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Senior Computer Vision Engineer - Oxford
Paying up to ￡90,000 per annum ??
- Design and develop novel computer vision algorithms for space object detection and tracking, and 6 Degrees of Freedom pose estimation for space applications.
- Support CV hardware procurement for missions.
- Contribute to CV verification & validation planning and execution.
- Support the CV subsystem test activities including hardware-in-the-loop.
- Support the integration and testing of CV software implementation.
- Support the CV hardware procurement activities working collaboratively with vendors and supplier chain management engineers.
- Collaborate with other engineering disciplines (Systems, Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC), Flight Dynamics, etc.) in the planning, design and development of missions/systems to ensure software and hardware performance and compatibility.
Key Skills and Experience:
- Degree level knowledge of an engineering, scientific or mathematical discipline, or equivalent science based/engineering experience.
- Experience in mixing image data from different sources; real and synthetic.
- First-hand experience designing and developing CV Solutions
- Experience with some, or all, of –
- Industrial Experience with Computer Vision Applications
- Detection, Tracking and Classification methods.
- Programming languages such as Python, C/C++
- Version Control systems (Git)
Alternatively, email Tom at [email protected] ??
Senior Systems Engineering Consultant - Bedfordshire
Hybrid Role ??
- Provide Satellite Communications Systems Engineering consultancy across various delivery areas within the government-facing team.
- Ideal for a seasoned systems engineer with expertise in satellite communications.
- Requires first-hand experience with user terminals.
- Involves programme/project management within a defence environment.
? Key Skills and Experience required:
- Currently hold or be eligible to obtain UK SC clearance.
- Degree in an Engineering discipline, or equivalent professional experience demonstrating similar competence.
- Practical knowledge or experience with systems engineering practices in the space domain, covering requirements engineering, design/development, testing, and service release.
- At least 9 years of experience in Space/SATCOM within Defence, European, or UK Space programs, including: Military and Commercial User Terminal Equipment, Satellite Ground Station Equipment, Verification, Validation, and Testing.
- A minimum of 3 years of experience in a Defence environment, including: Requirements definition, tender evaluation, mentoring and technical development.
- Experience presenting to both clients and colleagues.
- Experience working on satellite and terrestrial communications projects.
- First-hand experience with Radiation Safety, RF/IF Engineering, and related RF/IF distribution systems.
- Knowledge of military User Terminals, their deployment and subsequent installation.
- Knowledge of Satellite construction, AIT, delivery, and final system testing.
Alternatively, email Tom at [email protected] ??
Electronics Hardware Team Leader - Wokingham
Paying up to ￡75,000 per annum ??
- Provide technical leadership and oversight for all hardware development activities within the team.
- Collaborate with other engineering teams and production to successfully deliver multi-disciplinary projects.
- Keep the hardware team informed about current and emerging technologies.
- Contribute to the development of product roadmaps.
- Ensure the team is focused on delivering projects that meet or exceed customer expectations.
- Coordinate with project managers and sales teams to provide accurate time estimates for development activities.
- Deliver projects on schedule and within budget.
- Ensure the development of team competencies to align with business needs.
- Support the professional growth of team members.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques and fact-based problem-solving to enhance the efficiency and productivity of the hardware team.
? Skills and Experience Required:
- Degree in Electronics Engineering or similar engineering discipline.
- Extensive experience in a senior electronics design role covering analogue and digital circuits as well as high performance processors.
- Experience of the full lifecycle of product development.
- Proven people management skills.
Alternatively, email Pete at [email protected] ??
Subcontracts Manager - West Sussex
Competitive Salary ??
- Own the entire Subcontract Management process for Commercial Solutions (from initial stages to completion).
- Develop strategies, negotiate terms & conditions with stakeholders.
- Manage contract execution, finalise agreements, oversee changes & risks, monitor renewals, and ensure timely close-outs.
- Manage diverse agreements across UK, USA, and international locations.
- Provide clear subcontract status reports to management with timely data analysis.
- Solve complex agreement challenges with innovative solutions.
- Collaborate with internal teams to gain business insights and optimise contracts.
- Proactively manage risks related to performance and pricing in long-term agreements.
- Ability to travel occasionally (less than 20%) for face-to-face negotiations and supplier engagement.
Key Skills & Essential Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 9 years of subcontracts/contracts/supply chain experience, OR Graduate degree with a minimum of 7 years of subcontracts/contracts/supply chain related experience.
- Significant Experience Negotiating and Managing Supplier Agreements in support of Commercial Customers within the UK.
- Strong project management skills.
- NCMA certification is a plus.
Alternatively, email Pete at [email protected] ??
System Engineer - Luxembourg
Paying up to €85,000 per annum ??
- Lead the development and validation of system architecture and design analysis.
- Collaborate with consortium partners to translate mission requirements into specifications for laser communication terminals.
- Develop and validate system performance models and simulations.
- Conduct channel modelling and analysis, including the impact of atmospheric turbulence.
- Create and manage requirements databases, system architecture models, and compliance matrices.
- Perform technology trade-offs and detailed technical analyses.
- Monitor and track the internal technical progress of projects.
- Define and ensure the proper design and verification of interfaces between various system components.
- Support system-level and subsystem-level testing, including lab, field, and on-orbit tests.
- Provide technical marketing support through customer briefings, proposal writing, and white paper development.
Key Skills and Experience:
- Holds a master’s degree in space engineering, with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.
- Has a strong background in complex multi-physics system design and/or experimentation.
- Background in one or more of the following topics: free space optical system development, free space optical channel and impairment modelling and simulation, optical acquisition, pointing, and tracking systems, communication theory, communication system performance limitations.
- Demonstrates exceptional diligence and takes pride in high standard execution of tasks.
- Has experience with Microsoft Office Suite and Teams or can quickly become proficient.
- Demonstrates exceptional verbal and written communication skills in English, along with strong interpersonal abilities.
- Has experience writing quality technical documentation.
Alternatively email Mike at [email protected] ??
Electromechanical Technician - Los Angeles
$35 per hour ??
- Functional and environmental testing of custom-designed robotic systems, including various PCB assemblies and mechanical components.
- Preparation of the system and components to be evaluated, including attaching sensors and writing appropriate firmware.
- Ensuring that the test facility remains in order, including maintenance, repairing, and troubleshooting.
- Electromechanical assembly.
- Fabrication and repair of cable harnesses including soldering, crimping, and assembling connectors.
- The documentation of test results.
- Working with the engineering team in the research and development of tests.
Key Skills & Experience Required:
- A high school diploma, GED or equivalent experience.
- 1+ years of experience in electromechanical hardware assembly and testing.
- Experience in performing detailed work such as mechanical assembly, soldering and electrical harness assembly.
- Basic operation and knowledge of Linux OS.
- Experience with test instrumentation and control components such as pressure transducers, thermocouples, RTDs, strain gauges, accelerometers, and load cells.
- Able to read mechanical and engineering drawings and interpret tolerances (including GD&T).
- Able to read and interpret electrical schematics.
- Experience with 3D CAD software.
- Experience with mechanical hand tools and machining tools such as mill, lathe, drill press, etc.
- Experienced with soldering and electrical wiring.
- Must be legally authorised to work in the United States.
Alternatively, email Matt at [email protected] ??
Government Sales Lead - Los Angeles
Paying up to $140,000 per annum ??
- Developing and executing innovative business strategies for a range of space industry markets.
- Undertake in-depth market research, including hypothesis setting, market surveys, and quantitative/qualitative analysis.
- Building and maintaining excellent relationships with stakeholders in NASA, DoD, other US government agencies, as well as commercial space entities.
- Management of relationships, leading of negotiations, and generation of sales with key customers.
- Use a consultative-selling approach (levering technical experts and partners) to shape new solutions to customer requirements.
- The structuring and negotiation of agreements (end-to-end), from contextual understanding of business challenges to proposal design and pricing.
Key Skills & Experience Required:
- 3+ years of sales and networking abilities, with a history of exceptional performance and results.
- Previous professional experience working directly within a US government space agency (NASA, DoD).
- A proven track record of sales and lobbying efforts directed at government agencies (NASA, DoD).
- Experience in M+ product sales.
- Proven success in managing long sales cycles, negotiation, and closing high-value deals.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; advanced degree preferred.
- Must be willing to travel approx. 30%, including to customer locations and other stakeholder locations.
- Must be legally authorised to work in the United States.
Alternatively, email Matt at [email protected] ??
Operational Support Systems Engineer - Quebec
Paying up to $120,000 per annum ??
- Design, develop, implement, and enhance Operational Support Systems to monitor and manage Carrier Ethernet and IP customer services and network resources, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.
- Review and approve design and development solution documents, internal and external test strategies, plans, and scripts.
- Develop and maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation of OSS requirements, configurations, processes, and procedures.
- Implement real-time network monitoring solutions to proactively identify and resolve network issues, minimizing downtime.
- Investigate and resolve complex OSS and network problems by collaborating with cross-functional teams to find effective solutions.
- Develop and maintain automated scripts and tolls to streamline network operations and improve efficiency.
- Implement and enforce security best practices to protect network systems and data integrity.
- Analyse network performance data to provide valuable insights for capacity planning and network optimization.
?Key Skills & Experience:?
- 3-6 years of experience working with Operational Support Systems.
- Strong knowledge of design principles, and specifications for standardized and interoperable OSS.
- Strong knowledge and experience of network management protocols, including NETCONF/RESTCONF, gNMI, TMForum APIs, MEF LSO APIs, CloudEvents, OpenMetrics, Openflow, ONF TAPI, etc.
- Strong knowledge of the MEF Lifecycle Service Orchestration framework.
- Experience using Operational Support Systems tools and platforms such as Netcracker Digital OSS, ONAP, Ciena Blue Planet, Amdocs, etc.
- Hands on experience with Carrier Ethernet technologies, standards, and protocols.
- Familiarity with TMForum Open Digital Architecture (ODA), Process Framework (eTOM) and Information Framework (SID).
- Familiarity with Model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and/or UML.
- Experience making recommendations and decisions which will influence the network operations and control solution of the network.
Alternatively, email Matt at [email protected] ??
Senior Radio Frequency Test Specialist - Ontario
Paying up to $145,000 per annum ??
- Develop the system and sub system verification matrix vs system requirements.
- Make recommendations and influence the system verification and validation of the system.
- Arrange, coordinate, and participate in RF and system level testing activities including test planning, execution, and reporting.
- Be the RF expert and support other technical staff as required.
- Have an active role in component and subsystem design and test activities.
- Configuring test equipment, including Satellite Link Emulators, signal generator, spectrum analyser etc.
- Ensure that the products undergoing tests meet technical, functional, performance and business requirements.
- Ensure the lab remains functional and update to date with known hardware and software configuration to execute various test scenarios as necessary.
- Work with various Antenna Vendors.
- Work with partners and other vendors in various test campaigns.
Key Skills & Experience Required:
- B. S or M.S. in?Electrical, Computer or System Engineering with a minimum of 10 years of relevant satellite communications experience.
- 14+ years of experience in Satellite Radio Frequency communication systems with strong exposure on modulation and coding used in modern standards.
- 14+ years of work experience in Radio Frequency testing in Ka bands.
- Hands on experience using test equipment (Oscilloscopes, Signal Generators, Spectrum Analysers, satellite channel emulator).
- Strong understanding of Radio Frequency engineering Principles and Design Practices.
- Experience integrating various Antenna types.
- Demonstrated understanding of air interfaces, modem technologies, modulation and coding and its impact on the satellite link performance.
- Experience with satellite link budget analyses with good understanding of effects of impairments on the link performance.
- Experience in test case and defect tracking tools (Jira, Jama).
Alternatively, email Matt at [email protected] ??
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