Job Description

PLEASE READ BEFORE APPLYING: **Recognising the RESTRICTED nature of the work suitable candidates will be SC clearable or eligible for this level of clearance**

Role Overview

To provide Mechanical Engineering support involving writing processes, plans and procedures in 3D Experience for the production of Satellites and payloads. Involved in supporting hardware assembly on the Satellite such as black boxes, Solar Array and structure panels. Supporting Satellite environmental testing at the test facility

*Candidates with prior Assembly Integration & Test experience would be of extreme interest*

Responsibilities

Project Preparation Phase

Support to the customisation phase starting at the project kick off

Support project DMU (Digital mock-up/design for manufacture) sessions to ensure design for manufacture

Support in the creation of documentation required for the production phases, including ACS inputs, work instructions, and procedures

Lead the installation of Satellite appendages and applicable integration flows and preparation.

Support the definition of MGSE for use on the Satellite and support procurement activities

Support Process Owner team in all aspects of their role

Project Operational Phase

Support to Assembly Integration & Test (AIT) Lead Engineering team in periods of high workload

Handling and installation of thermal hardware (heaters, thermistors)

Mechanical integration of electronic units, subsystems and instruments, mechanisms, antennas, solar arrays, mechanical sub-systems, instruments, payloads and spacecraft and control the documentation / process associated with performing these

Prepare and carry out environmental tests (Vibration, Acoustic, Mass properties, Thermal) at unit, subsystem, instrument and spacecraft level

Support process owners with observation resolution and operational activities

Oversee unit installation activities on the Satellite

Support quality reviews, conduct PFMEA and Root Cause Analysis

Support in the creation of re-work instructions based on project requirements and identify parts and tooling required to carry them out

Non Project

Design of tooling / build aids for assembly execution

Support to R&D

Training module creation and maintenance.

Responsible for ensuring that our working modes and processes are standardised, optimised, and current.

Produce new processes, undertake process improvement and maintenance and monitor process implementation in operations.

Skill Set:

Minimum of HNC level in a Mechanical discipline (a lesser qualification is acceptable if a high level of similar industry experience can be demonstrated)

Prior AIT experience extremely beneficial

Prior Mechanical experience from spacecraft or aircraft

Previous experience in Integrating avionics on a spacecraft

Familiar with handling and lifting large spacecraft

System Test experience

Hands on System level experience