support technical studies for a variety of customers.
• Review of technical work.
• Mentoring of junior colleagues where necessary.
• Understanding and improving relevant company standards and work practices.
• Conduct customer-facing meetings and presentations at all project stages.
• Preparation of project documentation and presentation materials to a high standard for all phases of the work.
• Interfacing to internal and external customers.
• Management of subcontractors as required.
• Management of one or more project work packages.
• Act as a technical focal point for SSTL Mission Products, maintaining all key system level information in relation to these Mission Products.

Previous Experience

• Experienced spacecraft Systems Engineer (ideally 7+ years' experience).
• Experience of designing space missions starting from end-user requirements (cradle-to-grave).
• Experience of designing and analysing space and ground segments to the sub-system level.
• Experience in requirements and verification management.
• Ideally with experience of spacecraft level verification testing.
• Ideally with system experience of in-orbit commissioning and associated spacecraft operations.

Qualifications Knowledge & Skills

• A good degree or equivalent in Engineering, Physics or Maths.
• Good working knowledge of orbit analysis, constellation configurations, RF link analysis, system budgets, operations, ground segment, space environment and satellite mechanical and electrical architectures.
• Good knowledge of a wide range of satellite applications, e.g. Earth observation, communications, navigation, science etc.
• Good knowledge of requirements management.
• Good knowledge of FMECA and FDIR design.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of MS Project or equivalent planning tool.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent knowledge of STK and Matlab or equivalent analysis tools.
• Hands-on familiarity with environmental testing (e.g. vibration and thermal vacuum tests).
• Good knowledge of assembly and test methods for space flight equipment.
• Excellent technical writing and presentation skills.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities.
• Results orientated, can-do approach.
• Pro-active and able to take initiative.
• Decision making and problem solving skills.
• Excellent inter-personal skills - both written and oral communications; ability to interface with customers and technical representatives.
• Good team working skills, together with the ability to influence others at all levels.
• Proven ability to deliver solutions under pressure and to tight timescales.
• Able to demonstrate company mindsets and behaviours; Be accountable, Drive & delivery, Communicate effectively, Self-manage effectively, Work as one team.