Flight Software Engineering Lead

Description:

UNSW isn’t like other places you’ve worked. Yes, we’re a large organisation with a diverse and talented community; a community doing extraordinary things. Together, we are driven to be thoughtful, practical, and purposeful in all we do. Taking this combined approach is what makes our work matter. It’s the reason we’re one of the top 50 universities in the world and a member of Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight. If you want a career where you can thrive, be challenged and do meaningful work, you’re in the right place.

Why Your Role Matters:

This is a fantastic opportunity be part of the Defence Trailblazer for Concept to Sovereign Capability - a collaborative partnership between the University of Adelaide and UNSW. This opportunity will be based at UNSW Canberra, in Australia’s leading space mission team UNSW Canberra Space.

The Flight Software Engineering Lead position sits within the UNSW Canberra Space team in the School of Engineering and Information Technology (SEIT).

UNSW Canberra Space has over the past 8 years flown 5 satellite missions including the world’s most complex cubesat mission M2; carries out innovative in-orbit space research particularly in the application of artificial intelligence to space technology and Space Domain Awareness; and with its entrepreneurial mindset has spun out three successful space companies. The Canberra Space goal is to use that capability to perform high impact science and technology development that will in turn make a significant contribution to meeting Australia's need for safe and secure access to space-based technologies for economic, social and strategic benefit.

The purpose of the position is to increase the capability of UNSW Canberra Space to deliver innovative space science and space engineering R&D outcomes through the provision of flight software and embedded systems engineering leadership to the portfolio of programs.

The Flight Software Engineering Lead Position leads and manages the software engineering and embedded systems aspects of spacecraft missions, including developing and participating in the software-and-hardwarein-the-loop testing of the on-board flight software and ground control software for single and multiple cubesat-class flight missions.

Who You Are:

• A degree and/or postgraduate qualification in Software Engineering or other related discipline and extensive relevant experience.
• Demonstrated experience in software engineering employing embedded systems (for example, on CPU, FPGA, GPU processors) and standard languages.
• A track record in Software- and/or Hardware-in-the-loop testing
• A strong understanding of telemetry and antenna design and testing processes.
• Experience using C, MATLAB, Simulink, or Java programming for control and/or data analysis.
• Thorough knowledge of current practices in flight software debugging
• Demonstrated experience liaising with industry on small to medium sized projects.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage a team, ensuring the effective allocation and prioritisation of tasks to successfully achieve project/task objectives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, the ability to work independently and as part of a team and communicate and interact effectively with people from both on technical and non-technical levels.

Qualifications:

The successful candidate may be required to hold or attain an Australian government security clearance.