Job Description
Senior Power Engineer Analogue Design | Space / Aerospace | Guildford | Hybrid\n\nKey Tasks\nPrimary role is an Analogue Design Engineer for Space Projects, including design, analysis, development, verification, test and delivery of the power subsystem/modules including Battery Charge/Discharge Regulators, Power Distribution Modules, Relay/Activation Modules, Drive Electronics for motors/mechanism, DC-DC converters (range from 5W-3kW), Heater Control Boards, Batteries and Solar Panels. Typical duties include:\n\nRequirements capture and derivation from top level requirements to module level requirements\nDesign and delivery of Analogue/Power Electronics Modules in Spacecraft, which meet these requirements within the agreed schedule/cost\nManagement and verification of these requirements\nCarrying out the required analysis to verify that these requirements will be met over the mission life-time including FMECA, WCA, PSA, Reliability Analysis, etc\nSpecifying and carrying out the verification tests on hardware\nAuthoring of technical documents (including test/verification plans, procedures and technical descriptions)\nTypical Analogue/Power Electronics Equipment in a spacecraft defined as follows: Batter Charge/Discharge Regulators, Power Distribution Modules, Relay/Activation Modules, Drive Electronics for motors/mechanism, DC-DC converters (range from 5W-1kW), Heater/Propulsion Control Boards, etc.Previous Experience\n\nAnalogue/Power Electronics Design experience, ideally in the Space or Aerospace Industries\nQualifications Knowledge & Skills\nBTEC / Degree in Electronics or equivalent\nExcellent understanding of analogue and power electronics\nFamiliarity with microprocessor and FPGA interfacing\nWide knowledge of electronic components, preferably for a space environment\nWide experience with schematic capture and simulation software (i.e. Mentor Graphics, OrCAD PSPICE, etc.)An exciting opportunity to make a difference within the industry delivering highly innovative power solutions for spacecraft missions.
This role involves responsibility for undertaking the design, analysis, development, verification and delivery of power system and energy conversion solutions into different missions, including power subsystem lead responsibility for those missions.\nThis key role will often sit within the core team of a satellite mission interacting with other technical leads across multiple disciplines to generate the technical solutions for innovative projects.\n \nBenefits\n\nHighly competitive Salary dependent on experience\nFlexible working policies\n32 days annual leave + BH\nAnnual Company Bonus Scheme\nUp to 8% employer pension contribution\nLife Assurance (6X salary)\nPrivate Health Care\nEnhanced Maternity & Paternity leave\nMultiple Discount, Memberships schemes
