Satellite Verification & Validation Engineer - EGSE Engineer

Satellite Verification & Validation Engineer - EGSE Engineer

Aerospacelab

Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium

Role overview

In this role you will join Aerospacelab's V&V team as an Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) Engineer, with the mission of creating the electrical ground support equipment needed to verify and validate our satellites — both on the flatsat (FS) and on the final assembly line (FAL).

You will be embedded in the Factory team, working alongside PA, Industrialization, Manufacturing and AIT engineers to build a FAL capable of producing a high throughput of satellites. Your EGSE with its test harnesses, break-out and interface electronics, server and EGSE racks, and the software and networking around them, is what lets the V&V team's functional tests run reliably and repeatably at that pace in the Megafactory.

You will define GSE requirements together with the V&V Test Engineers, develop the equipment and its supporting software/infrastructure, and test it out on the flatsats, structural, qualification and proto-flight satellite models. As the first satellites go into production, you will iterate quickly and smooth out issues on the line. This is a hands-on role for someone comfortable across electronics, Linux and scripting, who enjoys iterative design in a real production environment.

Key activities

• Define EGSE requirements for all subsystems, together with the V&V Test Engineers, to achieve the agreed test scope for FS and FAL.
• Develop the electrical V&V GSE required for a functioning final assembly line (FAL).
• Develop the electrical V&V GSE required for flatsat (FS) testing, including the supporting software and networking.
• Within the Factory team, develop the work centers of the production line, taking responsibility that V&V GSE needs are met in the FAL.
• Test and commission the GSE you create in the Megafactory, on the FS, STM, QM and PFM.
• Support the first phase of satellite production, iterating on the GSE to resolve issues quickly on the line (occasional presence in the Megafactory in Charleroi).
• Contribute to the team's knowledge sharing, brainstorming sessions, and continuous improvement of our GSE processes.

Must have

• A degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or related fields.
• Linux knowledge.
• Programming knowledge.
• PCB design, GSE design & EE experience.
• A practical, iterative design mindset — comfortable building, testing and improving equipment rather than working purely on paper.
• Proactive, autonomous and a strong communicator, comfortable in a high-paced environment while cooperating across teams (V&V, PA, Industrialization, Manufacturing, AIT).
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal.

Nice to have skills (or motivated to learn)

• Networking knowledge.
• IoT knowledge.
• Previous experience in a factory or industrial environment.
• Experience with iterative / agile design cycles.
• Previous experience in aviation, automotive, or aerospace industries.
• Willingness to spend occasional periods on-site at the Megafactory in Charleroi.