We are looking for a Power Systems Architecture Engineer to join our Akkodis Aerospace team, working onsite at the European Space Agency in the Netherlands.

Tasks to be performed:

• Provide technical support on behalf of ESA in some specific type of missions. In particular:
  • Support small and fast track Science missions.
  • Support Earth Explorers and Small EOP missions
  • Support Telecom missions
  • Support Class Beta, Gamma, Delta missions, with high technical risk or fast schedule
  • The Service Provider shall also support the ESA TO and TRs in specific missions when required.
• Support ESA Power Systems Architecture personnel in specific tasks for generic missions, providing services related to:
  • Calculations
  • Simulations related to the mission
  • Review specific documents in unit or system reviews
  • Provide feedback to ESA Power Systems Architecture about the findings
• Provide power system related technical support in the development of European launchers.
• Provide technical support in the development of cubesats for all ESA applications.
• Provide support to the ESA TO in R&D activities. Support shall be provided to specific tasks related to:
  • Calculations
  • Simulations related to the activity
  • Review specific documents for the activity
  • Provide feedback to ESA personnel about the findings.
• Support the ESA TR in R&D activities where the SoW is written by industry.
  • Perform the daily work in the development of the activity
  • Organise the monthly meetings
  • Organise and coordinate the activity reviews
  • Provide feedback to ESA TR about the activity development
• Support the development of Hands-On activities in the ESA Power Systems Architecture facilities of the ESA Space Power Laboratory. The support shall include specific tasks defined by the ESA TO like:
  • PCB development
  • PCB integration
  • PCB test
• Provide technical support in specific CDF studies not related to ESA large missions in the application directories.
• Perform simulations at system level using PEPS/EcosimPro and build new models as needed for the studies.
• Provide feedback to ESA about the CDF study.
• Power Systems Architecture laboratory management, Specifically, perform the following tasks:
  • Equipment procurement
  • EEE parts procurement
  • Organise lab inspections
  • Lab maintenance

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Akkodis has proudly supported the Aerospace & Defence industry in the Netherlands for decades. Our partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA) has been one of the many success stories allowing our people to expand their career horizons. Akkodis experts are contributing to some of the most important technical advances in Aerospace and Defence which impact the way we live our lives today, through specialised engineering expertise and other required skillsets. This could be your future. Become part of our successful team!

About ESA-ESTEC

The European Space Agency (ESA) has sites in several European countries.

The European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), has grown into ESA's largest establishment and the technical and organizational hub of Europe's space sector. Missions designed and tested at ESTEC are circling Earth, have landed on planetary bodies and have probed far into the Solar System.

The infrastructure and equipment assembled here, together with the expert knowhow of its 2800 personnel, make ESTEC a unique resource for Europe. The work done here by teams skilled in every aspect of engineering for space has enabled the creation of novel communication, navigation and information services, creating new jobs and growth while improving the lives of European and world citizens.
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To successfully perform the above mentioned tasks, the following background / experience is required:

• A Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or similar degree is required.
• General background and specific experience in the technical domains covered by the position.
• Project support experience in a relevant domain.
• Spacecraft systems knowledge.
• Experience in the management and monitoring of industrial activities, including participation in reviews.
• Hands-on hardware experience.
• Experience with laboratory or field testing of relevant technical equipment.
• Experience in the design of power systems at early phase stages of space missions, and the use of relevant tools.
• Experience in power system analysis, including power and energy budget assessment.
• Knowledge of analysis and verification for the distribution system and secondary power system.
• Experience in DC/DC converter design and verification
• Experience in power converter control
• Experience in the use of electrical simulation tools
• Experience in power system support for the launch and early operations phase (LEOP) of space missions.

Please send your CV to recruitmentaerospace@akkodisgroup.com as soon as possible
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