AOCS Engineer

ICEYE

Espoo, Finland

What is the role?

You will bring your expertise and passion in topics related to attitude and orbit control for a fleet of tens of Earth-Observation satellites. You will work in a multidisciplinary AOCS Domain, which is responsible for developing and maintaining all systems directly involved in controlling the spacecraft attitude and orbit.

Responsibilities

Participating in definition, execution and maintenance of AIT (assembly, verification and test) procedures for AOCS components
Participating in definition, execution and maintenance of operational procedures related to AOCS
Training AIT and satellite operators in procedures related to AOCS and providing technical support including on-call shifts
Proposing, evaluating and implementing process improvements that affect spacecraft constellation with 40+ satellites in orbit
Leading or participating in AOCS anomaly investigations involving engineers from multiple engineering domains
Perform performance analyses and trade studies to evaluate different ADCS and Propulsion hardware solutions
Executing market studies for AOCS components and leading the effort to introduce new AOCS components into satellites following established processes
Leading introduction for new AOCS equipment and/or design updates
Interfacing with other teams and departments (satellite operations, radar, mechanical, electronic, manufacturing, product)

Requirements

Required Qualifications

BS/MS in Physics, Aerospace, Electrical Engineering or similar field
At least 4 years experience in designing, operating or debugging AOCS equipment or space equipment in general
Good understanding of astro-dynamics and fundamental principles of attitude determination and control
Experience working with electronic laboratory hardware (power supplies, oscilloscopes, etc.)
Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
Working knowledge of Python and Git

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working in a multi-disciplinary environment (such as electrical, controls, mechanical, thermal)
Electric propulsion experience
Experience with libraries and or/software used in answering flight dynamics questions (e.g. STK, GMAT)
Experience working with GNSS
Experience working with C++

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