Physics Graduate - Space Imaging

Chelmsford, Essex (onsite position)
£30,000 - £40,000 + excellent bens.

We’re working with a cutting-edge engineering organisation delivering advanced imaging technology used in space exploration and life-changing healthcare applications.

They’re growing fast, investing heavily, and now looking for a Physics Graduate to join their Product Verification & Test team.

This is a brilliant opportunity for an early-career engineer to get hands-on experience across real, high-impact projects — from cleanroom testing to supporting space qualification campaigns.

Position Summary and Responsibilities - Physics Graduate

• Produce and implement test and verification plans flowing down from system level requirements for the various stages of development.
• Plan, commission and perform functional, electrical, mechanical and environmental tests at detector, subsystem and system level.
• Write project documentation including test procedures and test reports. Train Operations staff where necessary.
• Provide documentation and present at design, test and project reviews for both internal and external audiences.
• Define requirements for test equipment (GSE).
• Commission test equipment (OGSE, EGSE, MGSE) in accordance with internal and customer specifications, including scripting and coding for automating the test equipment.
• Detector, sub-system and system verification testing.
• Verification and acceptance testing/screening of Front-End Electronics and Payload Systems to ECSS standards.
• Perform technical investigations where necessary into failure modes and anomalous results.
• Support teams outside of the Product Verification & Test Team, including Operations and Process Engineering.
• Actively participate in ensuring that quality assurance practices are adhered to and maintained throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support, help to identify, and carry out process improvement activities for both project-specific and more general processes.