Employment Opportunities

Attitude Determination and Control Engineer for space missions

Ref.: 1270

Experience: 3-5 years
Country: Spain
City:  Madrid - Tres Cantos

Description

The successful candidate will take on technical responsibility for Attitude Determination and Attitude Control (ADCS) algorithm definition, analysis, trade-off and implementation at subsystem level within space missions in implementation phases (B, C and D), for different missions (asteroids, lunar landing, in-orbit servicing as secondary applications), including:

  • analysis of ADCS Subsystem requirements/needs
  • ADCS sensors and actuators evaluation, selection, modelling
  • sensors/actuators selection impact analysis at system and subsystem level (location of sensors and actuators, ADCS achievable performances, ...)
  • algorithm identification/trade-off and technical leadership to development
  • definition and implementation of AIV/AIT lifecycle of ADCS subsystems at all required levels: simulation, processor-in-the-loop, hardware-in-the-loop
  • management and organization of GMV technical team: allocation of tasks, critical review, monitoring, tutoring, internal/external communication at technical level.

 

Requirements

 - Academic degree: MSc in Aerospace, Control and Determintation or similar
- Level of English: Advanced
- Technical knowledge:

  • ADCS technologies for space
  • Advance attitude control techniques (thrusters, Reaction wheels)
  • Projects Technical Leadership
  • Space system engineering
  • Matlab/Simulink

 

 

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