Description
The Queen's Space Engineering Team (QSET) is a large multi-disciplinary team consisting of 100+ students from all engineering disciplines and various faculties. Our team will be designing a Satellite to enter the Canadian Satellite Design Challenge (for more information https://www.csdcms.ca/). The goal for this team is to launch a project into orbit to perform an actual mission in outer space.
The Communications Manager oversees the sub-system design of a duplex communication system that has a sufficient margin to close the link between a ground station operated by an amateur radio operator and QSET’s satellite. It is the responsibility of the Communications Manager to ensure that the QSET team can receive payload and telemetry data from, and transmit commands up to, the satellite. As the Communications Manager you will utilize various microcontrollers, transceivers, amplifiers, filters, and antennas to build this system under the mechanical and electrical constraints of a 3U CubeSat supported by your sub-system team.
The Queen’s Space Engineering Team encourages applications from women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ2S+ community. If you require accommodations during the interview process, please contact qset @ engsoc.queensu.ca.
APPLY BY: April 2nd, 2025 at 10:00 pm EST
Responsibilities
- Work alongside the Captain and CTO to develop a project plan for the year regarding your sub-system. This will include creating a Gantt chart, yearly budget and QSET requirements for your subsystem.
- Manage the team of students working on your sub-team. This encompasses holding weekly meetings and acting as the main point of contact between the general members on your sub- team and the team as a whole.
- Ensure that the subsystem is compliant with all relevant competition requirements as well as QSET specific requirements.
- Attend QSET outreach events.
- Use industry standards and previously accomplished work done on QSET to improve the current design of your subsystem.
- Actively promote a learning environment focused on the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusivity.
- Develop and maintain a link budget for the QSET satellite.
- Ensure the team has access to members with amateur radio operating licenses.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with managing teams and project planning/management, and leadership.
- Passion for engineering and design.
- Strong organization and time management skills.
- Interested in space science and engineering!
- C/C++, Python coding experience.
- Experience using Git.
- Experience with peripherals such as USB, UART, SPI, I2C, GPIO.
- Experience using prototyping boards (Raspberry Pi/Arduino/Nucleo).
- Experience with test equipment (DLA, VNA, Oscilloscope).
- Soldering Experience.