Environmental Test Engineer - Thermal Vacuum (2-year Contract) - Houwteq, Grabouw

About the position

A well-established public entity is seeking to appoint a Environmental Test Engineer - Thermal Vacuum (2-year Contract)

The incumbent will provide engineering oversight, facility configuration for operations, and development of Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) Test Facility testing procedures and
documentation, develop operations and maintenance manuals and procedures for environmental test equipment/infrastructure, and associated equipment used in the development and qualification of satellite components and systems.
Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic, or Mechatronic Engineering.
• A master’s degree in the above engineering fields will be an advantage.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in thermal systems, vacuum systems, spacecraft/systems/component testing, environmental testing of high-tech systems, or similar.
• Knowledge of TVAC principles, thermal modelling, heat transfer, vacuum physics, and ECSS/NASA GEVS standards.
• Experience with thermal and vacuum chambers, control hardware, SCADA systems, instrumentation, and data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation.
• Strong analytical, diagnostic, and communication skills.

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Desired Skills:

• Thermal systems
• Vacuum systems
• Environmental testing
• Knowledge of TVAC principles