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| Code | Themes | Competency |
|---|---|---|
| SCF-3 | Aero/mechanical design | Understand launch: Understand the launch process, including the importance of mass budgets and the stresses of G-forces and vibrations |
| SCF-4 | Aero/mechanical design | Design components: Design components and assemblies using computer aided design (CAD) software to meet specifications and standards |
| SCF-5 | Aero/mechanical design | Run simulations: Write and run simulations using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and finite element analysis (FEA) software to analyse how components and materials respond to things like stresses, thermal shocks, pressure differentials, radiation, and vibration |
| SCF-6 | Aero/mechanical design | Support manufacturing: Work with manufacturing engineers and workshop technicians to ensure that components can be manufactured and assembled easily and reliably |
| SCF-7 | Aero/mechanical design | Perform testing: Perform tests on models and finished components and analyse results to calibrate and verify computer simulations |
| SCF-8 | Aero/mechanical design; Electronics design; Systems engineering | Produce technical documents: Produce technical drawings, reports, and other documentation to explain designs, document decisions, and record the results of testing |
| SCF-9 | Aero/mechanical design; Electronics design; Maintenance, manufacturing & materials | Contribute to technical processes: Contribute to technical reviews such as design, assembly, integration and test readiness, and non-conformance reviews, and process improvement analysis |
| SCF-10 | Electronics design | Understand impact of the space environment on electronics: Understand the conditions of the space environment, including the effects of orbital altitude, radiation, extreme temperature conditions, electrostatic charging, and electromagnetic interference, and the implications for design of spacecraft electronics, power supply, and data transmissions |
| SCF-11 | Electronics design; Systems engineering | Understand spacecraft operations: Understand spacecraft launch and operations, including the importance of mass and links budgets |
| SCF-12 | Electronics design | Understand spacecraft electronics: Understand the role of electronics in spacecraft attitude determination and control, communications, telemetry, and control of payloads |
| SCF-13 | Electronics design | Understand telecoms: Understand radar, software defined radio, RF/Microwave systems, on-board data processing and storage, uplinks, antennas and common methods for encoding data into radio signals like QPSK |
| SCF-14 | Electronics design | Design circuit boards: Design and test electronic circuits using computer aided design (CAD) software to meet functional specifications, and implement those circuits into printed circuit boards |
| SCF-15 | Electronics design | Develop analogue and digital systems: Design and validate silicon subsystems like analog-to-digital-converters or power regulators |
| SCF-18 | Maintenance, manufacturing & materials | Understand material properties: Understand the properties and responses of materials in different environments and configurations, and how to manipulate these for the needs of spacecraft |
| SCF-19 | Maintenance, manufacturing & materials | Interpret technical documents: Interpret, prepare, and complete documentation including outputs from manufacturing software, technical diagrams, non conformance reports and technical build records in line with standards |
| SCF-20 | Maintenance, manufacturing & materials | Develop manufacturing processes: Develop processes to efficiently and reliably manufacture components to meet technical requirements and tolerances |
| SCF-21 | Maintenance, manufacturing & materials | Maintain systems: Inspect, use and maintain specialised systems, including cryogenic systems, vacuum and pressurised systems, clean rooms, contamination-controlled environments, and laboratories |
| SCF-22 | Maintenance, manufacturing & materials | Use manufacturing tools: Use tools and machines to manufacture, assemble, and integrate mechanical, electrical, and electronic equipment and materials |
| SCF-23 | Maintenance, manufacturing & materials | Measure components: Measure and analyse components and systems using spectrum analysers, pressure gauges, micrometers, balances and non-contact approaches |
| SCF-24 | Maintenance, manufacturing & materials | Test components: Test components, subsystems, and systems using a range of thermal-vacuum, electromagnetic compatibility, shock, and vibration techniques |
| SCF-25 | Maintenance, manufacturing & materials | Follow regulations: Comply with documentation, procedures, health, safety, and environment regulations, and quality assurance processes |
| SCF-26 | Software & data | Understand applications of space data: Understand the applications of satellite data, for commercial, military, and scientific applications including for communications, remote sensing, and reconnaissance |
| SCF-27 | Software & data | Understand limitations of space hardware: Understand the limitations of space hardware and the spatial, spectral, temporal, radiometric, and geometric resolution of different types of sensors and bands |
| SCF-28 | Software & data | Understand role of space software: Understand the role of software in ground segment operations and the control of spacecraft |
| SCF-17 | Electronics design; Software & data | Develop software: Design, develop, and test software to meet specifications and standards |
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