Quintec. Tamworth, England, United Kingdom
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Location: Oxford, United Kingdom
A Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), Thales Alenia Space is a global space manufacturer delivering, for more than 40 years, high-tech solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth Observation, environmental management, exploration, science and orbital infrastructures. Thanks to our diversity of skills, talents and cultures, our customers (governments, institutions, space agencies, telecommunications operators), therefore have Space to Connect, Secure & Defend, Observe & Protect, Explore, Travel & Navigate.
Due to the growth of our propulsion centre of excellence based at our Harwell site in the UK, we are looking for an experienced electric propulsion engineer. Drawing on your significant space propulsion systems experience (minimum 5 years) in electric propulsion this is an excellent time to be joining this team. The position will be based at the TAS UK Harwell office.
Primary Purpose Of The Role
Reporting to the Propulsion Systems Engineering Manager, the Systems Engineer will perform, but is not limited to the following activities:
* Be a senior figure supporting various projects and team members.
* Propulsion subsystem and propulsion equipment activities during Phase A/B/C/D/E for recurring TAS satellite product line application programmes.
* Be the primary technical point of contact responsible for the propulsion subsystem, interfacing with customer technical teams, PMO, AIT team, procurement and other subsystem experts.
* Interpret mission/customer specific and generic system level requirements and establish the baseline technical requirements document (TRD) for the propulsion subsystem.
* Provide technical support to system level propulsion trade-offs for optimization of satellite and mission design.
* Support the preparation of subsystem design justification documentation for major design reviews throughout the project life cycle.
* Present subsystem design justification in major design reviews throughout the project life cycle.
* Review and consolidate the technical documentation for the system through different project life cycle milestones & reviews.
* Establish integration and test plans and requirements for the subsystem.
* Develop and improve new analysis tools in specialised fluidic software (e.g. EcosimPro), Excel, MATLAB, and Python.
* Performance analyses in support of non-conformance review board.
* Prepare/update subsystem analysis reports through different project life cycle milestones & reviews.
* Demonstrate systems engineering knowledge – across the “Systems V” – to achieve critical project outcomes to time, cost and quality.
* Provide regular reporting of technical progress to the project team and TAS management.
* Provide technical input to future propulsion developments and contribute to continuous improvement of products, systems and processes.
* Follow up equipment procurement from a technical perspective, in conjunction with the procurement department.
* Participate/Oversee the propulsion module manufacture and AIT activities.
* Manage any anomalies or non-conformances occurring throughout the project life cycle.
Expected Behaviours
* Clearly demonstrable technical competence on subsystems/equipment.
* Can communicate technically with confidence.
* Team player who can confidently interface at all levels within a project.
* Pro-active and capable of working on own initiative with high level of integrity.
* Proactively seeks to understand the wider TAS organisation.
* Has good commercial awareness of specialist equipment.
* Ability to complete tasks autonomously to cost, schedule and quality.
Qualifications, Skills & Experience
The Following Are Considered Essential For This Role
* Degree level qualification in a discipline associated with Space Engineering or related subjects.
* Significant direct experience in space engineering and propulsion.
* Desirable: Experience in the design and development of Electric propulsion thrusters.
* Desirable: Understanding of construction, running and operating principles of PPUs and similar supporting electrical suppliers.
In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years.
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Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Part-time
Job function
* Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
* Business Consulting and Services
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