Job Specifications
Astroscale France are looking for a systems engineer to support the growth of our Toulouse office, and to help in the design and development of our new missions and projects.
As a Systems Engineer you are central to the design of our missions.
You will work as the mission architect, facilitating trade-offs across system design, requiring collaboration with sub systems engineers and project managers while balancing the needs of missions and steering the technical solutions towards an achievable conclusion.
At Astroscale, our Systems Engineers are involved on a mission from beginning to end. Starting with writing bids to customers, then developing and analysing the design during the early mission phases; you will be supporting testing during AIT (and leading system testing), during the launch campaign and finally assist with in-orbit commissioning of the satellite.
It doesn't end there though! Even after the mission is in orbit, as a Systems Engineer you may be called upon at critical moments during the mission to provide guidance to the operations team.
This is a chance to join our friendly, welcoming and diverse team and work on cutting edge missions in an emerging market
Responsibilities
Performing trade-off analysis
Performing analysis of the system design
Generate and maintain system level budgets (mass, power, data)
Generate and maintain the requirements and associated design & verification compliance
Prepare sub-system requirements specification to support procurement
Review and modify FDIR techniques, perform FMECA
Adapting the system design from existing mission architectures to meet the needs of the current work
Coordinating with the subsystem leads to understand their problems
Reviewing inputs from subsystem engineers or external partners and critiquing appropriately
Authoring and maintaining system level documents, e.g. CONOPS, V&V plan, System test plans
Presenting results of the above tasks to internal and external customers
Develop and maintain tooling to support system analysis
Assist with writing bids, developing and analysing designs during early phases and then continuing that support into the testing phase with AIT.
Once a mission is launched you will assist with in-orbit commissioning of satellites and should be ready to support the spacecraft operations team with guidance during critical moments
Experience And Qualifications
Essential Skills
At least 4 years’ experience of space system engineering in a commercial environment
An understanding of all the critical subsystems that make up a satellite mission
Excellent communication skills
Excellent coaching skills
Experience with requirements management
Ability to perform complicated trade-offs
Comfortable working with Microsoft office applications (word, excel, powerpoint)
Fluent in French and English
Be eligible and registered to work within Europe.
Be eligible and gain security clearance in France.
Desirable Skills
Good understanding of attitude and orbit control subsystem.
Experience of AIT activities
Experience of mission operations
Experience with STK, GMAT, IDM-CIC
Experience with Python
Experience with Visure
Experience with FMECA
Experience working on ESA missions
Core competencies
Demonstrates behaviours in line with Astroscale values (mission and people focused, transparent, innovative and pioneering, diverse and customer focused).
Proactive, able to build working relationships, mentoring & knowledge sharing
Location
Astroscale France (Toulouse), with some hybrid working
Note to recruitment agencies: Astroscale operates a preferred Supplier List, and we do not accept unsolicited agency approaches. Please do not forward candidate CVs or details in response to this advert, or to any Astroscale employee.
About Astroscale
Astroscale is the first private company with a vision to secure the safe and sustainable development of space for the benefit of future generations, and the only company dedicated to in-orbit servicing across all orbits. Founded in 2013, we are developing innovative and scalable solutions across the spectrum of in-orbit servicing missions, including End of Life services, Active Debris Removal, In-situ Space Situational Awareness and Life Extension Services, to create sustainable space systems and mitigate against the hazardous build-up of debris in space.
We aim to deliver cutting edge technologies that will become part of routine commercial space operations by 2030.
About the Company
Founded in 2013, Astroscale is the global leader in on-orbit servicing, dedicated to the safe and sustainable development of space.
The company delivers a variety of innovative and scalable on-orbit servicing solutions, including life extension, in-situ space situational awareness, end-of-life, and active debris removal. These solutions empower satellite operators to reduce risks, increase returns, and achieve mission success while fostering a sustainable space environment. Astroscale is also defining the economics of on-or...
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