The Department is located on its own campus in the beautiful Surrey Hills, surrounded by woodland, and is the UK's largest university space research group. Space science is a discipline that demands highly innovative technologies, and the Department has an international reputation for excellence in this area. UCL was one of the first universities in the world to become involved in making scientific observations in space. Since the Department was established in 1966, it has participated in over 70 satellite missions with the European Space Agency, NASA (US), Japan, Russia, China, and India, and flown over 230 rocket experiments.
The Department is family-friendly, and applications would be welcome from applicants seeking part-time opportunities. The Department has been awarded the Institute of Physics Juno Practitioner status. The aim of Project Juno is to recognise and reward physics departments, schools, institutes, and organisations that can demonstrate they have taken action to address gender equality in physics and to encourage better practice for all staff.
About the role An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Junior Electronics Engineer to join the Electronics Engineering Group at the Department of Space and Climate Physics (Mullard Space Science Laboratory), University College London (UCL).
We have two new ESA missions that require additional support: one is a Japanese lead solar instrument EUVST (Extreme UltraViolet Spectroscopic Telescope) project, which follows on from the successful Hinode instrument that was built at MSSL and launched in 2006. The other is the Vigil project, which is part of the ESA space weather network, based on the Solar Orbiter SWA instrument launched in February 2020 at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.
Additionally, we have several early proposal stage projects that will need leadership roles to hopefully get them selected for future missions.
This is a fixed term role for two years, with the possibility of extension based on funding.
About you The post holder will work within project teams to support the development and testing of electronics sub-systems as required for the Laboratory’s space projects.
With your 2:1 minimum degree in a STEM subject and basic understanding of electrical schematics and symbols, you will demonstrate an understanding of principles in design and verification of FPGAs. Your enthusiasm for space exploration and space technology will be coupled with an understanding of the principles of board-level and system testing as well as digital design and analogue circuitry. Your excellent written and oral communication skills will enable you to present complex ideas succinctly and produce clear documents. You will relish this opportunity to contribute to space technology with a world-class university department.
What we offer As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer great benefits, some of which are below:
41 Days holiday (including 27 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays, and 6 closure days)
Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
On-site outdoor swimming pool
Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here:
UCL Equality, Diversity and Inclusion .
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The Department is family-friendly, and applications would be welcome from applicants seeking part-time opportunities. The Department has been awarded the Institute of Physics Juno Practitioner status. The aim of Project Juno is to recognise and reward physics departments, schools, institutes, and organisations that can demonstrate they have taken action to address gender equality in physics and to encourage better practice for all staff.
About the role An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Junior Electronics Engineer to join the Electronics Engineering Group at the Department of Space and Climate Physics (Mullard Space Science Laboratory), University College London (UCL).
We have two new ESA missions that require additional support: one is a Japanese lead solar instrument EUVST (Extreme UltraViolet Spectroscopic Telescope) project, which follows on from the successful Hinode instrument that was built at MSSL and launched in 2006. The other is the Vigil project, which is part of the ESA space weather network, based on the Solar Orbiter SWA instrument launched in February 2020 at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.
Additionally, we have several early proposal stage projects that will need leadership roles to hopefully get them selected for future missions.
This is a fixed term role for two years, with the possibility of extension based on funding.
About you The post holder will work within project teams to support the development and testing of electronics sub-systems as required for the Laboratory’s space projects.
With your 2:1 minimum degree in a STEM subject and basic understanding of electrical schematics and symbols, you will demonstrate an understanding of principles in design and verification of FPGAs. Your enthusiasm for space exploration and space technology will be coupled with an understanding of the principles of board-level and system testing as well as digital design and analogue circuitry. Your excellent written and oral communication skills will enable you to present complex ideas succinctly and produce clear documents. You will relish this opportunity to contribute to space technology with a world-class university department.
What we offer As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer great benefits, some of which are below:
41 Days holiday (including 27 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays, and 6 closure days)
Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
On-site outdoor swimming pool
Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here:
UCL Equality, Diversity and Inclusion .
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