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.
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