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Job Vacancies
at IEAP/CAU
(ESA
Space Project)
The Extraterrestrial Physics Division at the
Institute for Experimental and Applied Physics of the Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel is currently designing and
building various sensors for ESA's Solar Orbiter
mission which is foreseen to launch in January 2017. We currently have three
full-time engineering vacancies in category TV-L E11:
Electronics Engineer I (m/f):
Solid background in analog electronics, technical documentation, good command
of English. Experience in military, nuclear, or aerospace
projects and familiarity with RAMS (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability
and Safety) methods of Product Assurance would be an asset.
Opening date:
Electronics Engineer II (m/f):
Solid background in digital
electronics, FPGA programming, technical documentation, good command of
English. Experience in military, nuclear, or aerospace
projects and familiarity with RAMS (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability
and Safety) methods of Product Assurance would be an asset.
Opening date:
Mechanical Engineer (m/f):
Solid background in thermal and structural modeling using FEA (preferably with NASTRAN/PATRAN or
ESATAN); solid background in mechanical engineering and related calculations,
technical documentation; good command of English.
Opening date:
Applications for all three positions will be
considered until
Please send all applications (incl. motivation
letter, CV, scanned certificates, etc.) as pdf files
to Prof. Dr. R. F. Wimmer-Schweingruber and cc Ms. U Nebendahl.
email: wimmer@physik.uni-kiel.de, nebendahl@physik.uni-kiel.de
More information about the positions can be
found at
http://www.ieap.uni-kiel.de/et/en/missionen/solorb.php
CAU is an equal opportunity employer,
applications by women are particularly welcome. Applicants with severe
disabilities will be given priority consideration, given equal qualifications.
Applicants with severe disabilities will be given priority consideration
given equal qualifications.
Additional Information about positions (to be posted on the web site and
electronically only):
Solar Orbiter is ESA's
next mission to investigate the close environment of the Sun, approaching the
Sun more than three times closer than the Earth. This challenging mission is
scheduled for launch in January 2017, and delivery of flight instruments in
January 2015. IEAP/CAU is developing four sensors which will measure various components
of the radiation environment during the entire mission, foreseen to last until
2024, with a possible extension to 2027.
More information about Solar Orbiter
can be found at:
http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/area/index.cfm?fareaid=45
and
http://www.ieap.uni-kiel.de/et/en/missionen/solorb.php
All three engineers will work in a team of
engineers and physicists. For further questions please contact Prof. Dr. Robert
F. Wimmer-Schweingruber or Dr. Cesar Martin.
Electronics Engineer I:
Design, development, and
testing of a low-noise, large dynamic range front-end electronics for space
instrumentation. Experience in prototype
development is a strong asset. The development and testing needs to be
documented in English, regular progress teleconferences with our international
partners will be required. This position is likely to require some travel to the
Electronics Engineer II:
Design, development, and
testing of the digital data acquisition boards for two scientific space instruments. Programming of the FPGA (Verilog
and/or VHDL), analysis, testing, and documentation.
Experience in prototype development is a strong
asset. This position is likely to require some travel within
Mechanical Engineer:
Mechanical design of
sub-assemblies for scientific space instrumentation. Structural and thermal analysis using finite element
analysis software (preferably NASTRAN/PATRAN or ESATAN), and reporting thereof.
Tests and qualification of sub-assemblies and instrument,
including preparation of procedures and reports. Experience in prototype
development is a strong asset. This position is likely to require some travel
to the