Staffed by a highly qualified team of engineers with more than twelve years’ experience in developing CubeSats, combined with state-of-the-art technology and processes based on European sector standards (ESA-ECSS), Alén Space is firmly positioned at the forefront of the small satellite sector in Spain, Europe and Latin America. At Alén Space we have the technology and know-how to help your company or start-up take your business into space based on the design, manufacture and operation of small satellites for the applications you require. We offer the quality and technology that have been the hallmarks of our work since 2008. The Alén Space team has worked on a number of projects with some of the world’s leading space organisations and agencies. The ESA, NASA, the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB in its Brazilian initials) and the Spanish National Aerospace Agency (INTA) have all backed a number of our projects, producing unbeatable results. All the satellites developed by the Alén Space team have successfully completed their missions, enabling us to boast a 100% success rate.

Job Description

We´re looking for an electonics Engineer to join the Electronic Development Area. This area is responsible for the design of electronic devices and products for the space segment, ground segment, and support tools (GSE), with a strong focus on radio systems. He or she will be responsible for the design and verification of new digital electronics products, particularly those focused on communications systems based on SDR and/or onboard computers. Additionally, the candidate will provide technical analyses to evaluate the performance of communication systems and develop new concepts and architectures.

Position Tasks and Responsibilities

Main responsabilities:

Requirements analysis
Performing trade-offs and studies necessary to provide the best solution to the proposed problem
Electronic design based on microcontrollers, FPGAs, or SoCs
Electronic design of Power Distribution Networks (PDN) based on a power budget
Electronic design of communication interfaces including drivers: CAN, UART, I²C, SPI, LVDS, etc.
Electronic design with radio transceivers (ADC/DAC converters)
PCB design: translating schematic designs into a manufacturable layout (PCBA)
Design of support elements for testing (EGSEs), including cable harness definition
Collaboration with the mechanical team for the development of shielding or metallic enclosures for the device
Development and description of verification and test plans
Functional and electrical verification of developed devices
Electrical and interface testing in the laboratory
Maintenance of designs and products
Support to the Systems Engineering team in identifying new communication concepts and architectures
Collaboration with software and FPGA teams for electronic design and test development
Support to the production team for verification of stable products
Preparation of technical documentation: ICDs, datasheets, etc.
Design of interface boards
Evaluation and implementation of customized modifications to existing Alén Space products
Technical support to the sales team, including meetings with clients during decision-making phases
Technical support to the post-sales team, including client meetings

Candidate qualifications and skills

Requirements:

The applicant must be fluent in English.
Experience in communications and electronic systems.
Experience using electronic design tools such as Altium Designer.
Knowledge of software-defined radio (SDR) systems.
Experience in designing high-speed and controlled-impedance lines.
Proficiency in the operation and maintenance of digital electronics instrumentation equipment.
Basic knowledge of RF electronics.
Design of high-density PCBs (≥ 4 layers).

Valuable knowledge:

Knowledge of ECSS standards and/or other international quality standards (e.g., ITU).
Electrical circuit simulation.
Signal integrity simulation and testing.
Experience in electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing.
Theoretical understanding of space communications concepts.
Experience in DDR memory routing.
Experience in routing high-speed lines and buses (Ethernet, USB, LVDS).

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About us

About Alén Space

Alén Space is a New Space company focused on the development of missions based on Nanosatellites as well as products and services related to them. Our mission is to help our clients to develop their business plan designing, manufacturing and operating satellites in order to execute the application they need.
While Alén Space is a new company, our team has been involved in several complete nanosatellite missions, from specification to delivery, during the last 15 years. Alén Space technical team is composed of systems engineers, electronic engineers, AIV engineers, software and operations engineers and project managers; with a large experience on IOD, communication, commercial and scientific missions, with private and public institutions such as the European Space Agency.
Alén Space’s value proposition resides in the flexibility and expertise of our team. We utilize our design and testing methodologies, which allow the use of components from various suppliers, to create the most suitable platform for the requested mission. During more than a decade, all our nanosatellites missions have been fully designed in-house, following the same multi-provider approach, resulting on a 100% success rate in orbit, for all launched missions.
At Alén Space, quality and flexibility in the design, manufacturing and testing are hallmarks of the company. The quality of the process is achieved through meticulous testing and verification processes, keeping traceability of all the executed activities. The flexibility is achieved thanks to the proximity relationship with our clients and to our supplier agnostic approach. This relationship aims not only at easing the communication process, but also at allowing our commercial clients to take an important role on the design aspects. In this line, we design the most flexible spacecraft platforms, to accommodate subsystem suppliers’ changes without heavily impacting the overall mission. Our systems and AIV engineers work closely with the client, in order to take decisions and involve them in the process.
Our team has enhanced a work method that applies the strict quality standards set by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Cooperation for Space Standardization (ECSS). All of our management, system engineering and AIV processes are based on those standards.
Quality, Flexibility, Scalability, Proximity, Expertise and Success define all Alén Space values.
Do you want to orbit with us?
We offer the opportunity to join a challenging space project together with a self-motivated team with great experience in the design and manufacturing of small satellites!

Conditions

We offer a indefinite full time contract

If you are a proactive person and want to commit yourself to a present and future project, we hope to receive your CV.
For any other position you are interested in, you can check the following URLs:
[English] https://alen.space/careers/
[Spanish] https://alen.space/es/trabaja-con-nosotros/

Electronics Engineer

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