Senior FPGA Engineer

SSTL - Surrey Satellite Technology

Guildford, United Kingdom

This role is an exciting opportunity to join the On-Board Data Handling team. Engineers at SSTL have involvement on a mission right from concept through to launch, commissioning and operational life; a true cradle to grave experience, and will give you the chance to see your work in Space in a rapid timescale! This 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.

Key Tasks

Act as OBDH Subsystem Lead and Work Package Manager in Space Projects;
Identification and flow-down of spacecraft system requirements to the spacecraft OBDH system;
Delivery of a OBDH system solution that meets these requirements with defined company processes;
Management and verification of these requirements;
Ownership of the OBDH system and all aspects feeding into and of it;
System/subsystem level interfacing and trade-offs;
Manage the technical solution, supporting design engineers;
Management and delivery of satellite OBDH systems work packages including budget and schedule;
Interface with internal and external customers;
Authoring of technical documents (including interface level FMEA, development/test/verification plans, procedures and technical descriptions);
Minor updates to circuit designs (changing obsolete parts, incremental performance improvements, ECN generations, etc.);
Design, implementation and verification of FPGA’s in VHDL;
Support product development if required;
Typical OBDH System Equipment in a spacecraft defined as follows: On-board Computer, Data Recorder, and Payload Interface Unit.

Previous Experience

5 years plus OBDH System Engineering experience in a systems/OBDH electronics role, ideally in the Space or Aerospace industries but not essential.

Qualifications Knowledge & Skills

BTEC/Degree in Electronics or equivalent;
Good understanding of digital electronics;
Knowledge of FPGA design in VHDL;
Knowledge of Lab Test Equipment;
Recent experience with schematic capture and simulation software (ie/Mentor Graphics, OrCAD PSPICE, etc.);
Self-motivated and able to manage a package of work;
Excellent inter-personal skills - both written and oral communications; ability to interface with customers and technical representatives;
Good organisation skills and able to prioritise own workload;
Creative problem solving;
Flexible & adaptable to changing priorities;
Ability to work simultaneously on a variety of projects;
Ability to work under pressure;
Good attention to detail;
Good MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint particularly);
Able to demonstrate company mindsets and behaviours; Be accountable, Drive & delivery, Communicate effectively, Self-manage effectively, Work as one team.