Job Description:
What We Do? https://www.airbus.com/en/products-services/space/telecom
Location: Hybrid Based from Stevenage.
Security Clearance: You will be subject to a BPSS check (including a criminal record check)
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?
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Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, season ticket loan, tax-free technology scheme, discounted shopping and much more
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Work / Life Balance: 37 hour week, flexible working around core hours, hybrid working, up to 2 additional days per month as TOIL, option to buy/sell holiday
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Personal Development: Personalised development plan, Airbus Leadership University and unlimited access to 10,000+ E-learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities
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Health & Wellbeing: Wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support), Employee Assistance Programme, discounted family health / dental insurance / eye tests, cycle-to-work scheme, on-site canteen and coffee shop.
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Family and Caregiving: Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave and caregiving
Providing its customers, including the world’s top operators, with tailored solutions for the full range of capabilities and missions, Airbus Defence and Space is a global player in the design and manufacture of exceptionally reliable, high performance telecommunications satellites.
We are looking for a Spacecraft Electrical Systems Architect to join our Pan-European Process Improvement (PI) team comprising the UK, Germany, and France, supporting the creation of the Product Industrial File and supporting standards/processes improvement relating to Electrical Systems.
Reporting directly to the Head of Electrical Systems UK, you will either work on your own or lead a small team of electrical architects engaged in the design, specification and procurement of spacecraft and planetary explorer electrical subsystems.
HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE TEAM
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Manage the electrical architects ensuring that Airbus Defence and Space processes and standards are applied to the Electrical Systems: Power (generation, processing and distribution), Data handling (for the platform and payload systems), Communications (for the platform and payload), Electrical harness and EMC
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Act as the client-facing, company representative to ESA
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Ensure that all relevant system requirements are captured while maximising the use of the industrial file on the project
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Manage and maintain electrical team budgets, reporting and schedule
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Working alongside the Procurement Organisation, oversee the technical management of Electrical equipment subcontracts through the appointed subsystem architects to ensure on time on cost on quality delivery to the project
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This role will involve some travel (national and international) for business and as such you must be able to travel accordingly
ABOUT YOU
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Experience with general electrical systems applicable to scientific spacecraft and the equipment used therein (degree preferable)
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Ability to understand Analogue (video and RF) and digital interface electronics
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Familiarity with the use of software design tools (for power simulation, link budgets, harness design etc…), and Non-conformance Reporting systems, RFDs / RFWs
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Familiarity with work package management, cost estimation and reporting
HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOU
Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need and we’ll always do our best to accommodate your request.
Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments for the selection process – you can share this with your Talent Acquisition Partner if you are invited to interview. Examples may include (but not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout, etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.
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Company:
AIRBUS Defence and Space Limited
Employment Type:
Permanent
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Experience Level:
Professional
Job Family:
Elec.Electron.&Electromag,Optics&Optron.
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