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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 |
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