SANSA was created to promote the use of space and strengthen cooperation in space-related activities while fostering research in space science, advancing scientific engineering through developing human capital, and supporting industrial development in space technologies. The research and work carried out at SANSA focuses on Earth observation, space science, space engineering and space operations. Much of this work involves monitoring the Earth for policy and decision making, resource and disaster management, food security and national security. SANSA also provides state-of-the-art facilities to monitor space weather, provide launch support and data downloads as well as supporting the growth of the local space industry.
Electronics Engineer At Marion Island (Contract Position)
At least a B Eng. (Electronics Engineering) or equivalent
The ability to work and live with small groups of people is essential.
Competency in electronic maintenance, diagnostics, and repairs with proven fault-finding capabilities;
Experience working with computers, especially with LINUX operating systems; experience in programming, especially in BASH and Python, would be an advantage
Applicants will be expected to
Design and build new equipment
Maintain and upgrade instrumentation.
Install, commission, maintain, calibrate, and modify electronic instruments and systems for the collection, reduction, and analysis of data.
Execute experiments related to Space Weather studies
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