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Position Title: PAYLOAD ENGINEER

Within the Payload, Aerospace, Technology and Facility (PATF) team, the candidate is asked to contribute in the provision of Sustaining Engineering and operation support of ISS PMM Module and of support for Development and Integration of payloads on different space platform.
The candidate will mainly operate inside the PATF team interacting also with other ALTEC teams. He/she will possibly interface with external partners, customers and suppliers, therefore, he/she shall have good communication disposition and inclination to team working.

Duties

The candidate’s tasks can be potentially subdivided into two main areas:

  • Sustaining Engineering of PMM
  • Support to Development and Integration of payload on different space platform (e.g. ISS, Space Rider)

Sustaining Engineering of PMM

The following main activities will be executed:

  • Technical support for the preparation and management of PMM operations:
    • Check of the NASA ISS operation tools to verify the status of Flight Products (anomalies, Chits, EFNs), monitoring of the ISS Flight Plan/Crew Activities and analysis of PMM-related topics;
    • Participation in the MER Daily Tag-Up as ‘observers’ to become aware in real-time of any problems directly or indirectly concerning PMM, to verify the status of the actions in progress and to intervene, if requested, to make ALTEC’s point of view known;
    • Check and analysis of the telemetry data related to the PMM status and update of the PMM Staging log on a daily basis.
  • Monitoring of the “performance” of the PMM module in orbit mainly in the following subsystems:
    • Structure & Mechanisms (S&M)
    • Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS)
    • Passive Thermal Control System (PTCS)
  • Execution of dedicated analyses (thermal, structural, venting, …) upon request or following the identification of anomalies.

Support to Development and Integration of payload on different space platform (e.g. ISS, Space Rider)

  • Support for the design and development of experiments;
  • Support for engineering and mission integration and certification of experimental hardware;
  • Support for on-board operations.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & TECHNICAL SKILLS

  • Master degree in Aeronautical / Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering or Mathematical Engineering
  • Good knowledge of English language (spoken and written)

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS/SKILLS

  • Master degree in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering or Mathematical Engineering
  • Ability to work independently and also in a team
  • Good communication skills
  • Flexibility
  • Good reporting capabilities
  • Good level of written and spoken English
  • Organized and methodical approach to the execution of console operations
  • Good attitude towards teaming and multi-disciplinary approaches

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

  • Knowledge of the following tools:
    • FEMAP and Nastran
    • Thermal Desktop and SINDA/FLUINT
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