Electrical Power System (EPS) Engineer

ClearSpace

London, United Kingdom

The Role

As a key member of our Avionics Team, you'll play a vital role in designing, procuring, and integrating power subsystems for our current spacecraft projects. You will also have the opportunity to lead the development of next-generation power solutions, ensuring the success of future missions. Join us in creating the technologies that will power the future of space.

Responsibilities

Provide power subsystem engineering, both high level architecture and detailed electronics design, from specification to integration
Contribute to detailed power electronics design for in-house developments
Perform requirements engineering (analysis, flow-up and down) related to spacecraft power systems, and the power interfaces of other on-board hardware
Maintain spacecraft power budgets and parametric models for the power subsystem
Analyse EMC constraints for power subsystem and identifying mitigation measures
Support the definition of power related test equipment
Write and support Requests for Proposals (RFPs) to external companies, reviewing responses and supporting-down selections
Subcontractor management for key hardware deliverables
Review and assess power electronics for all spacecraft equipment
Define validation, verification and test plans
Support integration and test of power subsystem, including generation of reports
Support to flight operations
Generate documentation for the full project lifetime (e.g. Design, Development and Verification Plan; FMEA; design review documentation; in-orbit subsystem operational procedures)
Support to customer and project reviews
Support architecture and product development for future spacecraft power systems

Must Have

(BSc/MSc) Degree in Power management, Electronics, Aerospace, Physics or similar
5+ years Power System and Electrical Engineering experience in a systems or power electronics role
Experience of power electronics/subsystems in the space industry, including power conditioning and distribution, DC/DC converters, solar arrays, solar array regulation and drive mechanisms, battery management (battery charge/discharge regulators)
Ability to work in a team and willingness to collaborate outside your immediate expertise
Strong communication and analytical skills
Knowledge of typical program lifecycles, with previous experience as an active contributor to key formal reviews (MDR, PDR, CDR, etc) and
Experience with spacecraft implementation phases to launch

Nice to Have

Detailed understanding of power electronics analysis, design, build, and test
Understanding of actuator and motor drive electronics
Hands-on electronics design and test experience, including fault diagnosis
Experience with common space standards (ECSS, MIL, etc), and associated tailoring

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