Space Electronics Prototype Cable Assembler (M/F)
Job Description
Assignment
Category: A
Position: IT Specialist on an 18-month fixed-term contract
BAP: F
Administrative: Institute of Space Astrophysics UMR8617
Location: Building 121, Orsay, Essonne
Missions
The Prototype Cable Assembler (M/F) integrates and assembles subsystems, electronic boards, and wiring harnesses in accordance with the standards set by space agencies (ECSS).
He or she assists engineers in defining and implementing the schematics and routing for electronic boards.
The Activity
– Analyze production documents and electronic schematics
– Perform wiring and electronic integration specific to space applications.
– Participate in the integration and wiring of space detectors and instruments based on manufacturing documentation.
– Follow assembly procedures.
– Perform electrical testing on assembled subassemblies.
– Fabricate harnesses and electronic circuit boards for test equipment; assist in creating schematics for these designs.
– Participate in conducting functional tests.
– Depending on the role, assist the engineer in defining and creating schematics and routing for electronic circuit boards.
– Write integration reports.
– Track and archive manufacturing documentation.
Required Skills
Skills
Knowledge:
– Reading and analyzing electronic schematics and layout diagrams
– Interconnection standards and techniques (general knowledge)
Operational Skills:
– Implementing component assembly techniques (soldering, crimping, varnishing)
– Knowledge of tools and software specific to routing and schematic design
– Principles and rules of electromagnetic compatibility (general knowledge)
– Adhere to space quality assurance rules and report on one’s activities
– Implement traceability for one’s activities
– Read and analyze schematics
– Apply health and safety rules
Training opportunities will be available to enhance the candidate’s skills and expertise, particularly for wiring certification in accordance with the ECSS space standard.
Additional CAD training may be provided on specific software tools.
Apply
To apply through the CNRS:
THE CNRS
The CNRS is a major player in basic research on a global scale. The CNRS is the only French organization active in all scientific fields. Its unique position as a multidisciplinary organization enables it to bring together different disciplines to tackle the most significant challenges of the modern world, in collaboration with key stakeholders.
The IAS
The Institute of Space Astrophysics (IAS) is a joint unit of the CNRS and Paris-Saclay University, located on the Orsay university campus (91). It is part of the Paris-Saclay University Observatory of Universe Sciences (OSUPS). It is a laboratory with approximately 130 staff members that designs, develops, operates, and maintains space, rocket, balloon, and ground-based instrumentation. The laboratory is involved in major space projects in astrophysics, in collaboration with national (CNES) and international (ESA, NASA, JAXA) space agencies. The IAS’s research areas are: “Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics,” “Astrophysics of Interstellar Matter,” “Astrochemistry and Origins,” “Solar System and Planetary Systems,” and “Solar Physics.”
Technical development of the instruments is carried out by the laboratory’s departments—optics, mechanics, computing, instrumentation, and electronics—whose staff are specialists in their respective fields. In addition, the laboratory operates two platforms recognized by CNES and INSU: the “IDOC platform” and the “Calibration Station platform.”
Numerous cultural and sports activities are offered and easily accessible to all employees as part of the workplace well-being policy developed at Paris-Saclay University.