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Domain Specialist - Signal Processing | Closing date: 2018-10-22 Contact: Human Resources |
The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is a global project to build a multi-purpose radio telescope that will play a major role in answering key questions in modern astrophysics & cosmology. It will be one of a small number of cornerstone observatories around the world that will provide astrophysicists & cosmologists with a transformational view of the Universe. The SKA will be constructed in two distinct phases. The major science goals for the first phase, SKA1, will be to study the history & role of neutral Hydrogen in the Universe from the dark ages to the present-day. | ▸ more | The Office of the SKA Organisation (SKA Office) leads the SKA system design & oversees the detailed design being undertaken within the globally distributed SKA work packages (WPs). The project is currently preparing for the System Critical Design Review (CDR) & the development of the construction proposal in order to be ready to start the construction phase in 2020. To accomplish this goal the SKA Office employs highly qualified scientists & engineers, project managers & system engineers. The technical strategy & philosophy of the project are strongly based on system engineering principles.
Domain engineers are staff with extensive experience in a field of interest to the SKA. Domain engineers provide engineering analysis as well as providing their technical expertise in support of the one or more work package managers. They report to the SKA Project Engineer, working as a member of a multidisciplinary team providing engineering support & leadership in their specific discipline at all levels of the project. They apply their engineering expertise in the conduct of formal design reviews; detailed technical assessment of designs; the identification & resolution of design issues; verification & qualification of sub-systems & systems; & telescope integration & commissioning activities. They will routinely work with external work package contractors, scientists & engineers from partner organisations; & across sub-system & system boundaries as necessary.
The Domain specialist for signal processing will have the following duties & responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities, Accountabilities & Duties
- Provide technical leadership in the area of domain expertise all over the SKA1 project.
- Support the SKA Project Engineer providing engineering analysis, technical notes, & reports as required.
- Work with Engineering Project Managers or equivalent, as appropriate to provide guidance, advice & technical assistance in their domain area of expertise.
- Participate in & lead team projects, & provide specialist assistance to working groups, colleagues & engineering project managers.
- Carry out design & verification work for the signal chain for LOW & MID telescope, specifically including correlators, beam formers & time domain signal processing systems.
- Participate in design reviews when requested.
- Undertake any other reasonable duties as directed by the SKA Project Engineer or a member of SKA Organization Senior Management Team.
- Undertake training in the financial, occupational health & safety, & human resource management procedures applicable to the SKA or its partners.
- Travel, as required, not only limited to the SKA partner countries.
Mandatory Qualifications, Experience & Knowledge
- University degree in Physics or Engineering, another closely related & relevant field, or equivalent expertise;
- Strong theoretical background in digital design, including analytic signals, multi-rate sampling theory & digital filtering.
- Demonstrable experience with the performance-verification of signal-processing chains in the context of large systems, including digital or analogue beamformer or phased arrays applications.
- Demonstrable experience with modern hardware methods, such as FPGAs, custom ICs, printed circuit board hardware & systems built up from these components.
- Familiarity with analogue-to-digital conversion, including technical performance specifications of ADCs.
- Familiarity with RF signal-processing, including associated techniques.
- Familiarity with telescopes based on radio interferometry, including experience with debugging interferometers at an early stage of development.
- Demonstrable experience in the engineering of large high value research & development projects, in radio astronomy, astronomy, telecommunications or defence, or a broad technical knowledge of the engineering of high technology systems, such as large observatories, space systems, telecommunications networks, nuclear power plants, etc.;
- Industry experience, &/or a track record in successful collaborative links with industry;
- Good English oral & written communication skills & the ability to influence people in widely differing parts of a complex organisation.
- Able to work effectively with SKA engineers & scientists from a variety of cultures, &
- Willing to travel, nationally & internationally, & work outside normal business hours, including evenings & weekends;
Desirable Qualifications, Experience & Knowledge
The following competencies are desirable:
- Membership of, or eligibility for, membership of, recognised national or international system engineering institutes;
- Knowledge of, or a demonstrable interest in, the development, operation & ethos of large scale international research infrastructures such as observatories;
- Experience in design for volume production &/or in large-scale manufacturing & assembly;
- Familiarity with the formalism for, & requirements of, quality control environments such as ISO9000.
For more information on the SKA project visit http://www.skatelescope.org. SKA Organisation offers a competitive salary, a generous company pension scheme, a relocation allowance (subject to qualifying criteria) & a flexible benefits package. The successful applicant?s workplace will be SKA Organisation?s headquarters at Jodrell Bank Observatory, UK
How to apply:
Please send a CV & covering letter to jobs @ skatelescope.org, quoting reference DS/SP18 & stating where you saw the job advertised.
Applications should include a summary of your experience, including evidence of your suitability for the role, details of your current remuneration & the names of at least three professional references.
Please note: your covering letter must contain, as a minimum, details of how you meet the mandatory criteria. Cover letters that do not address this will not be considered.
Closing date for receipt of applications is 22nd October 2018.
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