(Senior) Satellite Mechanical and Thermal Architect - Space/Satellite Industry
LuxSpace
Betzdorf, Luxembourg
In the course of developing new satellites, OHB LuxSpace is recruiting an experienced satellite mechanical and thermal subsystem engineer (10 years + of experience). The position offers shaping actively the mechanical and thermal subsystem of current and future LuxSpace satellites.
Job Profile:
An experienced mechanical and thermal subsystem engineer is required to complement the mechanical and thermal (project) team at LuxSpace. A solid background in mechanical and thermal subsystem development with experience from several satellite projects, preferably microsatellite projects, is a must.
Typical Tasks to be performed include:
Satellite configuration and accommodation
- Finding the best compromise in placement of equipment within a satellite structure, fulfilling their accommodation needs;
- Management of the structure and thermal interfaces with systems engineering.
Satellite structure and thermal design
- Establish structure and thermal concept for the satellite platform;
- Defining and designing the satellite structure, together with the mechanical design and analysis engineer;
- Defining and designing the satellite thermal control hardware, together with the thermal design and analysis engineer.
Requirements engineering
- Working out structure and thermal requirements in addition to system requirements flow down;
- Definition, planning and control of mechanical and thermal subsystem verification, including specification of test requirements.
Technical supplier management for structure and thermal hardware supplier
- Definition and organization of work packages;
- Establishing technical requirements specifications for structure and thermal subsystem;
- Organization of reviews of mechanical analyses and test documentation;
- Organization of reviews of thermal analyses and test documentation;
- Review of interface control documents and responsible for consistency between unit level and structure + thermal ICDs.
Vibration and TVac testing
- Organization of test campaign in accordance with AIT;
- Participation in testing activities.
Electronic unit design
- Design responsible for mechanical and thermal aspects of electronic units;
- Responsible for meeting the mechanical and thermal requirements on the electronic unit;
- Other tasks and duties assigned by manager(s);
- Temporarily or permanently performing other reasonable and equivalent duties.
Qualifications:
Ideal Candidate Profile, Skills and Qualities
- University degree (Master/Diploma/PhD) or equivalent in a relevant field;
- Ideally 10+ years of experience in phase B/C/D satellite projects;
- Specialized knowledge in the fields of satellite structures and thermal control as well as analysis, gained in a professional position in space industry, preferably with focus on micro satellites;
- Experience in generating requirements and working requirements based;
- In depth understanding of satellite structure and thermal subsystem;
- Experience in technical supplier management;
- Experience in vibration and TVac testing (preparation, execution and correlation);
- Additional conversance in design and analysis tools (Solidworks, Hypermesh, NASTRAN, ESATAN);
- Excellent conceptual and analytical skills;
- Results oriented work approach;
- Good communication capabilities, analytical sense and priority setting abilities;
- Languages: Good English language skills (spoken and written);
- In line with applicable (immigration) legislation, all candidates must be eligible to live and work in Luxembourg/be an EU/EEA citizen, and possess all applicable work and residence permissions for Luxembourg;
- Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from the applicants as part of the recruitment process;
- In view of the nature of projects concerned and job profile, candidates may have to undergo stringent reference and identity checks;
- Readiness and eligibility for security clearance procedures may be required from candidates.
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