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| Code | Themes | Competency |
|---|---|---|
| SCF-1 | Aero/mechanical design | Understand spacecraft flight mechanics: Understand the how spacecraft operate in space, including orbital mechanics, attitude dynamics and control, manoeuvring, and stationkeeping, and the role of reaction control systems |
| SCF-2 | Aero/mechanical design; Systems engineering | Understand impact of the space environment on spacecraft design: Understand the conditions of the space environment, including the effects of radiation, space debris, atmospheric drag, vacuum, atomic oxygen, and electrostatic charging, and their implications for spacecraft design |
| 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 CFD and 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 |
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