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Tasks:
The Senior FDIR-FSW Engineer will perform and participate in the following tasks and activities, depending on the background and experience of the candidate.
· Define the fault detection actions of the platform at the system and subsystem levels.
· Define and document how the platform will interfact with the payload for satellite level FDIR.
· Work with the operations team to define the contingency scenarios involving FDIR.
· Work with customers to use their input for FDIR strategy to refine MDA’s FDIR strategy ensuing that the strategies are compatible.
· Work with the FSW team to determine the FDIR test plan on the FlatSat and DSS.
· Work with the AI&T team to determine what FDIR needs to be tested at the spacecraft level.
· Work with system, subsystems, payload, and units teams to review FMECAs and provide feedback on the detection, isolation, and recovery of failures modes.
· Provide input to the Operations team for Operations Procedures, Operations Manuals, and Satellite test procedures to ensure that the Operations documents and FDIR strategy are aligned.
· Review ICDs to provide inputs to the satellite DB team for parameters and monitors.
· Review payload, platform, and subsystem design; including block diagrams, ICDs, ConOps, and requirement to ensure that the design is compliant with FDIR requirements.
· Review Operations Procedures to ensure that they algin with the FDIR strategy.
· Review FDIR test artifacts to determine if the tests are successful and if they are not, work with the team to troubleshoot how to resolve non compliances.
· Verification & Validation Matrices for platform and payload FDIR requirements.
· Support the payload team in their definition of payload FDIR and how it impacts the satellite level FDIR.
· Support the operations team as needed for In-Orbit Test (IOT), anomaly resolution + FDIR.
· Support the ICD development activities both HW and SW/DB
Must haves
· Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer science or in a relevant field
· At least 10 years of relevant practical experience – Can be supplemented with higher degrees relevant to Engineering.
· Previous experience with LEO/MEO satellite systems.
· Strong cross-functional team collaboration.
· Experience with analysis of satellite systems and subsystems.
· Familiarity and/or experience with FMECAs and/or Fault Tree Analysis.
· An understanding of how failures can propagate through a system.
· Ability to decompose system level failures down to the unit level and back up from the unit to the system level.
· Knowledge of satellite FSW and how monitors work for FDIR.
· Knowledge of how to test HW and SW for FDIR.
Complementary skills/knowledge
· Previous experience in Constellation FDIR
· Creation of Fault Trees and FMECAs
· Experience with reliability analysis
· Working knowledge of PUS services
· Experience with mentoring junior engineers
· Experience with FDIR on embedded systems
· Experience with payload FDIR.
· Knowledge of MS Excel, for the purposes of engineering analyses
· Knowledge of requirements Management tools such as DOORS/Windchill/Jama
· Demonstrated capability to efficiently work with little to no supervision
· Strong written and verbal communications skills in English, knowledge of French will be considered favorably