AIT Harness Engineer - Contractor

All build activities required for the spacecraft harness manufacture

Implementing the harness design during the manufacture process to meet all electrical, grounding and environmental requirements

Liaison with the spacecraft systems team to resolve issues and anomalies

Progress reporting

Spacecraft test cable manufacture

Assist with harness routing discussions

General AIT and EVT support with possible overseas travel

Support training programmes for both internal and customer engineers

Qualifications

· A minimum of HNC/HND in engineering or science discipline or demonstrable hands-on experience in the space industry

· ESA Harness Certification:

ECSS-Q-ST-70-26 (Crimping of high reliability electrical connections)

ECSS-Q-ST-70-18 (Preparation, assembly and mounting of RF coaxial cables).

· Requirements of this post are to hold, or have held in the last 5 years, an EU based personal Security clearance and to be a citizen of one of the member states of the European Union or the Schengen association countries

Experience

· All aspects of harness and cable manufacture

· Working with spacecraft flight hardware during design, development and implementation phases.

· Working with verification / validation of requirements

· Good, all round electrical, mechanical & electronics background

· Experience of working in cleanroom conditions preferred