Electronics Engineer

Electronics Engineer

AAC Clyde Space

Glasgow, United Kingdom

About this role:

We are looking for a full-time, experienced electronics engineer with good insights in product development to join our Glasgow team in Scotland.

As we expand and improve our line of satellite sub-system capabilities at AAC Clyde Space, we are looking for creative, driven, and enthusiastic electronics engineer to join our team. You will assist in developing, testing, and deploying our world-class satellite technology.

This opportunity is ideal for someone looking for responsibility and development opportunities of a technical nature in a dynamic, fast paced working environment with exciting projects and challenging schedules. You will be expected to work on projects of different sizes and complexities, ranging from actuator control systems to optical communication devices.

You will have proven experience from regulated industries with the desire to grow your knowledge and expertise, while adding value to our current ways of working. You will be happy to get involved and learn from the project! We also support activities across the AAC Clyde Space group so there is opportunities for cross-site collaboration.

It is an exciting opportunity to be part of projects where your work literally ends up in space!

Key Responsibilities:

• Design of Analog and Digital electronic systems for space applications. Product lines include laser communication, attitude control systems, reaction wheels, star trackers, sun sensors, magnetometers, magnetorquers
• Improve current designs and undertake design reviews with the rest of the team
• Develop and maintain technical design documentation including requirements capture, technical descriptions and user manuals
• Deliver the company’s projects allocated to budget, schedule, and quality constraints
• Contribute towards information flow to project teams and other stakeholders
• Deliver work tasks and assignments in accordance with required standards and compliance requirements
• Guiding the Test team on how to test, debug and troubleshoot existing and new product designs
• Support other engineering teams as required

Skills required:

• Degree in relevant discipline or equivalent work experience
• Evident industry experience of applying electronics engineering to products and applications
• Experience with Analog and Digital electronics, various communication protocols (e.g. CAN, SPI, I2C, UART, Ethernet, USB)
• Electronics hardware design experience including component selection, circuit design and layout
• Proven knowledge and experience using schematic capture and PCB design software
• Design for Manufacture and Design for Test awareness
• Hands on diagnosis and debug of new and existing electronic designs
• Knowledge of Python, C/C++
• Able to manage time, work within a multicultural team and work independently
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and progress several projects in parallel
• Demonstrates the ability to successfully resolve technical issues
• Demonstrates ownership of problems and works towards finding solutions
• Competent IT skills including Microsoft software
• Proficient in English, both verbally and written

Skills desired:

• Experience in Aerospace and/or CubeSat sector
• Experience with circuit simulation (SPICE)
• Experience with Altium Designer
• Understanding of electronics design for harsh environments (thermal, radiation, vibration)
• Knowledge of VHDL and/or EMC
• Experience in working with other engineering fields like optics, mechanics, software
• Relevant space industry experience
• Previous experience working with small/medium sized companies