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| Code | Themes | Competency |
|---|---|---|
| SCF-1 | Aero/mechanical design | Understand spacecraft flight mechanics: Understand how spacecraft operate in space, including orbital mechanics, attitude dynamics and control, manoeuvring, and stationkeeping, and the role of reaction control systems |
| SCF-2 | Systems engineering; Aero/mechanical design | 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 spacecraft launch, including the importance of mass budgets and the stresses of static and dynamic loads |
| SCF-4 | Aero/mechanical design | Design components: Design mechanical parts and assemblies using computer aided design (CAD) software to meet requirements and industry 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 functional and environmental tests on models and finished components and analyse results to correlate and verify computer simulations |
| SCF-8 | Systems engineering; Aero/mechanical design; Electronics design | Produce technical documents: Produce technical drawings, reports, instructions, and other documentation to specify designs, explain design decisions, document technical budgets, describe procedures, 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 radiation, thermal environment, electrostatic charging, and electromagnetic interference, and the implications for design of spacecraft electronics, power supply, and data transmissions |
| SCF-11 | Systems engineering; Electronics design | Understand spacecraft operations: Understand spacecraft launch and operations, including the importance of mass, power, and link budgets, the mechanical environment of launch, and the development of failure detection, isolation and recovery whilst on orbit. |
| SCF-12 | Electronics design | Understand spacecraft electronics: Understand the role of electronics in spacecraft power generation, power conditioning and distribution, attitude determination and control, communications, telemetry, and control of payloads |
| SCF-13 | Electronics design | Understand telecoms and RF payloads: Understand microwave systems used on board spacecraft such as TT&C transceivers, antennas, GNSS receivers, and RF payloads such as Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR). |
| SCF-14 | Electronics design | Design circuit boards: Design electronic circuits using computer aided design (CAD) software to meet functional specifications, implement those circuits into printed circuit boards, and test the unit against adherence to specifications |
| SCF-15 | Electronics design | Develop analogue and digital systems: Design and validate silicon subsystems like analog-to-digital-converters or power regulators |
| SCF-16 | Electronics design | Develop optoelectronic systems: Design and validate photonic components, subsystems, and active optical instruments, such as detectors and lasers, fibre-optic sensors, lidars, optical communication systems, and quantum technologies. |
| SCF-17 | Electronics design; Software & data | Develop software: Design, develop, and test validate software and gateware to meet specifications and standards. |
| 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 |
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