Senior Satellite Functional Test Engineer

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.

The department of Electrical and Functional Assembly, Integration and Test is responsible of integration and testing the whole spacecraft, on Avionic Test Bench and on Flight Models, typical of scientific spacecraft.

Being a new development this would include the full testing of electrical interfaces between units and external environment (e.g. RF communication) in order to validate performance vs requirements and standards as well as the complete Functional Chain Validation (including Mission Sequence Tests).

For this department we are looking for:

Senior Functional Test Engineer

About the job

In this role You will be in charge of validation of the Functional Command and Control Chain both on ATB and Flight Model.

It is your duty to evaluate the test requirements and contribute to their finalization, working with Customer and Engineering, then define, prepare, execute the tests and evaluate the results.

Contribute and participate to relevant life-cycle review (as per ESA standards).

Contribute technical requirements for test bench specification to ensure the availability of proper test execution means.

Participate to system test definition and execution, with specific responsibility for mission tests and system level tests.

Validate the fulfillment of all Customer functional  requirements at subsystem and system (Mission execution, FDIR, etc.) level , including relevant protocols compliance (ECSS, PUS, spacecraft-specific) and demonstrate that they are met in nominal and non-nominal case (error handling, recovery requirements, etc.).

Support and conduct all relevant troubleshooting and analysis in case of anomalies.

The working site is Torino, but Your support can be required during the external test campaign phases (up to two years).

Working on shift 24h/7d across the full week may  be required on the basis of program AIT  schedule.

About You

Education and experience

Master Degree in Electronic Engineering or Mechatronic Engineer, or almost equivalent background in Electronics.

You have a fluent English (C1 and above certification).

You have at least 5 years of experience in similar job

Skills and knowledge

You have a deep and practical knowledge of test instrumentation from oscilloscopes to Logic and Protocol analyzers

You have a demonstrable knowledge of:

• Electronic Measurement theory, application and performance evaluation.
• Proficient in High level programming  languages (C++, Python)
• Operating Systems in depth knowledge and programming experience
• It is considered a plus an experience in design of C&C systems.

Personal ability

• Customer focused, proactive attitude
• Organized and methodical approach to the work with strong communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks at one time, to work autonomously or in team
• Strong attitude to achieve results within time and cost constraints
• Problem solving attitude

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